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Representation ID: 17221

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Miss Heidi Mansell

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Traffic impact on Lapwood Ave:
This road has a primary school and at present is already Severely congested, and people are parking both side's and parking in Fitton Ave. Building 45 houses would cause further problems for parents accessing the school and residents who already live here.

Effect on road safety: + parking
If they create a cut through from the new Ketley Quarry through Lapwood Ave onto Bromley Lane, which would be a short cut, this is going to cause a significant increase in traffic, throughout the days no only at peaktimes. More traffic more problems and build up by a primary school, which is already over congested and increasing the risk of accidents.

Ketley Quarry.
I do not support the provision of a through road from Ketley Quarry, through to the Crestwood estate, and building a large estate for houses

School admissions + NHS:
There are not enough schools and placements to accommodate children and fighting for placements within the areas. The NHS hospitals cannot cope with more residents and GP's are struggling as it is.

Residents are being forced to travel outside the area for treatments and people are having to wait longer times for operations and serious illness.
These spaces are very important to local residents, for many uses frequently including dog walkers and safe spaces for children of all ages to play and socialise.
I purchased our house on this estate specifically because of access to these spaces, and over the lockdown it now been used more. Green spaces over the pandemic and lockdowns have proven to have significant benefit on mental health, they have provided more benefit than ever before.
Using these spaces will also effect the wildlife, and loss of these sites will lead to loss or displacement of these animals.
Local flooding on Fitton Ave alongside the field are now flooding more frequent and building more houses on the field will create more and worse flooding to the adjacent houses and will force more water to flood elsewhere.