Comment

Representation ID: 43832

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Mrs Val Rutter

I am greatly concerned by the proposed reduction in the Green Belt and the resultant loss to fauna and flora and to recreational amenities for the local populous.

Great Barr Conservation Area (Walsall) – the proposed reduction in the area does not seem to gain anything other than to weaken its cohesiveness. Splitting off the Beacon removes it from its importance with Great Barr Hall. Likewise with Great Barr Golf Course, surrounded as it is with ancient heritage in Merrions Wood, Chapel Farm and other historic buildings. The Course itself represents the remainder of the medieval deer park. All this would suggest the likely chipping away at the area and the loss of a unique area which has changed little since at least the 1600s.