Comment

Representation ID: 19306

Received: 10/10/2021

Respondent: Mr Sean Russon

I wish to raise my concern regarding the additional housing plan for the large housing site (WAH237)
in Aldridge Lazy Hill/Stonnall road.
I have lived in [GDPR REDACTED] which overlooks the proposed site for 363 houses for over [GDPR REDACTED] years which is currently farmland. The underlying reason for buying this house was the open aspect view across countryside towards Lichfield. I realise this would come across as (not in my backyard) but I have lived in Aldridge for [GDPR RRDACTED] years and all building work of new houses has taken place within the green belt boundaries of Aldridge never in the green belt.

The farmland behind us has been farmed for crops every year we have lived here and continues today. I do not know of any other fields in Aldridge used for crop farming. The loss of farming jobs and income of crops and food will also be affected.

The detriment to people’s mental health and well being who will be affected by this will be large. I feel privileged to have this view at the end of my garden and spend a lot of me enjoying it.

Aldridge although it has grown over the past 50 years is still proudly stated as being a village this
growth and future growth will see it become a sprawling town. Why must more houses be built in a
village, if the answer is Aldridge is a beautiful village to live and more people want to live there then
making it bigger will eventually see the loss of its character. Lot’s of people want to live in Padstow
Cornwall, but they don’t go and build 100,000 houses to make it possible.

The infrastructure is not available in Aldridge to take this many houses from school places, doctors,shops and transport.

As soon as you give permission to build on greenbelt it is a green light to greedy developers who will
then continue to do so stating it has been granted elsewhere. The green belt around Aldridge is not
large with some areas only a fields width. It would be a tragedy to go down this path with all the villages around Walsall becoming joined.