Support

Representation ID: 22529

Received: 09/10/2021

Respondent: Mr Roger Kendrick

Corbett Meadow, Vicarage Road, Amblecote, Stourbridge

My main concern is preserving Corbett Meadow for the people of Stourbridge to enjoy now and in the future. This meadow is an historic legacy that John Corbett left to the people of Stourbridge in 1892.
It is proposed as a Local Green Space (LGS) in the Black Country Plan, Policy DSA4 on page 434 of the consultation document. Also it is an Area of High Historical Landscape Value, Policy ENV5 on page 230.
This is a valuable green lung in a built up urban area and if this area was built on it would overstretch an already overburdened services and roads infrastructure. A new housing development should not be at the loss of this unique asset.
If this area was the subject of a future Planning Application with special conditions attached or part of it build on it would still damage nature of the meadow and the wildlife that has developed on it in over 100 years. For a short-term financial gain it would squander the opportunity of managing the Meadow for a long-term public benefit as an 'Outdoor Surgery' for improving community & health services and physical & mental well-being