Policy DSA1 Land South of Holbeach Lane /Wolverhampton Road, Kingswinford

Object

Representation ID: 12879

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Mr Andrew Perkins

[Holbeache DUH 208
The Triangle DUH 211]

My objection to this proposed development has many roads.
The current road network is inadequate, simply visit at rush hour & you will see this disruption. Add a simple football match at a stadium 8 miles away & you will see this mayhem. The roads are already in a poor state & can't cope.
Local roads are in a terrible state as the council only make repairs to main roads & neglects housing estates.
Green spaces are rapidly being converted in a quest for quick gain. The areas need low cost housing for young first time buyers. There appears to be limited brownfield development happening.

Object

Representation ID: 12891

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Mr Andrew Scrivens

I object to the plans to build new homes on sites around Kingswinford and Wall Heath and especially on Greenbelt land. For the following reasons: -
The effect it will have on road infrastructure and safety.
The increased congestion will impact on to public transport and air quality.
The effect on car parking at schools and school admissions.
The impact it will have on NHS and health services, including waiting times.
The loss of greenbelt land and the effect this will have on wildlife and the environment.

Object

Representation ID: 12903

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Miss Isabelle Bowater

No text attached to submission.

Object

Representation ID: 12919

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Mr Andrew Taylor

* Impact on traffic - Kingswinford cross traffic is already really busy. A449 is very busy. Always accidents. Traffic through Wall Heath is also bad.
* Schools - mainly secondary schools. They are already over subscribed
* High value housing does not solve the problem of lack of affordable housing or social care
* Doctors and Russels Hall Hospital already cannot cope with demand.
* Loss of green belt & areas to walk, exercise
* Wall Heath will lose village appeal, house prices will drop.

Object

Representation ID: 12932

Received: 06/09/2021

Respondent: Mr Barry Slack

WE MOVED TO THE AREA MANY YEARS AGO DUE TO CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE GREEN BELT
OBJECTIONS:
- TRAFFIC, CONGESTIONS, NOISE &POLLUTION OF AIR
-INADEQUATE SCHOOLS, DOCTORS, DENTISTS. SHOPS+ FACILLITIES SUCH AS CAR PARKING
-LACK OF GREEN SPACE & DESTRUCTION OF WILDLIFE
-OVER POPULATED AREA-DESTRUCTION OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES
-NO ECONOMIC BENEFIT TO AREA OTHER THAN TO HOUSE BUILDERS
-INFRASTRUCTURE DOESN'T ALLOW FOR SIZE OF DEVELOPMENT
-OTHER AREAS ARE BETTER+AVAILABLE SUCH AS BROWNFIELD SITES
-COAL MINING& SUBSIDENCE IN THE AREA.

Object

Representation ID: 12940

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Mrs June Baxter

The loss of this green belt land will cause extra traffic and pollution in the area. The extra people will over load the GPs hospitals and schools.
Local wildlife will suffer from loss of habitat

Object

Representation ID: 12944

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Mr Keith Baggott

Air pollution
Exess traffic (already conjestion)
Danger to elderly (crossing roads)
Adding problems to school pupils (all ages)
Spoiling what should be green belt.
More traffic - more noise
People who have lived in this area all of their lives are being pushed out
More houses = more crime = no police to cover
Instead of houses, playing fields more appropriate to keep youngsters occupied and off the streets

Object

Representation ID: 12950

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Mr Ben Jones

DUH208 P371 HOLBEACHE
DUH211 P371 TRIANGLE
Wall Heath is already a very busy village, which is about to become even busier with the development at the top of Stallings Lane, not to mention the development behind the old petrol station in Wombourne. The infrastructure is already above capacity with roads constantly full, no tram or rail facilities, and even walking or cycling is becoming very dangerous! further to this, there are limited schools in the area, its impossible to get a doctors appointment and Russells Hall Hospital is always at capacity. The residents of Wall Heath work hard to keep the village nice and they deserve the green spaces that they have!

