Comment

Representation ID: 19341

Received: 10/10/2021

Respondent: Susan Collins

Ref: WAH238, WAH240(Coronation Rd/Mob Lane) WAH236 (Yorks Bridge)

With regard to the proposal to build 1343 homes on the above sites, I have the following objections and wish them to noted:

It is green belt land and we must protect it as much as possible, we will lose our natural habitat, animals will be homeless, or have to move miles to find a home so the balance of nature will change even more.
It is only by protecting green belt land that we can assist with climate change, keeping trees, hedgerows etc.

The original name for Pelsall meant 'the land between two streams' which is exactly what the village is. How do you propose to prevent the flooding by building on green belt land. Rainfall is increasing and we do not have the capacity to cope currently let alone if more hard surfaces are created and buildings are erected.

Pelsall does not have the infrastructure for such an increase in residential homes, roads are already 'clogged' at peak times particularly from the direction of Shelfield under the bridge into Pelsall, and also from Yorks bridge in both directions, Lichfield Road surely cannot cope with increased traffic and neither can the centre of the village.

Surely there are plenty of brownfield sites that should be utilised first when considering building, old factory sites etc. Instead of them being an eyesore use them to build the new houses and regenerate these sites, most of these kind of sites already have some infrastructure in place already.

We all know that new homes need to be built but NOT on our green belt land.