Object

Representation ID: 15971

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Rhett Turner

I object on a number of counts.
First and foremost, I object on the large scale building on green belt land. Until all other avenues are exhausted, we should not be using valuable green belt to build large scale housing developments.
Secondly the local infrastructure cannot withstand more large housing developments, and by infrastructure I am not just referring to road, the lack of other supporting infrastructures does put greater pressure on the road infrastructure.
As there are no large or growing employers in the area these new homes will invariably be filled by people who won’t work in the area, meaning that largely they will have to travel out of the local area for employment.
The area does not have good public transport links to the major employment areas meaning that for large numbers public transport is not an option for their daily commute.
The road infrastructure around Kingswinford, Wall Heath and Wordsley can’t cope with the current usage and is grid locked for large portions of the day. When travelling in or out of the area it is very noticeable how much worse the congestion is in and around these areas. [redacted] It’s the Kingswinford ends of the journey that take a disproportionally long time.
If traffic congestion gets worse then this will have a significate negative effect on air quality, with vehicles spending more time stationary or moving slowing emissions are going to get worse leading to increased health issues for young and old alike.
The local doctors and dental practices are already at capacity so won’t be able to take on the new arrivals into the area, meaning either people will have to go without or travel to other areas to get treatment, adding to the traffic burden.
Many of the local schools are at or close to capacity meaning finding local school places will become more difficult resulting in a greater requirement for the school run to have to use the car.
Financial impact, while those directly involved with the project will financially benefit a large proportion of the exiting population won’t, increased congestion and lack of availability of local resources can only mean the area is less desirable to live in putting downward pressure on house prices. Increased congestion will mean that more time is spent queuing meaning wasting money on fuel. Lack of local resources will also mean having to spend time and money travelling out of the area.
The negative effect of the general wellbeing on the local population. Having good accessible green belt areas close on hand has a highly positive effect on one’s general wellbeing, losing these areas will have a negative effect, then taken together with the greater stress placed on the local populous, having to spend more time in congestion, travelling out of the area for a doctors appointment etc, will have a compound effect on the general wellbeing in the area.