Draft Black Country Plan

Object

Representation ID: 13825

Received: 10/10/2021

Respondent: The Wedding Rooms Florist

I feel the public consultation has been very underhand, under the radar during covid, comment forms were only delivered a week prior to the 11th October, which was the last date for response. It is my intention to contact my local MP, and send details of this proposed destruction of woodland to both Michael Gove and Boris Johnson.

Comment

Representation ID: 13826

Received: 10/10/2021

Respondent: The Wedding Rooms Florist

I am writing concerning the proposed new housing land, shown on your map in the Black Country Plan.

The land I am referring to is known as Hingleys Covert ((2.15ha) to the rear of no.s 90 – 106 Lindrosa Road).

This is an area of broadleaf woodland with a canopy of sycamore, oak and birch along with holly, rowan and thorn. This area of woodland is a wildlife haven, we see an abundance of birds, including woodpeckers and many species of birds of prey, the woodland is also home to roebuck deer and foxes.
This woodland is also subject to a tree preservation order, a copy of which I received from Walsall Council in 2006.

I am very disturbed by your plan to remove this woodland and replace it with housing. Given the current climate crisis, we are being encouraged by our Government to plant more trees and rewild areas of our Country. Our Housing Secretary, Michael Gove, has publicly announced a change in planning policy to focus housebuilding efforts on brownfield sites.

Given the location of this proposed new housing, I do not believe that affordable housing would be built on this land, but the development of luxury housing, of which Streetly is not short. What Streetly is short of is access to good public transport links, the current access to public
transport would not support these new housing proposals.