Object

Representation ID: 12953

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Mrs Kelly Castle

I am objecting to building on the above sites in order to protect our green belt; The Triangle and Holbeache.
[...] the traffic noise is already high, echoes into our street. There are not enough schools to accommodate the number of people that would be living there. The doctors surgeries and our one hospital are already struggling to cope and see all the current patients as it is and wouldn't cope with more.
We bought our house there to be on the edge of the greenbelt and to be situated in a village community where everyone helps each other and looks out for the community. The proposed building works would de value our houses that we have worked so hard for. The air quality is already low, the impact from the building work is going to lower it further which could cause health complications to us. My particular concern, my children who play in the garden often [...]. It's so upsetting to think that our beautiful green belt could be destroyed & our town ruined.

Object

Representation ID: 12960

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Mrs Kelly Fletcher

i wish to object about the proposed developments for the following reasons
- we moved into the property in 2018 with wonderful views over the proposed development site, and offers us a wonderful country feel my concern if the development goes ahead the amount of pollution it will cause not just dust but also noise pollution, and the period of time it will continue for, The impact will not only affect those living locally but also any wildlife who are living in that area.
- there is daily build up of traffic on the Swindon Road, and the current road's would not cope with the increased flow of traffic. Due to this some major considerations/ adjustments to the local road networks should be made. Pollution would increase
- with Summerhill been close to the proposed site I raise concerns for the children. The project will indeed disrupt their education, and more importantly the safety of children travelling to and from school. Children are already running between cars due to no crossings, so more children would increase the risk of a child getting hurt.
- there would need to be further public transport made available to try to reduce the traffic as it will increase massively
- there has been flooding many times on the estate opposite the proposed development site, this would worsen so something would need to be put in place to prevent this becoming a bigger problem

If this development goes ahead it will have a huge impact on the local village. There is alot of measurements or work that should be done before anything of this size is considered. It would be a major financial impact on the local authority.

Object

Representation ID: 12967

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Mrs Kerry Raybould

We are concerned about current traffic levels as most days there are heavy traffic and delays on short journeys.
It is alread difficult getting doctors and dentists appointments and long waiting lists for treatments at hospital.
The bus service is poor, buses often drive past people at bus stops because they are too full. It can take 2 hours to get from Stourbridge to Kingswinford at 4pm. we pay £90 for a term for our 16 year old she often has to wait an hour at the bus stop.
The class sizes in local schools are already high in primary + secondary schools.
The extra houses will add to all of these problems making Kingswinford an unpleasant place to live. We purchased our house because it was close to countryside + the beautiful fields behind us. The wildlife it will disturb + kill is so sad at a time we are trying to teach our children to look after the planet.

Object

Representation ID: 12994

Received: 11/09/2021

Respondent: Mr Benjamin Parker

THE TRIANGLE DUH 211
HOLBEACHE DUH208

I object to greenbelt being used as development for housing. Green belt is good for mental health

Object

Representation ID: 13020

Received: 24/09/2021

Respondent: Mrs Betty Probert

SELECTED SITES TO OPPOSE
SA-0050-DUD/BCP REF DUH216- Bryce Road (Green Space)
SA-0199-DUD/BCP REF DUH22- Severn Drive (Green Space)
SA-0025-DUD/BCP REF DUH211-Summerhill Triangle (Green Space)
SA-0017-DUD/ BCP REF DUH208- Holbeache (Green Belt)
SA-0042-DUD/BCP REF DUH213-Lapwood Avenue (Green Space)
SA-0198-DUD/BCP REF DUH221-Standhills (Green Space)
BCP REF DUH218-Guys Lane
BCP REF 203-Ketley Quarry (policy DSA3)
The roads around these sites are already congested with traffic and pollution
we need green spaces for walking and out wellbeing.
The schools in these area's are already overcrowded.
The waiting times to see a doctor in some areas is already to long so this would get worse putting peoples health at risk.

Object

Representation ID: 13025

Received: 20/09/2021

Respondent: Mrs Beverley Carey

Holbeache Greenbelt BCP site ref DUH 208 page 371 +DUH211 DSA1 pages 419-423
my objections are as follows: ~
The roads all around the proposed sites are totally inadequate for the traffic these developments will bring. many trees will be lost which is appalling. The island at Swindon Road already floods during heavy rainfall so take away the fields which at least absorb some of the water + all this will cause is more flooding ,wrecking cars and the road surface.
There are two schools within the proposed area, with many students walking adding more traffic volume is likely to cause more dangerous situations and hazards.
These proposals are purely for housing with no extra facilities i.e. Doctors, schools being included.
I live on the A449 and the volume of traffic is already horrendous this will only get worse as will the state of the already pot-holed road

Object

Representation ID: 13034

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Mrs Beryl Wilkes

HOLBEACHE - BCP Site Ref DUH 208 page 371
DSA 1 pages 419-423

I object to the use of greenbelt land at the Triangle and Holbeache site and attach my full comments.

