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Representation ID: 18287

Received: 08/10/2021

Respondent: Judy Williams

As a resident living on Moseley Parklands in Wolverhampton I would like to express my concerns about the proposed housing developments of over 500 houses on Bushbury Lane, Northycote Lane and Cat and Kittens Lane, bordering with South Staffordshire and on the open spaces in the area.
My first concern is the massive loss of agricultural / Green Belt land and the effect this will have on the natural habitat for local wildlife, particularly the loss of a number of trees which border these areas. People from Northycote Farm will be able to provide information regarding the species of birds and mammals that have made these areas their home.
During the last two years in particular it has become acknowledged that the value of these spaces is integral to people's physical and mental wellbeing.
N.b. my concerns also apply to other green belt areas within the Black Country that are threatened by this plan of developments. They are few and far between and need protecting.
These developments will also have a detrimental impact on the historical sites of Northycote Farm and Moseley Old Hall and their surroundings. I fully support Northycote Farm and the National Trust in their opposition to these developments.
Additional housing would have an impact to the local residential areas. Firstly the volume of traffic using Cat and Kittens Lane, Greenfield Lane and Northycote Lane has already increased considerably year on year. During peak times in particular it becomes all the more difficult to leave the estates and enter the flow of traffic. If one assumes that most families will have at least two cars per household this would mean additional traffic using the proposed roads which would also result in additional noise pollution to the area, which already has extra volume from traffic using the M54. It will mean more through journeys thereby increasing CO2 emissions and contributing to global warming / climate change.
I respectfully ask you to take my concerns into account in your decision making process.