Development Allocations

Object

Representation ID: 11418

Received: 01/10/2021

Respondent: Mr Tim Gardner

Objection to site duh217. destruction of a fantastic little wildlife area, access to green space including the canal network.The field is used daily by dog walkers, runner's, cyclists ,wildlife watcher's & many local people in need of fresh air.

Object

Representation ID: 11419

Received: 01/10/2021

Respondent: Miss Paula Pallant

DUH217 This is a natural habitat for our wildlife. We will be destroying their homes and food chains! Our bee population will be destroyed! Just when we are being encouraged to Create spaces for wildlife in our gardens! I’m disgusted by this plan when there is so much industrial land to build on! Where will it stop, when we gave no more green areas to appreciate! This is a place of enjoyment for the community and we should be protecting our green belt!!

Object

Representation ID: 11423

Received: 02/10/2021

Respondent: Mr Andrew Hall

In reference to: DUH206, DUH207, DUH209 I object to this development:

- Housing will increase traffic on the road adjacent to the local park. Dangerous for children, and elderly residents crossing this road. Increased congestion and air pollution.
- Lack of local amenities to support additional residents
- Loss of natural environment, and habitats. Vital green belt area with bird species such as [Redacted- Sensitive information].
- Key local green space, important for local residents health and well-being. Pathway through land provides access to walking routes and green space frequently used by local residents. Essential for physical and mental well-being.

Object

Representation ID: 11427

Received: 02/10/2021

Respondent: Mr Martin Wooldridge

DUH217 - I have concerns about the increased traffic in and around the kingsway area, the additional placement requirements on local schools and medical facilities.

Object

Representation ID: 11430

Received: 02/10/2021

Respondent: Mrs Nicola Wooldridge

DUH217 - I am concerned to hear of a proposed development of the green belt for housing between Twickenham Court and Hyperion Road in Wollaston. This has minimal single track access in three directions, and surrounded by housing will make expansion impossible. The local primary school is already oversubscribed and the main medical practice can not cope with current patients.
Brown field sites e.g Lowndes Road, Wollaston should be developed first before developing green field . This site with the South Staffs proposed development of Prestwood Drive and Ridge Woods will significantly affect wildlife, their habitats and natural corridors.

Object

Representation ID: 11431

Received: 02/10/2021

Respondent: Mrs L Prowse

I object to DUH 208 and DUH 211 this is underhanded to change use from greenbelt to use for housing. The infrastructure is not able to support this number of new housing.

Object

Representation ID: 11435

Received: 02/10/2021

Respondent: Mr Andrew Steele

The developments will have a big impact on local businesses as well as peoples access to goods that the Nisa and the pharmacy provides. Chainmakers has also invested heavily in what was an eyesore of a building previously.

Road networks will struggle greatly with these planned developments.

Object

Representation ID: 11444

Received: 03/10/2021

Respondent: Mrs Dot Taylor

DUH217. Objection on the grounds that this is a wildlife haven for insects, birds, foxes. The field is currently used for horses (one is almost blind and cannot be removed without the other horse). It is not a barren field but its a wild flower meadow which is important for insects. Local children are taken them by their parents to see the horses and onto the fields beyond, not just for exercise but to educate them regarding the environment and wildlife. Its very important to protect this land.

Object

Representation ID: 11445

Received: 03/10/2021

Respondent: Mr Timothy Price

[No site specific reference given]

You have identified use of green belt/fields (necessary for food production for growing population, as well as benefit against climate change). You should be considering other brownfield sites, which haven’t been picked up. Former Daniels Land and adjacent plateau at Level Street. Boarded up former Centre in Kingswinford High street. Partially used former Lawnswood School site in Wordsley. All better than more green sites.

Object

Representation ID: 11450

Received: 03/10/2021

Respondent: Mr L Foster

I have a problem with the plans for DUH217 and the area I can see from the canal if I walk towards Prestwood drive and look up to the right. There are fields and a wooded area up from the fishing lake. There are a number of grounds that I object to both areas being developed:
1) further destruction of the habitat of wildlife.
2) Destruction of more trees when it is patently obvious that climate change is out of control already.
3) my own mental health and enjoyment of the area.

Object

Representation ID: 11455

Received: 03/10/2021

Respondent: Mr Rob McDowall

DUH217 is a significant area of meadow along with a highly used public footpath. The whole area contains significant flora and fauna and is such a valuable green lung and access for so many people. There is no viable access to develop this land and could only be achieved by removal of even more areas of vegetation and demolition of existing houses. We should be protecting these areas of green belt for the well-being of all of us especially our children and grandchildren.

