Object

Representation ID: 19229

Received: 07/10/2021

Respondent: Wayne Reid

I operate my business from Walsall Wood Depot, a location chosen for good quality commercial parking - this means that I travel in and around the area, predominantly A452 / A461, daily to operate my business. Obviously as a coach operator my vehicles travel far and wide, as an industry we are already suffering from driver shortages, I cannot afford additional travel delays impacting my drivers permitted hours. A development such as this will substantially increase the traffic in and around Brownhills / Walsall Wood area, which will delay my routes cost additionally in drivers hours as well as fuel either trying to avoid the congestion or sitting in traffic with engines running. I also understand that there are proposed developments for Streetly along Queslettt Road / Aldridge Road and Pheasey Park Farm, Sutton Road / Longwood Road - so triple whammy to cost me more money! Surely there are better alternative sites, I regularly see old factories are crying out to be redeveloped, across Walsall Borough?