Comment

Representation ID: 23237

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Member of Parliament

Transport Infrastructure and the enhancement of sustainable and active travel are to be applauded and should be central to any development plan, but it is unclear from within the proposed plan how this will be underpinned by the current document.
A number of the proposed sites across Aldridge-Brown hills currently suffer from severe daily congestion, including Aldridge Road/Queslett Road East, Wolverhampton Road, Pelsall Road/Clayhanger junction and Stonnall Road.
Large parts of the road network cannot cope with the existing number of properties/vehicles, in the case of the proposed Aldridge Road/Queslett Road site the imposition of 960 properties most of which would turn right towards Birmingham would lead to even further increased gridlock in both directions given at the same time more than 1,900 school children are currently seeking to access the existing road network.
Whilst constituents would welcome steps towards more sustainable levels of transportation, it is highly questionable as to whether we can justify attempting to take these vital necessary steps when there is a lack of detailed transport modelling to accompany the proposed plan.
Further, Paragraph 4.9 supports the fact that this has not happened and only remains 'on-going'. Improved sustainable travel will not account for the loss of the natural environment with large swathes of Green Belt being lost for a future generation.