I have read with concern the draft proposals for future development within the Black Country. I list below my serious concerns and observations about the use of green belt sites in Kingswinford and Wall Heath, known as The Traingle and Holbeache.
There is target of 76,000 new houses that I am told are needed to meet future demand. This figure is calculated on the future population growth projections for the next 10 years. The growth projection figure is inaccurate and therefore needs recalculation. From comments made at a public debate we were informed the target of 76,000 is 10,000 too high thus making use of building new homes on green belt unnecessary.
Since attending a public debate I have noted that Michael Gove MP has been appointed Secretary for housing, communities and local government. He will be tasked with shaping a new strategy to meet the government’s 300,000 a year new housing target. I trust that he will be looking into population growth projections as well as further points I raise below.
Kingswinford’s local services are already under severe strain. Our local doctor and dentist practices are struggling to meet demand for their services, and this has been increased by the pandemic, showing there is little capacity to cope with increased demand, in fact they are only coping by reducing their service offerings. The additional properties proposed will make these services
severely stretched and even more unable to cope for the existing residents. Wall Heath and Kingswinford’s primary and secondary schools also are at or have exceeded, capacity. The size of the proposed development plots will cause the existing school aged population to be disadvantaged, due to ‘distance to school’ rules.
The services and schools are already struggling with recruitment so this additional demand could not be resolved by potential developers just offering to build new or extend existing facilities. These need to be staffed and salaried. Smaller development projects have a chance of being able to integrate into existing services and facilities,
Our local highways are also now at saturation point with volumes of traffic both at peak and off peak times. Even whilst many people are working from home, traffic volumes are still high.
The Holbeache plot near Charterfields Estate only has one potential road exit. This is onto the main A449. This is an extremely busy road as it is the main route down from Wolverhampton. It turns into a 30 mph limit but this is not observed. There is already a no right turn on to Maidensbridge estate due to the layout and speed of the road. The island at the junction of A449 and A491 is regularly congested and the traffic from Kingswinford speeds across the junction. The A449 onwards to Wall
Heath is similarly either congested with queueing traffic, or traffic exceeding the 30 mph limit. A recent traffic survey stated the speed limit was not regularly exceeded, but living on this road I can categorically say the survey is incorrect, and was not a true picture.
The plot known as the Triangle would also contribute to the concerns raised about the Holbeache plot. The Triangle abuts the same main road (A449) and would increase the traffic congestion on the same routes. Residents of these potential developments would most likely have to commute north or east along the congested roads. The junction of A449 and Lodge Lane is already a busy junction with many incidents. The A449 at this point is on the cutover to the national speed limit, and the left
turn onto the A449 is almost blind. This would need serious highway assessment over more than one point in time.
Travelling out of the Kingswinford area is already congested at most times of the day, with queues on Stallings Lane, A449 to Wolverhampton, A491 to Stourbridge and A4101 to Dudley. In fact this traffic is so bad, we travel to Stewpony and up the A458 Stourbridge Road, as that is quicker than travelling the direct route along the A491. The A491 from Kingswinford to Stourbridge has something like 14 sets of traffic lights to attempt to manage the flow of traffic joining the road.
All this traffic congestion is causing increased air pollution for residents who live near to these roads.
I give you one example of potential problems to come with road and highways with a new housing development. Ridge Hill Wordsley - “The Leys”. A development of over 100 properties on the old Ridge Hill Hospital site. The development is on an infill site, in practice less of an issue with encroaching on to the green belt. Access is via a road off the Brierley hill road right next to the Wordsley School. However, the planning application P15/1394 makes note to the existing T junction right next to a pedestrianised crossing. Having read the access/highway implication statements made under para 43, 44,45 and 46, I can only say I am disappointed by the transport assessment findings. Without doubt, the Brierley Hill Road is extremely busy and I have serious misgivings that the approved plans for a so-called up graded T junction will be able to manage increased flow of traffic on and off the new housing development. Surely this was at least a case for a traffic light controlled junction or a traffic roundabout? The access road also supports an exit road from the school where parents park for drop off/pick up. The school impact does not appear to have been taken into account, or been ignored by this report. The school are already raising concerns with the authorities over traffic volumes and parking.
I do not agree with the management of what will be increased vehicle movement on this site, and I fear that a similar highways problem would occur on whatever new housing development if approved, as very little consideration is being given to the increased volume on our existing highways. Our highways are extremely busy already and any re-design is almost impossible due to existing infrastructure.

