Object

Representation ID: 16419

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Derick North

bject to the development of Brandhal Golf Club l used to play golf there regularly and my wife
grewuplocally. There is such a shortage of public open space in the vicinity of the site for children
to goand play ad also for adults to just walk around
countryside
ltis such a huge site that, des#te ts location, you feel, on much of it, that you could be in the
l understand the requirement for housing and there may be scope for sore limited development
near
Covid
to the Wolverhampton Road but over 50O new homes is too much
good
has made people realise just how important open space is and how 'local' open space is so
for people's physical and mental wellbeing. Sandwell s i one of the most built up and deprived
areas
designating
of the country and yet, when a potential area of new open space comes forward, rather than
it as anew park for the borough. it is to be developed for housing
some
l understand
peripheral
that
housing
a Masterp/an is to be created but t i will be aMasterplan for houses not a park with
The area near to the motorway is too noisy for housing and it is too noisy for open spa0e (please dont
which
put the open space net to the motorway - the air quality will be poorer and there is no peace
woodland.
is what people need when they go out for g walk Thie area should be planted as a new
The rest of the area could have a children's play area, a large area of wildlife meado
and some mown grass for sporting activities.
The stream is a source of the River Tame which eventually leads to the Humber what an asset and
yet
Where
who knows that itis there?
are people and children on the Brandhall Estate supposed to walk and play the local
council
housing.
must give as much consideration to peoples' physical and mental wellbeing as it does to
upkeep
The retention as a park might be costly to the Council in terms of maintenance and
but local groups could get involved as could schools
Climate change - the retention and planting of trees within such a built up area would be tar better
than the loss of trees and the construction of 50O houses