Support

Representation ID: 18250

Received: 28/09/2021

Respondent: Mrs Kathleen Grainger

[Corbett Meadow]

I fully support the proposed designations for the Corbett Meadow to become a Local Green Space and an Area of High Historic Landscape.
It is an area of extreme tranquility, which contains a large variety of Fauna and Flora. Over the changing seasons it provides a glorious back ground of colour changes, with its mature trees and grasses which provide habitats for many Insects, Butterflies, Bats, Birds and small animals such as Squirrels, Foxes etc. The ponds help to upkeep the population of Frogs,Toads & Newts. The meadow links to the Coalbourne Brook Valley and would be an important part in the protection of our local wildlife habitat.

The Corbett Meadow is so beneficial to people using the hospital, as I have personally experienced waiting for appointments "some stressful", it's such a pleasure to sit in the cafe and see a lovely green field with the cattle. Why couldn't the meadow be used for the benefit of people's health? I think those who have physical problems such as heart conditions, Action heart would find the meadow useful for exercise, also mental health, which so important nowadays.
The meadow should become a nature reserve to protect our wildlife, for educational purposes, especially for the nearby schools and interested parties who would enjoy our natural history.

The Meadow holds many happy memories for myself and my generation who remember the historic Fetes that were held in these grounds. Thousands of Black Country people walked there to enjoy the events such as the gymkhana, various shows and side-shows, there was always a horticultural show, with the adjacent allotments. Surely these could be revived to encourage community events.

If a development went ahead, there would be a higher volume of traffic to be considered. We already have 8 double decker buses every hour plus heavy vehicle transporters. Corbett Hospital now has far more patients as well as other nearby medical services, which means extra traffic. Vicarage Road leads directly to the busy Merry Hill Centre, Stourbridge town station into Birmingham and Wolverhampton. There are Schools, Churches, the Football and Cricket Ground to consider. Please realise that we cannot cope with anymore traffic. As a resident from the 1960s I have seen the rapid growth of traffic in Vicarage Road, which is narrow in parts. It is horrendous at peak times and often gets gridlocked. At quieter times the road attracts speeding motorists and bikes. The bends in the road are dangerous and we have witnessed many near accidents some fatal. The visibility for anyone getting on and off driveways in this vicinity of Vicarage Road is dreadful because of the bends in the road.

The Meadow is the remaining part of land left from The Hill estate (Corbett Hospital), an Historic Legacy left by John Corbett for the benefit of Stourbridge people.
NOT LEFT FOR PROPERTY DEVELOPERS.