Object

Representation ID: 13042

Received: 17/09/2021

Respondent: Susan Guise

I object to the proposed development Site reference DUH208p371 regarding Swindon Road & Holbeache Lane.
My concerns are as follows:
1. The massive increase in traffic to already congested and dangerous volumes of traffic which will affect pedestrian safety and pollution .
2.The local NHS is already stretched to breaking point and GP's & dentists could not cope with such a rise in Local population.
3. The loss of habitat for an already struggling local wildlife population.
4 Local schools do not have the capacity for a large influx of new pupils

Comment

Representation ID: 13056

Received: 19/09/2021

Respondent: Mrs Cheryll Shuttleworth

Number of people: 2

Dudley MBC - Ref:- Draft Black Country Plan - July 2021

Dear Sir/Madam,
My wife and I are writing to express our deep concerns regarding the Kingswinford Neighbourhood Growth proposals which, according to Table 14(page 371 of the Draft Black Country Plan) - Dudley Housing Allocations in the Black Country Plan (BCP Policy HOU1) , would result in an additional 863 houses being built in the area.
Whilst we are concerned about the development/building of 330 homes on land south of Holbeache Lane and Wolverhampton Road in Kingswinford(DUH208), we are particularly concerned about the building of 533 homes on land which forms a triangle within the Swindon Road, Lodge Lane and the busy A449 in Wall Heath/Kingswinford(DUH211).

Our particular concerns are:-
1. 1. The loss of precious Green Belt – up to 10% of Dudley MBC’s total, apparently.
2. 2. The quality of life and health of local residents - additional noise and air pollution.
3. 3. The impact on traffic and transport - 863 houses could mean, as a general calculation, an additional 1200 or so cars for the roads to have to cope with.
4. 4. The pressure on local facilities - 863 houses could mean, as a general calculation, an additional 2000+ residents.
5. 5. The destruction of the local environment.

Whilst more housing is perceived as a necessity for the future of the nation and the area, we feel more research into the location of Brown Field sites should be considered.
From a practical viewpoint, below are some of the issues that we are concerned about and feel the ‘Council(s)’ must, as a top priority, think seriously about the following points:-
1. 1. Have you considered the impact on local facilities and infrastructure?
2. 2. Hospital provision, doctors, social care - how on earth would existing provision cope?
3. 3. Nursery, Primary and Secondary education - how on earth would existing provision cope?
4. 4. Roads - roads in this area are already full to capacity - how on earth would existing provision cope?
5. 5. Electricity, gas, water, sewers - how on earth would existing provision cope?

Current infrastructure would, in our view, prove to be inadequate to take on board the additional burdens which these proposals would generate; the points immediately above ought to be a legal requirement; that is, councils/developers must ensure that adequate infrastructure is in place BEFORE any housing development is allowed to even be considered!! I doubt that it is a legal requirement, unfortunately, and would urge the ‘Council(s)/developers’ to consider them most seriously.
Our view is that we must not allow these beautiful areas of Green Belt land to be ‘released’ for housing development and feel that this would result in the building of the wrong sort of housing in the wrong places!
In conclusion, my wife and I wish to offer our total objection to the Kingswinford Neighbourhood Growth proposals.
Yours faithfully,
Richard and Cheryll Shuttleworth

Object

Representation ID: 13058

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Mrs J Priest

(Holbeache DUH208)
I can hardly get out my road now by car - so do not need more traffic! Roads can't cope.
Can't get in at doc's - don't need more people!
Bad air pollution.
I could go on.