Object

Representation ID: 11457

Received: 03/10/2021

Respondent: Mr Graham Jordan

I object to the building on green belt land which is vital and necessary for me and my family and local residents where we can walk, talk, cycle, run enjoying the fresh air, wildlife, tree's and habitat, this would The infrastructure is stretched anyway for development, this would be detrimental for our way of life if more houses were allowed resulting in more noise traffic, poorer air pollution, and devastating for the wildlife and habitat.

Object

Representation ID: 11483

Received: 04/10/2021

Respondent: Mr Russ Fulton

Site: DUH217, Grazing Land Wollaston Farm, Stourbridge.

I strongly object to the allocation of the above site for development on the following bases:

Public open space: The site is located within Community Forum 7, where there is a lack of open space. It is used by local residents for informal recreation and has a high value to the local community. I believe the site should be re-opened to the public to provide a much-needed green space in this area. The site could additionally be enhanced for nature, for example by developing it as a wildflower meadow'

Support

Representation ID: 11498

Received: 04/10/2021

Respondent: Mrs Nanette Looker

DUH045
I support this as this site is a complete eyesore as it is and will only improve the area

Object

Representation ID: 11504

Received: 05/10/2021

Respondent: Mr Michael Blamire-Brown

I object to the allocation of sites DUH206, DUH207 and DUH 209 for housing. These are are not appropriate sites to release from the green belt as any development of land in this location will lead to further pressure from development right up to the Borough boundary with Bromsgrove district as is clear from the call for sites. Also Worcester Lane is not capable of taking further traffic flows at peak times and will lead to unacceptable highway congestion in Redlake Road and other surrounding road.

Object

Representation ID: 11505

Received: 05/10/2021

Respondent: Mr Dean Proudler

[No site specific reference given]

The current plan for 76k new homes is un-reasonable. The current roads, housing and schools cannot cope as it stands. The housing plans for kingswinford/himley/pensnett/brierley hill is particularly worrying. Destroying green belt/farmers fields in Kingswinford for housing is not acceptable.

Object

Representation ID: 11528

Received: 05/10/2021

Respondent: Mr Nick Preece

Site: DUH217, Grazing Land Wollaston Farm, Stourbridge.

I object to the allocation of the above site for development on the following bases:

Public open space: The site is located within Community Forum 7, where there is a below-average quantity of open space. It was well-used by local residents in the past for informal recreation and has a high value to the local community. I believe the site should be re-opened to the public to provide a much-needed green space in this area. The site could additionally be enhanced for nature, for example by developing it as a wildflower meadow.

Object

Representation ID: 11530

Received: 05/10/2021

Respondent: Mrs J DURRANT

Houses already being built on brown field sites impacting on infrastructure
would affect wildlife
Guys lane is already a busy road and this would increase risk to residents regarding traffic
close to sewage works
need to maintain green spaces especially for local residents to engage in watching wildlife for mental and physical well being

Object

Representation ID: 11533

Received: 05/10/2021

Respondent: Mr David Coates

I do not consider site DUH217! is suitable for development. The site contains a public footpath with views across the area. I regularly walk across here and development would spoil this amenity.
I am also concerned about the infrastructure of the area and the dangers to children at St James School.
The Kingsway is largely single file due to the volume of parked vehicles many of which use the pavement to park. The road is regularly grid locked by the school. Any development of the site would compound these problems and increase the risk of accidents to children in particular.

Object

Representation ID: 11546

Received: 06/10/2021

Respondent: mrs alison bate

[non site specific kingswinford/wall heath]

Your policy claims to support the health and wellbeing of the population of Dudley through air quality and the wider environment, but in the same plan, aim to remove all of the environmental benefits from a small section of the community around wall heath and kingswinford. The removal of green belt land from this small section of the community is complete inequality. Saltwells, Cotwall End, Priory Park, Hayley Green, Stourbridge and Halesowen have quite correctly had their green spaces protected. Wall Heath has very few services and limited quality green space, (two very small play areas, in Albion Street Park, with no designated walking routes in the park, so the natural environment is all that we have for our mental, social and physical health, particularly for those who cannot afford gyms or leisure facilities (of which there are also no council facilities in the area). Being on the edge of the borough has always resulted in fewer facilities, but now your housing strategy aims to remove the only green belt space we have and completely decimate the natural environment.

Do not use a lazy method of using green belt instead of brownfield sites - which may have more challenges due to contamination, and make less profit for developers, the infrastructure is poor, the road systems will not support it, and you are contradicting your claim to be supporting clean air and the environment.

