Object

Representation ID: 17980

Received: 10/10/2021

Respondent: Mr Michael Ixer

[SAH224]
Land off Tanhouse Avenue

I object to this site being used for the development of 50 new houses for a number of reasons that are listed below:

1. The proximity to a school is a serious issue. This is an area that is already very busy with traffic during the day and the serious increase in traffic with the addition of 50 properties would cause additional congestion and therefore more risk to children during arrival and dismissal. Also, this school is fully subscribed (as are the majority in Sandwell) and therefore the provision of schooling for the additional children would cause a problem. This would mean local children having to travel further for a school (as the new houses would be in immediate proximity), contributing the air pollution issues currently being experienced in the West Midlands.

2. Parking. Parking is currently an issue along the road and with the council have already approved at least two HMOs, the number of cars far exceeds the capacity of the road. This has caused a number of problems, including my wife’s car being written off by a car travelling too quickly and not avoiding parked cars. The end of the road where the proposal has been made already has cars lining the street throughout the day as people park along the road both for access to the school, and access to Sandwell Valley via the RSPB site.

3. This area is partially green belt land and borders a nature reserve that provides home for a number of locally important species. Green areas have declined rapidly recently in contrast to peoples use and desire for them increasing exponentially during the past 20+ months of the pandemic. These green spaces have provided people with a refuge and it seems counterintuitive to erode these spaces that are so limited in urban areas at the very time when people are using them most.