Object

Representation ID: 21547

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Mrs Wendy Clark

Removing a green belt site to replace it with hundreds of houses with their emissions and accompanying vehicles is detrimental to the environment. Carbon dioxide is the main cause of climate change, and the proposed plan is detrimental to clean air and will greatly increase the greenhouse gases which cause global warming. It is widely accepted that councils should be reducing its carbon footprint not increasing it by removing green belt sites. The site has numerous mature trees which may have to be felled to allow development.
The roads adjacent to the site are already overcrowded and toxic fumes are high. The Chester Road has no obvious access to the site apart from a farm track between private houses and the Anchor public house. The track emerges opposite the offset, very busy Lindon Road, adjacent the Canal bridge. The Chester Road is a continuation of Brownhills High Street which is already a highly congested highway leading to the very busy Shire Oak traffic lights. HGV lorries are already a major cause of the congestion and fumes, and further traffic would add to this.
Sandhills is a very busy road with traffic usually nose to tail heading towards Shire Oak traffic lights and regularly backed up to the dual carriageway.
The current access to the farm are two narrow lanes / drives lined by mature trees, which would no doubt need to be removed by the development to allow access. There are numerous other mature trees on the site including a small copse.
The access of traffic to and from the site would be difficult and dangerous due to the high volume of traffic already using the surrounding roads.
Please consider the detrimental effects of the planned development and recognition both road safety and environmental concerns.