Emma Newfield

From: Will Sinclair Sent: 16 February 2016 14:40 To: Consult Planning Cc: Subject: Consultation on Bromsgrove District Council and Borough Council BORLP4 'Narrative' Document Jan 2016

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Dear Sirs

I wish to write to state that I do not agree with findings of the above document regarding development of ADR & FOXLYDIATE. I also do not agree with the policy, do not agree with the flawed analysis of the 4 areas and do not agree withe th undemocratic processes employed by RBC, to force through the Planning application.

Bordesley is a far more sustainable location to build 3,500 to 5,000 houses for the following reasons: o Its proximity to the town centre, o Access to the region’s motorway and rail networks o Access to Birmingham. o Access to existing local infrastructure requirements – roads, schools, sewage etc

Other areas for Redditch’s allocation would also be more suitable for development such as Maypole and therefore these other areas should be considered before and decisions are taken.

I wish to object to building on both the WEBHEATH ADR & FOXLYDIATE for the following reasons:

Flooding

Living in close proximity to a stream on the site of a water mill I have been flooded three times in the last 6 years. I do not believe the pools planned for water retention are adequate to prevent an increased risk of flooding that a new development would present, particularly on the steep slopes at the top of the watercourse. Areas of will be similarly affected.

Traffic

The existing road infrastructure is unable to handle the current levels of traffic, let alone the additional vehicles a new development would attract. Almost all of the approaches are on roads that are currently single track in parts and would require widening e.g. Kerr Lane, Heathfield Road and Norgrove Lane. Existing junctions that are currently considered as “accident black‐spots” would need to be upgraded e.g. , Blackstitch Lane / Middlepiece Drive.

The development is also on the “wrong” side of town meaning that vehicles will need to travel extra miles across the town to access the residents workplaces as well as Birmingham, the motorway networks and the town’s amenities.

Environment

The local stream system is a fragile ecosystem containing trout, otters and newts among other wild animals. Additional liquid waste discharges such as car wash, sewage spillages in times of flooding will seriously put at risk this eco system as well as the loss of habitat and potentially poison the fish as well as the people that catch & eat

1 them in the trout pools downstream. There are additional risks of pollution & poisoning from disturbance of the industrial waste deposited in the marl pits and disused buildings on the fields planned for development.

Please consider these objections when considering this document.

Many thanks

Yours faithfully

Will Will Sinclair

Mill Cottage, Norgrove Court, Bentley, Near Redditch, , B97 5UH

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