Object

Representation ID: 21441

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Mrs Sharon Clayton

I object to the Black Country Plan of the proposed allocation for 800 homes to built on Sandhills Farm Lichfield rd Walsall
The volume of traffic using the Lichfield rd is already substantial, increacing at peak times, I believe that adding 800 homes worth of traffic would considerably add to an already very busy road with frequent traffic jams due to the pure volume of traffic from not only walsall boroughs but surrounding areas in Staffordshire boroughs such as Lichfield and Tammworth. Please do not forget about the amount of lorries using the road and already causing problems with potholes etc not to mention them making three point turns on the road when stuck in traffic or rolling back down the hill during winter when the roads are icey. The noise and air pollution caused at present is not good for residents and wildlife alike and can only increase if these plans go ahead. Of course the value of our homes would drop, and as we paid a premium price because of the greenbelt and its views you can see how this would happen with no greenbelt and views.
Surely there are other places to build homes, I understand the growing demands and that homes have to be built but taking all of the greenbelt should not be the answer, the amount of derelict Public Houses and empty shops could possibly be worth investigating as future building plots
Regards
Sharon Clayton