Draft Regulation 18 Sandwell Local Plan

We have for years been trying to raise issues affecting our quality if lives on a daily basis since 2018. We had lots of promises made but little outcome.

Therefore as part of the Development plan Sandwell Council needs to honour its pledge for the regeneration of the Lyng estate around the Newhall Street area which was referred to has phase two following the barretts housing development. We currently sit next to an industrial area which has changed for the worse and the new business do not operate in a sensible manner taking into their impact on the area. We suffer from air and noise pollution open car storage on public highway by the garages, car repairs on the road, cars being delivered outside residents properties, garages are storing cars outside their premises for dismantling, ASB issues, issues around drugs and alcohol and people defecating outside residents properties as well as dogs.

We as residents are fatigued in reporting issues and there is a lot of apathy due to no action following commitmentsI. From my conversations and meeting with the local residents we request the following.

1. Regeneration of the local area with residents involvement.
2. Thought to go into the design of the area and what type of new builds should be built.
3. For open spaces and urban parks to sit near residential properties
4. If there is to be a mix of industry and new builds there needs to be borders deferentiating separate existence as well as new business to be clean and non impacting on local area.
5. To look at flag ship ideas such has special advance schools for childern with Autism
6. Carbon capture initiatives
7. To reduce congestion, and overbuilding of flatted accommodation has there is a general parking problem in the area.
8. To introduce new conceptual designed urban detached properties with drives to raise the bar if architecture.

As a local representative of the area I can only voice concern at the lack of resources and regeneration of the area when the Barratt homes were built in phase one of the Lyng development local people and the new buyers were promised phase two and the industrial units will be demolised to introduce the regeneration of the area however instead from one car repair unit we now have 8 who fight to store cars outside on the highway making the area look like an open scrap yard, and in turn residents suffer daily harassment and threats from the business owners, we need change and investment it can be achieved.

If the will is there and given the area is in the middle of West Bromwich it's an ideal area for investment and positive and healthy Ichange.