Object

Representation ID: 11549

Received: 06/10/2021

Respondent: Mr Stephen Egginton

Site Ref: DUH217

1. Site is a county lines barrier. The path to it is used as an escape route by criminal gangs exiting Hyperion Road. Expanding access will result in increased local crime.

2. Families visit the site to see the horses and abundant bird life. It's an oasis of calm and has been especially vital for people's mental health during lockdowns.

3. Removing this green belt area removes the only buffer between 2 large housing estates (and access to the canal?).

4. Development will lead to increased traffic and increased pressure on already over subscribed local services.

Object

Representation ID: 11559

Received: 06/10/2021

Respondent: Mrs Alison Round

To whom it may concern

I wish to register my objections regarding the proposed building of houses on both North and South green areas of Severn Drive, Brierley Hill. (DUH222).

The main reasons for my objections are as follows:

These green areas, which used to consist of one large green, are, or at least were when I moved into Severn Drive in the late 1980's, a designated play area for children on the estate and as such are widely used by local children as a safe recreation space where parents have peace of mind that they know where their children are and that they are not in danger from traffic. As a designated play area this should exempt this land from any form or building project. If these greens, along with the other proposed housing sites, are swallowed up for housing then where are these children supposed to go and play safely and get the fresh air and exercise that Government and NHS executives alike keep telling us children really need.

During the current Covid-19 pandemic, especially during the full lockdown periods where exercise was permitted for one hour daily, this green space became an essential area where local residents could walk to get what little exercise they were permitted outside of the confines of our own homes. This space is very important to help everyone with not only fitness but more importantly mental health and wellbeing.

As well as the above 2 points this green is also used by many dog walkers, again as a safe local area where dogs can be allowed to exercise safely, the Council having provided dog litter bins as well as general litter bins for that very purpose.

This area is also important for our local wildlife. Wildlife needs green space as much as their human counterparts. We have foxes within the local area, birds of prey use these green spaces as part of their hunting grounds, we have at least one breeding pair of buzzards locally that are seen flying above the estate, there are also bats seen regularly and nightly an owl can be heard from the area of Severn Drive north.

The local infrastructure is also totally insufficient for any increase in both population and traffic. There have been so many houses built in the local area in the last couple of years that there are no longer enough school places, Doctors Surgeries, Dentists etc to cope with the existing population without trying to increase it further.

The estate roads are definitely not built with construction traffic in mind, Corbyns Hall Lane is far too narrow, Corbyns Hall Road always has multiple vehicles parked both sides day and night on the top section passed Corbyns Hall Lane, and the corner of Comber Drive has a sharp bend and narrow road, which is dangerous enough to cars.

The new road junction on the High Street is already proving to be not fit for purpose. The traffic queues it was supposed to improve are just as bad if not worse than they were before the project took place, and will only get increasingly worse with the new commercial buildings currently under construction, the only improvement thus far is traffic alighting from Tansey Green Road, however, the traffic that used to be able to alight from Corbyns Hall Lane and turn right now find it is an impossibility at most times of the day due to being so close to the traffic lights, this causes people to have to exit the estate from the top of Corbyns Hall Road, however, this is a totally blind junction to try and turn left or right at and with the speed the traffic travels along Commonside a collision is highly likely. With new housing in the area this is only going to exacerbate the situation making the area even more dangerous. Corbyns Hall Lane has also become a negotiating hazard due to cars parking on the road to visit the Sainsbury Local, and you want to introduce more traffic in these areas!!

There are multiple local sites that have become complete eyesores over the years which would be far better demolished, why can't this be done and then these areas be rejuvenated for housing. There are also other brown sites which should be utilised, instead of taking away what little green space we have left to enjoy in the local area.

Aerial photographs of the local area show just how little green space there currently is. These plans will mean there will be no safe green spaces left for communities to use.

Object

Representation ID: 11564

Received: 06/10/2021

Respondent: Mr Anthony Hadlington

I wish to register my objection to the potential sale of and building on the green site at Severn drive Pensnett (DUH222).

I am specifically objecting to this site as i live on Fernhurst drive but my concerns apply to any development of green sites in the area.

All the obvious reasons apply. Wildlife, a place to walk dogs, a place for youngsters to congregate without impacting residents. Etc Etc.

Reasons specific to our family are:

We regularly walk across the green talking about the trees. The insects, the bees etc. He is intrigued by all this and has a thirst for the knowledge that that small area gives him. We have recently had in the garden. Talking to him about this is fascinating for him. He questions everything to understand why a bee lands on a flower. It is necessary for us to preserve these areas for mental well being of all and the education of children.

