Object
Draft Black Country Plan
Representation ID: 21549
Received: 08/10/2021
Respondent: Mr Trevor Oakley
Holbeache Lane BCP ref DUH208 / DSA1
The proposal to build executive homes on green belt land is totally unacceptable, especially as there are many brownfield sites available. These are areas of outstanding beauty which provide vital habitat for the local wildlife and play a vital role in reducing the risk of flooding in the area. Furthermore, these houses are not even affordable housing to help the first time buyers, this is greedy developers wanting to make big money on prime land that does not have the infrastructure to support it. The existing highways cannot cope with the extra demand leading to deterioration, more congestion and pollution. Medical services are already stretched to the limits with unacceptable waiting times for hospital and doctor appointments and longer waiting times for ambulances. Schools are also full, where will children have to travel to for their education?