Draft Black Country Plan

Object

Representation ID: 22341

Received: 07/10/2021

Respondent: Severn Drive and Bryce Road Group Response

Number of people: 378

We the undersigned would like to submit our objection to the proposal that the plot of land bordering Butterfield Road and running along Severn Drive and the site known as Bryce Road be included in the Black Country Plan for housing developments.

The Severn Drive plot of land (SA-0199-DUD) is part of a recreational facility for the residents of Corbyns Hall Estate and is used regularly by children and adults alike. It is also used by residents who live on adjacent housing developments. Recreational facilities are few and far between in this area and losing this to yet more housing is not acceptable to the residents who have come to rely upon its existence.

Comber Drive is a very busy and dangerous main route through the estate. Many, many accidents occur on the corner just before it becomes Corbyns Hall Road. The residents live in fear that one day a car or van will career through their fences into their back gardens. The green space near to their homes therefore gives them respite both from the noise of the main throughfare and the fumes from passing cars but also gives them a peaceful and safe place for their children to play.

More traffic using Comber Drive will also give rise to yet more traffic accidents. Any development would also be overcrowded and unsightly.

The Bryce Road site (SA-0050-DUD) a much large site is also accessible from this route and would cause even more traffic to use the rat-run that is has become making the road even more dangerous.