Object

Representation ID: 22053

Received: 10/10/2021

Respondent: Peter Hackett

I object strongly to the provision of 50 homes on Tanhouse Avenue, Great Barr. This application shows a flagrant disregard to the wildlife habitat of the area. Nothing short of disrespect to the RSPB who have their entrance at the earmarked site. The field has been a well trodden path for dog walking away from the cyclists and joggers which make a lot of paths around Sandwell Valley around Sandwell Valley a pretty frenetic experience. The view across the field will be totally ruined by this development. Being close to Hamstead School the road is hard to navigate during morning and afternoons already. Facilities for potentially 200 residents are non existent in the area, not forgetting the parking for potentially another 100 cars. As the two car parks are small at the RSPB many use Tanhouse
Avenue opposite the field for parking, this development will greatly exacerbate the parking problems and will cause local residents much anxiety as visitors look for parking space. In this day and age of mental well-being coming to the fore building on green belt land seems several steps backward towards the dark ages, do people not agree? Finally approximately half a mile away at the top of Hamstead Road at Newton Road junction is a now a defunct church and a now unused I believe scout hut and car park. Maybe the planners should go into availability within the area in greater
detail, or maybe it’s just seeking an easy option!