Object

Representation ID: 17353

Received: 10/10/2021

Respondent: Mr K S Steele

WAH237WAH253. I would like to object to the planned 363 houses on this supposed green belt land as there are many other brownfield areas that could be developed prior to this being considered and there are many other reasons as to why it should not be developed...

1. The land has mining rights attached and would have to be cleared of Bedrock etc prior to building, possibly two years of heavy machinery creating harmful exhaust emissions and dust clouds which would be harmful to people with respiratory problems etc.
2. The local schools (infant, junior and senior) are already at capacity and would not be able to accommodate up to another 950 students.
3. Sewage would be a major problem as the pumping station at the bottom of Malvern Drive is already at full capacity.
4. There is still a quarry very close to the site that would propose a safety problem to children as it has two sheer faces that are dangerous. If the quarry was to become a landfill site then this would create dangerous odours/gasses that could create problems for people with respiratory problems as recently reported in Staffordshire.
5. Stonnall Lane would need to be widened but due to the limited footpaths it already has, then widening it would create more danger for pedestrians on narrower footpaths, couple this with approximately 725 extra vehicles using the road then accidents would happen as well as increased pollution.
6. Existing housing, especially those enjoying the open fields aspect would be instantly devalued.
7. The increased number of vehicles would increase 'rat runs' around the existing streets where children play, again accidents would increase and possible loss of life.
8. Extra housing could mean increased criminal activity in the area, Adridge Police station has recently been closed, we never see police patrolling, (except for the mobile speed camera) just the odd Special Constable which is not enough going forward.
9. Other local sites that were developed had promises of extra shops, doctors surgeries, schools but as soon as the sites were developed the promises above were never fulfilled.

The above sites should not be developed, Aldridge does not have the infrastructure in place to accommodate this proposal and indeed other proposals that have been suggested at Calderfields and Brownhills, do what the government said they would do and develop brownfield sites first