Object

Representation ID: 13064

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Miss Alexandra Griffiths

[The Triangle - DUH 211
Holbeache - DUH208]

This is Green Belt Land -
When purchasing out home in 2020/2021 our environmental report highlighted nature conservation, and our responsibilities as owners if this development does ahead this will be a direct change in our purchase terms + conditions.
We moved to the area for the semi-rural benefits of green belt living, and to hopefully rectify the damage of pollution was having on our health from living in a overpopulated area.
The road network is not capable of increased traffic this development(s) would create the local health care facilities are already under strain with increased volumes the NHS in this area will collapse.

Object

Representation ID: 13075

Received: 17/09/2021

Respondent: Kevin Parker

Black Country Plan – Objections to sites DUH208 (Holbeach) and DUH211 (A449, lodge lane, Swindon Road ‘The Triangle’)

These are both greenfield sites on the edge of Kingswinford/Wall Heath.

The sheer size of these sites will cause a significant increase in traffic through Wall Heath and Kingswinford.
The roads are already congested and at peak times cause significant delays and air pollution. The existing ‘hot spots’ will be exacerbated by the proposed increase in housing:

- Stallings Lane (B4175), heading towards Wall Heath, tailbacks from traffic lights at junction with A491, often beyond Morrisons store
- Wall Heath High Street, often tails back from mini-Islands in the centre of wall heath beyond the island on A449/Swindon road junction
- Junction of A449 and A4101 (Lodge Lane), already and accident hotspot and close the Summerhill School. Extra traffic will increase pollution for pupils walking to and from school and increase likelihood of accidents, injury and potentially death of pupils
- Kingswinford Cross, approaches from all directions (Wolverhampton, Dudley, Kidderminster, Stourbridge) already busy at peak times. Again close to a school (The Kingswinford School) – delays will increase use of rat-runs through Water Street, Cottage Street, Wartell Bank, Penzer Street, Queen Street, Dawley Brook Road … increasing pollution and danger of accidents to residents and pupils.

The road infrastructure of Wall Heath and Kingswinford simply will not cope with the increased housing proposed in these specific locations. This will affect the quality of life and the safety of pupils and residents via increased traffic, use of rat-runs and pollution.

Object

Representation ID: 13077

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Mrs Angela Garlick

[The Triangle
Holbeache]

I object on the reasons listed below: -
1) The infrastructure cannot cope now. All these extra properties will make matters worse
2) Doctors you cant get in to the DRs now what will it like if these proposals go ahead
3) Schools all the schools in the area are full where are the extra children going.
4) Pollution its bad enough now and only going to get worse therefore it will be even harder to see a doctor with all these extra chest complaints
5) New buildings should be built on Brown Field Sites not Farmers Fields that we need for growing food.
6) Parking roads blocked round schools already so that will also get worse and will cause more accidents

Object

Representation ID: 13080

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Mrs Betty Hughes

Black Country Site Assessment Report
Dudley Appendix A Pages 75-78 (Holbeache SA-0017-DUD)

I object to these proposals as the increase in population would have a serve adverse impact on the following:
1. HEALTH SERVICES. This area already has an insufficient number of GPs: e.g. Moss Grove surgery send patients to Kniver surgery. Waiting times for Russells Hall Hospital and for Ambulance services are already unacceptable and there will be further delays in Mental Health and Social services.
2. ROADS. The A449 is already very busy and noisy and the local road structure is already congested. Extra vehicles will increase noise, cause high CO2 emissions and poorer air quality, cause more bus delays and increase accidents and tailbacks due to the proposed crossing. More drivers will cut through the Maidenbridge Estate and a second access road onto the A449 would slow traffic, forcing drivers to use local village roads.
3. SCHOOLS. For September 2021, the only secondary school with places for year 7 admissions is Wordsley. Most other year groups are full. There are no places for reception pupils in Wall Heath for 2021 and only one school in Kingswinford with places available. Increased numbers will impact on class sizes and keeping legal sizes in KS!. Page 78 refers to 'improving schools' but how will this be achieved without building on playing fields or changing the character of schools.
4. ENVIRONMENT. There will be a loss of green belt and impact on local wildlife. All brownfield sites must be used first, before green belt. Holbeache is grade 2 agricultural land where a range of crops can be grown. The government committed a 25 year plan to protect land of this quality and use the soil in a sustainable ways. The hedgerows all around Holbeache form a site of local importance for nature conservation (SLINC). Building here will mean a loss of wildlife and biodiversity that the wildlife corridor tries to protect due declining numbers. Local people also appreciate the green belt through walks and cycle rides, it must be protected for future generations.
5. HISTORIC. Holbeache House is a Grade II listed building with great historic value, right next to the proposed development. There will be a visual impact on the landscape surrounding it.

