Object

Draft Black Country Plan

Representation ID: 17586

Received: 03/10/2021

Respondent: Mr John Wileman

Representation Summary:

I wish to object to the proposal to build on green belt land, in particular “Home farm” Brownhills.

Once green belt land is gone it is gone for ever. We already have the sand and gravel quarry just across the road from here, this proposal to build 800 houses just meters away will make life here intolerable. This area is not suitable for this number of housing. The lack of transport alone makes it unworkable, the pressure that this volume of housing would place on the local schools, Doctors and environment is unimaginable.

Brownhills has, over many years, been overlooked by the local council. The only shop worth talking about which Brownhills has is a Tesco store. Brownhills is more or less derelict, and the prospect of 800 more houses on a broken system would not work.

There is almost next to nothing in employment in the area, and any promise made to “Build” the area back up can be taken with a pinch of salt. The congestion on the roads in the area alone make any proposal unworkable.