Object

Representation ID: 1443

Received: 13/03/2021

Respondent: Miss Hannah Strachan

My sister's and my cousin's families live in the local area and use the green space of Wycliffe Gardens (as it's known locally) for children to play on, for exercise and as a pleasant green space to sit in. In an area with either paved gardens or no gardens at all, this local oasis of green is of vital importance to the community and the next nearest park is at some distance.
Green space such as that of Wycliffe Gardens is a buffer against air pollution problems and constructing houses there will remove this protection as well as worsening air quality during construction and potentially after if there is an increase in car ownership numbers. Just because a place isn't designated "Greenbelt" doesn't mean it isn't important environmentally.
For the sake of fulfilling housing quotas, there are better, less community-vital areas which can be used.
Thank you.