Green Belt Areas

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Object

Draft Black Country Plan

Representation ID: 10570

Received: 17/08/2021

Respondent: Mr Carl Warrilow

Representation Summary:

I object to the building on green belt areas in Wolverhampton on the grounds that it will have a major impact on the wildlife and natural environment.

As it stands, Wolverhampton already has a limited amount of green spaces and can do without more being removed from the local community.

Object

Draft Black Country Plan

Representation ID: 10607

Received: 23/08/2021

Respondent: Mrs Carol Hyatt

Agent: Penn Climate Action

Representation Summary:

At the moment we only grow 50% of the food we need. With Climate Change it will be essential that we grow more. Building on farmland in this context does not make sense. Especially when the number of houses we are expected to build is calculated to be up to a third more than is needed, (CPRE).

Object

Draft Black Country Plan

Representation ID: 10665

Received: 01/09/2021

Respondent: Mrs Helen Hill

Representation Summary:

Areas WOH 257,258,259
Wolverhampton has very little green belt left as it is. This area is full of old trees, wildlife and is of historical value. Environmental issues are a priority let’s not cut down more trees, bushes, we should be proud to have areas of natural beauty. Local people use this area for recreation.

Object

Draft Black Country Plan

Representation ID: 14307

Received: 21/08/2021

Respondent: Gary Stevens

Representation Summary:

I object to the building of any further houses on this treasured green belt for the following reasons, firstly the infra stucture can not cope now, let alone potentially another 85 households. Doctors, Dentists, Schools in the area are struggling to meet patients with long waiting lists, with the introduction of additional housing this would escalte the issue further and the solution is not a quick fix. The use of the prouds lane field has been a breath of fresh air during the lockdown period and this impacts on mental health in such a big way, to take it away now will create even more hardship on those that require an area to relax, escape four walls and breethe fresh air let alone the visual amenity and appeal.
The land is also a treasured piece for nature with the trees offering a refuge for wildlife and the geese and ducks that visit the pond this is such a welcome in a town of this size, over night this will just be destroyed and yet took years to create.
What will also become apparently obvious is that extra noise trafiic which will increase as the new households will undoubtably have cars and the subsequent disturbance will swell as alarms and car horns will sound into the early hours. Why should I have to suffer this as a resident close by especially as it will be a created situation and could be avoided by scraping this riddiculous proposal.
To treat this beautiful green belt as a surplus to requirements and the only solution is to build houses is an insult to residents and the people of Bilston. I am passionately attached to this area as my family grew up playing on these fields it is safe and a good distance from roads and traffic. To go ahead and just build more tiny boxes without any thoughts to how this would impact on the people around is an insult to existing tax payers, let alone consideration for flooding and drainage that eventually have its impact on the sewage system and create flood plains, making it harder to obtain insurance and house sales in the future. We reap what we sow and this will only cause problems foir everyone in the future. To even consider the wish of a central government, who are at best happy to bulldoze their way through this land and not even bother what this means to the people, is like an invasion of the vikings. As a council you should see this for what it is worth and not the value, you think it will bring.
Remember it is Bilston residents that are effected by this tragic proposal and not those in Westminister.

Comment

Draft Black Country Plan

Representation ID: 14376

Received: 17/09/2021

Respondent: Pam Sayce

Representation Summary:

We live in [location disclosed] Wednesfield opposite farmland which is green belt My god , how many more houses are going to be built in the Wednesfield area !
Our schools ,doctors and local hospital is already bursting at the seams !
Hundreds of houses have already been built in the area We do need a bit of greenery for our mental health I don’t really think you care about the people who live in this area but I hope and pray that more housing is not built in our already crowded area !
Yours faithfully
Pamela Sayce

Object

Draft Black Country Plan

Representation ID: 14382

Received: 17/09/2021

Respondent: John Russell

Representation Summary:

Country Lane Wood Hayes green belt is essensal for the peoples of our area to keep as green belt
the traffic is already a problem and the road have pot holes. so more cars etc would be a desaster.
not to mention the pollution plus the loss of this much used green space.

with all that has happeded in the last few years these spaces are essental to the welbeing of the
local people already living in these areas.

use brown site land as our mayor keeps telling us he will do.

Object

Draft Black Country Plan

Representation ID: 18358

Received: 10/10/2021

Respondent: Nigel McDonald

Representation Summary:

I strongly object to building houses within the green belt.
The level of housing requirement is not justified and the Black Country Authorities should be using more up to date figures.
The housing numbers and the location requirements for the housing is out of date and doesn't take into consideration the change in requirements and new shopping trends in a post Covid world. Many city and town centres will need rejuventating with many shops and offices becoming vacant and these can be converted into accomodation.
In light of the changes caused by covid to working practices and the increase in internet shopping there is no special case justification for building on the green belt. It may be that some managed contraction of retail space could create centres which are sustainable in the longer term, linked to new housing in centres.
Housing numbers can be met by carefull urban rejeneration schemes which will also encourage people to live close to the employment centres and thereby reduce the pollution/conjestion caused by commuting to work.
Our government has set a target to build 300,000 dwellings per annum nationally, this is purely a politcialy derived number and had no scientific basis.
We shouldn't be building within the greenbelt to hit house build targets that are both out of date and politically motivated. Our green belt is there for a specific reason and we should be protecting it.