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ID sylw: 106135

Derbyniwyd: 24/02/2025

Ymatebydd: Lesley Allison

I am writing to oppose the SWLP - section SG24 - Hockley Heath
This area is most unsuitable for the following reasons:
The infrastructure cannot cope with this excessive extra amount of homes, the traffic is already heavy at peak times and the recent development of 7000 homes on Blythe Valley has made it worse.
There is no plan to build a new primary school, and the secondary school catchment area will be affected.
There is no doctors' surgery in Hockley Heath and the surgery at Dorridge could not accommodate the extra patients.
The environmental affects are being ignored - building on green belt will increase the flooding problems already being experienced. The extra pollution could be detrimental to residents' health.
The road surfacing is already in a poor condition, building extra homes will only make this problem worse. As a cyclist the country lanes will become busier and increased pot holes will make it more hazardous.
Orchard Road is used as a cut through to avoid the A34 and is very busy at school starting times, putting children at risk, this will only get busier.
This section of the M42 is already one of the busiest in the country, we should be working to improve this problem not adding to it. Often at rush hour (and other times) the traffic diverts off the very congested M42 through Hockley Heath bringing it to standstill.
New homes should be built in a less congested area and should be more affordable for young people.