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Representation ID: 46045

Received: 13/10/2021

Respondent: Mr Anthony Hadlington

SA-0199-DUD/BCP REF DUH222

All the obvious reasons apply. Wildlife, a place to walk dogs, a place for youngsters to congregate without impacting residents. Etc etc
We regularly walk across the green with him. We talk about the trees, how they grow The insects, the bees etc. He is intrigued by all this and has a thirst for the knowledge that that small area gives him. . Talking to him about this is fascinating for him. He questions everything to understand why a bee lands on a flower. We are currently nursing a hedgehog back to health. again an opportunity for our grandson to learn about wildlife, endangered species etc. All of this will disappear. It is necessary for us to preserve these areas for the mental well being of all and the education of children.

we need safe, open spaces for us and our children. The site at Severn drive offers a small sized development site but it's value to us is phenomenal and far out weighs the benefits that a few houses may bring.

There are many brown sites available that could be used that won't impact our children's well being, that said our schools locally are oversubscribed. It is a battle to get a place at local schools. We need to get traffic off the roads, not increase it. Our grandson as an example, he did not get his first choice of primary school. He will Never be able to walk to school because of the distance. This no doubt is the case tor many local residents and will only become more and more difficult as new developments spring up.
Schools are already oversubscribed. More houses create more traffic. All the children in these houses will be driven to school because the distance is too far to walk because there is no availability at local schools. We are supposed to be reducing traffic, due to pollution etc destroying our planet. Nothing in the proposals is helping our environment. The government has
targets for new homes but also has targets to reduce pollution. The 2 contradict each other. I have no idea which is their priority.

We need our open spaces. Small as they are. Please let ours stay. Protect our health and mental well-being. Allow our endangered wildlife to thrive and protect our planet.