Draft Black Country Plan

Object

Representation ID: 12987

Received: 05/10/2021

Respondent: Beacon Heights Resident Association

Beacon Heights Residents strongly object to any proposal which will promote more traffic using Pinfold Lane as a rat run to junction 7 on the motorway at Great Barr. I have [redacted sensitive information] of accidents in Pinfold Lane. These are the ones I have witnessed. Goodness knows how many more there has been. Insurance companies have confirmed if you have a Pinfold Lane address your premium will rise because Pinfold Lane is regarded as a ‘hot spot’ for accidents. Local councillors and officers agree there is a problem there but there is never enough funding to do the work. If there was a one way system from the Bella Pais end of the Pinfold Lane to Old Hall junction on then up to the sharp bend by Barr Beacon school the risk of accidents would be far less. This should be carried out long before any more traffic is introduced into our area. Pinfold Lane was build for farm traffic not motorway traffic.

Object

Representation ID: 12988

Received: 05/10/2021

Respondent: Beacon Heights Resident Association

Beacon Heights Residents strongly object to any proposal which will promote more traffic using Pinfold Lane as a rat run to junction 7 on the motorway at Great Barr. I have [redacted sensitive information] of accidents in Pinfold Lane. These are the ones I have witnessed. Goodness knows how many more there has been. Insurance companies have confirmed if you have a Pinfold Lane address your premium will rise because Pinfold Lane is regarded as a ‘hot spot’ for accidents. Local councillors and officers agree there is a problem there but there is never enough funding to do the work. If there was a one way system from the Bella Pais end of the Pinfold Lane to Old Hall junction on then up to the sharp bend by Barr Beacon school the risk of accidents would be far less. This should be carried out long before any more traffic is introduced into our area. Pinfold Lane was build for farm traffic not motorway traffic.

Object

Representation ID: 17223

Received: 07/10/2021

Respondent: Beacon Heights Resident Association

Number of people: 70

I represent Beacon Heights Residents Association and we strongly object to any changes
Local problems and other issues should be addressed first. Changing it and building over 900 houses in Doe Bank Lane will further add to traffic problems in Pinfold Lane and Old Hall Lane. The lanes are already being used as a 'rat run' to Junction 7 on the motorway a Great Barr. The lanes were built for farm traffic not motorway traffic. There are no pavements in the lanes except by Barr Beacon school. If you walk from your home to get out of the lanes you are at great risk of injury. The infrastructure of the lanes must be addressed before any more traffic is introduced to the lanes for our safety. They are lanes not motorways. The lanes are "rat runs" put us residents in danger every time we leave our homes.

Leave it as it is
We strongly object