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Representation ID: 16096

Received: 04/10/2021

Respondent: Ms Christine Robinson

WAH234 GB1 Land between Queslett Road, Doe Bank Lane and ALdridge Road, Pheasey Neighbourhood. Strategic Allocation Policy WSA8.
I believe it is very important that the green belt is retained and brownfield sites are used for new houses instead.
I live in [address given], directly opposite to the fields being considered for the building of 960 houses. I think that enough houses have been built in this area in recent years, including a large estate at the rear of my home. This has already meant extra traffic in the area. With the current traffic load there are a number of hours per day when traffic is queuing outside our homes. The pollution levels would already be considerable if anyone came to measure them. I dread to think what the levels would be if 960 more houses were built here.
We experienced much disturbance and noise when houses were being built behind our house (Redrow Estate). The lorries going to and from the site caused much noise and dust. This would happen all over again and on a larger scale if the 960 houses were built.
We are already overlooked at the back of the house, particularly as the houses are built on much higher ground. We would then have houses directly opposite us, which could also overlook us.
One of the major selling points of our houses has been the great view across the fields and this would be lost for good.
There will also be difficulty in people finding local schools and accessing medical facilities at local doctors surgeries. There has been many complaints from this area about getting in contact with surgeries and this was the case even before Covid.
There is also the question of the loss of a lot of wildlife from the area. Once the green belt is lost, we will never get it back.
My final major point is that the traffic on Queslett Road, particularly at the Asda Island and Scott Arms is already a nightmare ie traffic hold-ups.
To build another 960 houses, with an average of 2 cars per household, will mean even bigger traffic jams than there are at present, and probably more accidents!
Additionally, planning permission has been granted to build apartments on Queslett Road, in place of the old petrol station. This will again mean more cars in the area.