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ID sylw: 107774

Derbyniwyd: 25/02/2025

Ymatebydd: Andrew Cheetham

At the best of times, Studley is “grid locked” on virtually all directions. There are several “choke” points including the island next to the Barley Mow public house/LIDL which causes tail backs right through Studley, the junction at Spernal Ash where traffic is attempting to turn right towards Alcester and also the island at the top of The Slough (which is technically in Worcestershire but tailbacks are frequently across the boundary into Warwickshire). If a bypass had been built (as was proposed a number of years ago) this would have helped alleviate the situation to a degree but the inclusion of a large number of houses will only make this situation significantly worse.

There is only one Doctors Surgery and one Pharmacy in Studley which are already operating at capacity. On the basis that the draft consultation does not include any suggestion that there will be additional health service infrastructure, this will mean people having to travel far further afield to gain access to these services.

I understand that all of the schools in Studley are currently full to capacity/over subscribed and have waiting lists. Once again, the draft consultation does not include any suggestion that there will be any additional school infrastructure, this will mean people having to travel far further afield to gain access to these services.

There are limited leisure facilities in Studley

Studley has very limited access to public transport facilities, in particular, no railway station, limited bus services and also limited dedicated cycle tracks to either Alcester or Redditch.

Given the potential increase in traffic, there will undoubtedly be an increase in vehicle emissions which will further risk public health in Studley – this is contrary to all of the initiatives for “clean air”.