Support
Draft Black Country Plan
Representation ID: 18393
Received: 09/10/2021
Respondent: Richard Baker
COUNIL DECISION TO EXCLUDE PEAK HOUSE FARM/WILDERNESS LANE SITE FROM THE DRAFT BLACK COUNTRY PLAN
Having received information at this very late hour in the process (TWO DAYS before the closing date for comments after two months of being open) I would just like to say how much we all support the council’s decision to exclude this site from the draft plan.
Wilderness Lane is a notorious rat-run anyway with traffic avoiding the over busy Scott Arms junction, and any further traffic in this area from new homes would be catastrophic. Traffic jams are already commonplace in both morning & afternoon rush hours and at afternoon school closing times. The added traffic would also impact on the busy Birmingham Road corridor, vital U-turns, and the M6 junction 7.
In addition, the area is a vital green lung in a polluted major corridor Northwards out of Birmingham combined with the busy M6 northbound. Footpaths, green spaces, canal towpaths are all vital for both people’s mental health and physical exercise. The area is also a major area for nature conservation, both animal & vegetation wise.
Your decision to exclude this site is the right one, and should be defended against property developers at all times in the future.
Use brownfield sites for development & new housing – leave our green spaces alone.