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Representation ID: 17986

Received: 10/10/2021

Respondent: Mr Michael Reynolds

Walsall Site number WAH236 (Yorks Bridge) & WAH238 WAH240 (Coronation Road/Mob Lane)

These two green belt sites in Pelsall are full of wildlife, the former running beside the canal & the latter having a brook run through it together with the farming activities all enhance the wildlife found in these areas. I have personally seen red deer, foxes & rabbits, a vast variety of birdlife including herons, egrets & buzzards. There is also a great abundance of insects including dragonflies/bees & Marbled White Butterflies which I saw for the first time here this year making the most of the flora which enjoys freedom to flower amongst & round the edges of the farmland including Poppies, Foxgloves, grasses & buttercups/daisies, etc. Should all this be destroyed forever because authorities decide to plough head first through the easy options rather than fight to use up ALL the brownfield sights just because a lot of them are not straightforward to redevelop.

Also the green belt to the people who live or visit this area is key & apparently is very low down or non existent in these plans & it seems the mindset of those who put this proposal together. The ability to have such places to walk & enjoy the freedom for both physical & mental health needs became even more apparent through the Covid lockdown scenarios but is necessary just for everyday life & well being today & for future generations to enjoy. The proposals seem to ignore this vital necessity to be able to live a life to the full.

In addition Pelsall is a village dating from the Doomsday Book & it has developed & grown over the years into the beautiful place it is today but there has to be a limit to this expansion which these developments will exceed including it staying a village & not merging into the surrounding conurbations, these include the road capacity which is almost full within the village with current traffic needs of residents & commuters especially at peak times, a village is not built for heavy road usage & the number of vehicles would increase by at least 1,343 if each household only had 1 car & it is obvious if you visit the area for example in rush hours that this would cause further bottlenecks at the two sites as well as throughout the area. This links to the schools capacity for the additional children that would be needed & the bottlenecks & safety around the school locations in the village (parents parking up & endangering pedestrians & local residents) & then commute to the secondary school & academies. The additional car fumes & other related negative environmental damage caused to a village community should not be underestimated.