Object

Representation ID: 13082

Received: 20/09/2021

Respondent: Mrs Kay Lowe

The areas I am opposed to directly are DUH208 - Holbeache; (330) DUH211 - The Triangle; (530)DUH203 - Ketley (612).

A further 2 sites will have a direct impact also and these are, DUH223 - Brockmoor Foundry North;(60) DUH001 - Cookley Works (70).

My main objection to this proposal is that on no draft are we shown any plans for the extra amenities that will be needed to be built in order to cater for these 1602 houses currently proposed for the areas detailed above.

Firstly, schools. The houses in the areas listed above currently have 4 secondary schools serving them. Summerhill, Kingswinford, Crestwood & Wordsley school. I was lucky enough to get places for my sons at Summerhill in 2008 & 2012. However, in 2007 a child could only get Crestwood from our address and in 2009 only get Wordsley. Fast forward to 2016 and a child got none of these four schools and instead, was given Ridgewood in Wollaston. The problems regarding places at secondary schools already exist and have for a long time in this area so how are they supposed to cope with the children generated with the extra housing? Since the capacity for those schools currently stand at 3755, how do you propose to fit over 40% more children (average one child per household) in?

Next would be GP surgeries and hospitals. Prior to the pandemic when we could actually get to see a GP the phone lines would be engaged from 8am with everyone calling in a desperate attempt to secure an appointment for that day. Generally, unless it was an emergency, appointments were being given for two weeks ahead at my surgery. How many more GP surgeries have you planned to build under this proposal? Has any consideration been given to the expansion of Rssells Hall and/or the building of a new hospital? In April of this year, they were told to improve so how are they going to do this with extra patients?

Finally, this would be bad enough when considered on its own but, given that propsals have been drafted/submitted to build another 800 homes on Ridgehill Woods which is out of the Black Country Plan but whose residents would use Dudley Services and amenities as opposed to Staffordshires then our schools, GP's and hospital will be at breaking point.

Object

Representation ID: 13087

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Mrs Kimberley Fox

- The road infrastructure is not adequate for the increased volume of traffic
- The increased dangers of traffic with children and the volume of pupils leaving and entering Summerhill
- Not being able to enjoy the greenbelt land (walks for our wellbeing and mental health)
- Schools in the area are already at capacity, where will all the children in the local area then go for education?

Object

Representation ID: 13089

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Miss Kirstie Holmes

Too much traffic already this building here will disrupt the lifestyle of the travelles nearby, build on brownfield not green belt.

Object

Representation ID: 13091

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Mrs Laura Evans

I Fully object to ALL building work in the Wall Heath and Kingswinford areas. (The Triangle and Holbeache).
Our schools are currently full, doctors surgeries are too busy and the traffic is heavy. Can you imagine what building over 1,000 houses will do for the infrastructure?
We moved to the area because of village community and the beautiful green belt on our door steps. These plans will devalue our homes and create worry for school places, there plans are putting our childrens futures in jeopardy and will have serious health implications on all of us, as the pollution will increase and the air quality will decrease. THESE PLANS NEED TO BE THROWN OUT!