He too lives in Pensnett, just off coopers bank road. When in a pushchair his mom would walk here 3-4 times a week. But now at age 4 the pushchair is gone and it is not safe for them to walk along coopers bank road to get here. Its narrow overgrown pavements on a road that 90% of traffic breaks the speed limit makes it impossible. This was an opportunity to see what nature had to offer but we sadly just accepted that that aspect for us was no longer available. We now find that a bit of green space that gives him some freedom is potentially going to be taken away too.

For our mental and physical health we need open spaces for us and our children and that are safe. 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. With children getting school places a distance from home, not only will we have more cars in the area generally but all these cars will be taking their children to school as they are not close enough to walk. My grandson, again as an example, despite being autistic he did not get his first choice primary school but will be going to Dawley Brook in Kingswinford. He will NEVER be able to walk to school because of the distance. This no doubt is the case for many local residents and will only become more and more difficult as new developments spring up.

I appreciate my reasons are very specific to our family but many people are affected in similar ways. We need our open spaces. Small as they are. Please let ours stay.

Object

Representation ID: 11566

Received: 06/10/2021

Respondent: Ms Rachel Pugh

1) Sites: DUH206, Worcester Lane North; DUH207, Worcester Lane Central
DUH209, Worcester Lane South; Objection to allocation because: Sites lie in an AHHLV. Adjacent to SLINC. Would constitute unacceptable harm to green belt.

2) Site: DUH217, Grazing Land Wollaston Farm. Objection to allocation as site: Should be used as a public open space. Falls in an area of high Landscape sensitivity. Should be protected due to Tranquillity.

3) Site: ID 10511, Three Fields. Objection to this site not being designated as a Local Green Space: Meets criteria for LGS. Designation would demonstrate significance to the community.

Object

Representation ID: 11574

Received: 21/09/2021

Respondent: Mr Howard Tolley

[Moden Hill East Viewfield Crescent]

Traffic:- Sedgley is already a bottleneck
Pollution:- With traffic levels at present pollution is very bad
Building on this site means cutting down trees, disturbing wildlife etc.
Schools+ Doctors surgeries are already over-prescribed.
Why build on greenbelt before brownsites are fully used
Moden Hill and adjacent roads are not suitable for all the extra traffic,

Object

Representation ID: 11576

Received: 21/09/2021

Respondent: Mrs Rebeeca Macdonald

DUH 217 Land At Wollaston Farm is part of the green belt between Dudley and South Staffordshire. This proposed develop would destroy the valuable well being asset for current and future generations. This strip of green belt has been invaluable for residents physical and mental health during the pandemic allowing residents access to the country side or leisure, pleasure and well being. The surrounding area is already heavily populated and polluted by traffic. the local road network can not cope with the existing volume of traffic. Access to rail links is impossible at peak times due to grid lock. The local schools, doctors surgeons etc are already over stretched and would be unable to cope.
This appears to be an underhanded attempt to link SS SHELAA 2020-364, to create a massive new housing development.

Object

Representation ID: 11587

Received: 06/10/2021

Respondent: Mr John Lewell-Clarke

Landscape sensitivity: This is a green belt, green field site which, although having no agricultural rating and defined as ‘urban’, falls within area S17 having high landscape sensitivity and a “sense of scenic rural character” (Dudley Landscape Sensitivity Assessment). It is my/our opinion that Red ratings for landscape sensitivity should be considered to constitute “significant planning constraints which cannot be mitigated”,

Object

Representation ID: 11597

Received: 07/10/2021

Respondent: Mrs Rebecca Egginton

Ref: Site DUH217

1. Many people including my young children value the site as a place to connect with nature due to the horses, insect and bird life that inhabit it.

2. The path leading to the site (that runs from Hyperion Road to Kingsway) is used as an escape route by criminals. This access needs to completely blocked off rather than expanded. Vehicle and property crime in Hyperion Road and surrounding area is already at a high level.

3. Adding more houses here will result in increased pressure on already oversubscribed St James' school and struggling Lion Health Centre.

Support

Representation ID: 11603

Received: 07/10/2021

Respondent: Ms Lynne Strawford

DUH008 - I support as long as it improves the area which currently looks run down.

Object

Representation ID: 11607

Received: 27/09/2021

Respondent: Mr Arthur Williams

(DUH222)
1) Volume of traffic as Severn Drive is used as a rat run from Corbyns Hall lane to Tiled House
2) No room for school children as schools now full
3) These areas should be kept green. We do not have any spare green areas left.