Object

Representation ID: 16845

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Mr Jaspreet Bhogal

Black Country Plan
Development Objections
Freedom of Information Act 2000 request
To Whomever it may concern,
Why is the site WAH231, Sutton Road/Longwood Lane included in the plan when it was clearly unsuitable? The current owners of 50% of this site, [Redacted-sensitive information] were never consulted about the proposed
development and do not support it!
From a personal point of view, my young family and I recently moved to this area; the high quality schools, vast green space, high value property and a generally family friendly, healthier environment were major contributing factors for our move. Having invested so much into this move we now feel like this proposal directly impacts on each of those points and more.
Furthermore, the site is unsuitable because:
Infrastructure
- Sutton Road unable to cope with increased traffic.
- Any Longwood Lane access would cause increased traffic congestion.
- Longwood Lane has no pedestrian/cycle access.
- Severe traffic congestion at Longwood Lane/Sutton Road junction.
- No capacity for increase in pupils at local schools - we are already on a waiting list for places at local schools having recently moved to the WS5 area. With even more residents local education facilities will be further stretched
- Proposed dwellings per hectare (dph) of 35 out of character with local area.
Health and Wellbeing
- Serious health risk to Sutton Road residents from increased traffic pollution and noise.
- Increased stress to Sutton Road residents with construction work and loss of Green Space.
Environment
- Serious loss of wildlife habitat [species redacted]. WAH231 is a Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation (SLINC) and should be protected.
Why was the site included in the plan when it is clearly not suitable?
Who put forward the site for inclusion in the plan when the land owners of 50% of it do not support its development?