Object

Representation ID: 13097

Received: 06/09/2021

Respondent: Mrs Alison Bennett

Holbeache

The loss of green belt will be devastating to the local wildlife and environment. Having lived in Wall Heath for sixty years I have witnessed the gradual erosion of the green belt, the buffer between built environment that is so important for people's quality of life. All brownfield and greyfield sites should be considered first before this permanent loss. Holbeache is very good grade 2 agricultural land the government committed a 25 year paln to protect this typle of land & use it in a sustainable way. It is very important for the UK to produce as much food as it possibly can. The hedgerows around Holbeache mean building will leading to the loss of wildlife. The hedgerows around the David Payne development Swindon Road are starting to disappear, being poorly maintained and in parts pulled out. The biodiversity of wildlife in this area is already in need of protection and building homes on this land will change the character of Wall Heath . Since covid-19, I appreciate more and more the importance of greenspaces to maintain good mental health. To experience, while walking, agricultural fields, hedgerows, trees and creatures that live in them, including bees, moths, butterflies and buzzards.
Roads in the area are already congested, the A449 is already busy and noisy. The effect of an increased population will lead to poorer air quality, noise, tailbacks and public transport delays and journey times lenghtened. More drivers may cut through the Maidensbridge Estate. On traffic survey carried out on 28th August 2021, between 16.30 and 18.00, 2,500 vehicles were recorded, already very high numbers and this was during school holidays. If a second access road is constructed this will lead to more vehicles using Wall heath's local roads, causing further road safety issues for children and adults near their homes.
Parking in Wall Heathto access local shops and services is already very limited, this will lead to further difficulties in access for existing residents, particularly for the elderly or disabled.
Other local services that will be affected are the NHS. Already there are not enough GPs and dentists locally. Even now, Moss Grove Surgery have to offer patients 'flu vaccines and other treatment appointments at their Kinver Surgery. Russells Hall Hospital, in April '21 were inspected and told that their A&E waiting times still 'requires improvement'. More housing will also lead to longer ambulance wait times, and delays in other local health services, including mental health.
Schools will also be affected, with very few spare spaces in Wall Heath and Kingswinford. Within 1 mile of Wall Heath, according to most recent Ofsted there were 7 spaces spare secondary places. New estates will impact on families already living in Walll Heath, leading to longer journeys (& more traffic) to get to school. Already, houses built at the top of Stallings Lane in Pensnett, although Pensnett schools have received extra funding, the developers' (Keepmoat Homes) brochure states "The advantage of what Kingswinford has to offer... a great choice of schools"

Object

Representation ID: 13099

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Mrs Levene Fletcher

Notwithstanding the obvious lack of schools, doctors and dentists etc that currently are struggling to cope with the existing local population, the existing highways / road network will be totally incapable of sustaining 900+ further road users. Kingswinford and Wall Heath are already a bottleneck as historically over the last few decades the areas have become highly populated with numerous housing estates. Many residents commute out of the area to travel to their place of work, like a mass exodus. The improvements in Pensnett were welcome and necessary and have alieviated that particular part of the area but no sooner have you passed through the congestion builds up again. Given this is the main route to the boroughs main hospital which now has reduced parking facilities, how is that going to work? The A449 forming part of "The Triangle" an extremely busy road which currently cannot cope with continuous flooding at Stewponey traffic lights since the erection of new homes at this junction a few years ago. This main thoroughfare makes its way through wall Heath Village and already creates congestion when drivers have to navigate two bizarre mini roundabouts. both proposed sites will see a further 800 plus households navigating their way in and out of a tightly packed community. The proposed Holbeach site is situated where the A449 meets A491, another busy road to Stourbridge. Interested to know what plans are being considered by the Highways Dept as to how these major roads will sustain extra volume.

Object

Representation ID: 13102

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Mr & Mrs Linda and Reg Stevens

Number of people: 2

These comments refer to any current or future plans to build on green belt land in the Kingswinford, Wall Heath and surrounding areas.
Our objections are: -
Increased problems with traffic in an already busy area
Danger to old and young when attempting to cross busy roads
Increase in residents have a further detrimental affect on the infrastructure of the area. i.e. schools, GP's, dentists, hospitals etc. Workload already at breakpoint.
Massive affect on already depleting environment of wildlife. Removal of ancient mature trees and loss of fields and hedgerows causing wildlife to move out completely.

Object

Representation ID: 13107

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Mrs Linda Langford

I strongly object to the plan's to build houses on the green belt
ie on the triangle land
ie Lodge Lane
ie Swindon Road
ie A449 [respondent includes drawing of road layout - see attachment]
Also the land in Wall Heath Holbeach Road
1 - Schools in the area are all ready full
2 - Doctors all full cannot get appointments
3 - Traffic Pollution already bad do not need more cars queues at traffic already very bad in Kingswinford and Wall Heath.