Object

Representation ID: 18369

Received: 28/09/2021

Respondent: Niki Makepeace

I am a resident of the Brandhall area and wish to object to the building of 560 new houses on the Brandhall Golf Course site. I have viewed the proposals and also the map of the Sandwell and Dudley area where is it clearly shown that there are NO green spaces in the Old Warley borough. Brandhall is not an affluent area and many residents do not own a car, during the pandemic the golf course was our only access to green spaces within walkable distance. It is wholly unacceptable to take away the only green area and destroy 1000's of trees in the process. The golf course provides a buffer in terms of polution from the M5 motorway on one side and the Wolverhampton Road A123 on the other. The removal of so many trees will no doubt have an effect on air quality for residents in the area. Also at the present time it is almost impossible to book an appointment at our local GP Surgery at Warley Medical Centre, myself and my family have been sent to the emergency treatment centre at City Hospital as our GP surgery has now available appointments. Adding 560 more homes to the area will have a detrimental effect on services locally. Already Perryfields Infant and Junior shcool have had to expand to double it's size to accommodate children in the area. The River Tame runs over my property and flooding has always been an issue ourside out properties in the dip of Tame Road and the Kingsway with the road being sonstantly dug up to deal with drainage. The River Tame starts at Tame Road and runs through the golf course, how will this upset the water table? we already have issues with water run off in a very hilly area with my home at the bottom of the dip at Tame Road. Weas a family go walking over the Golf Course and have spent a lot of time over there since its closure. I appreciate that there is a housing shortage but there are derelict areas around Smethwick and the Black Country where factories have closed down, these are the sites that should be considered for building on and not extremely valuable green ares. Our children already have very limited places to be outdoors and the air quality will be severelty compromised with the removal of trees and the added effect added traffic through the area. Please register my objection to the pplan and advise me of any further methods whereby I can object to this planning.