Object

Representation ID: 18202

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Councillor Wendy Dalton

NOTE - REPRESENTATION IS TO SITES IN SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE
I write as a Councillor for Merry Hill Ward. My comments reflect the views of myself and the great majority of residents in my Ward.
My objection to the draft Black Country Plan specifically relates to sites Radford Lane site 350 C& D, Spring Hill Lane site 595A&B, Langley Road site 582, where it is proposed to build in total 1496 properties. myself, and hundreds of local residents object to this proposal in the strongest possible terms.
These developments will directly affect Merry Hill Ward and its infrastructure. The use of our local facilities such as schools, doctors and dentists cannot support a development of this magnitude.
Our already congested roads will also not support additional traffic and the school ast Bhylls Lane is already considered a potental accident hot spot and we totally reject the option to create an access route through Bellencroft Gardens.
It would appear to me that South Staffs would benefit from the additional rates whilst the people of Wolverhampton would foot the bill for ammenities, which are already stretched thus giving SS the Benefit and Wolverhampton the Burden which is wholly unacceptable.
This would also have a knock on effect to the connecting nature walk as the site is a showcase of nature and wild animals, and any housing on the land could only be of detrimental effect to them.
This is an inappropriate case of Urban scrawl and should not be approved at any level, Green belt should should be protected