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Representation ID: 18042

Received: 10/10/2021

Respondent: Mr Thomas Oakley

Guys Lane is already used by motorists as a means to bypass sections of Cinder Road and Himley Road. An additional housing development would further increase traffic using the existing estate, particularly at peak times, impacting safety on the roads and increasing delays.
DU218 is adjoined by woodland, and hosts a diverse range of wildlife. You can find newts, frogs, lizards, rabbits, and foxes using the space. Waves of bats can be seen feeding across the area at sunset during the Spring and Summer months. [redacted] use the green space. [redacted] are a regular sighting. The variety of birds using the site is equally impressive - Buzzards hunt the mammals/rodents, owls can be heard through the night, and the site is the only place in the borough where I have seen a spotted woodpecker.
Health and education services in the local area are not in a position to meet the demand of extra houses. [redacted] Booking times for the local GP surgery were excessive even before the pandemic. The additional housing will create additional pressure on these services.
If a development went ahead in this location, a visual amenity enjoyed by locals would be eradicated, along with the loss of the ecology and habitat for wildlife. The principle of the development conflicts with local and national policies not to develop green spaces.