Streethay residents are being called to action once more – this time to stop a planned 850-home development near Lichfield.
Residents in the area have long campaigned to protect their village’s identity and believe the new housing scheme – on farm land on the north-east of Burton Road – will “wipe out the character of Streethay”.
The Streethay Against Development action group has now been set up and organisers have urged locals to attend an open meeting at 8pm tomorrow (April 21) at Lichfield Hockey Club on Eastern Avenue.
In a statement delivered to Streethay residents, the campaign group said:
“This is one of the most picturesque landscapes that Lichfield and its surrounds possess. The view from the village of the land rising towards the poplar trees and the horizon is magnificent. A development of this nature would effectively wipe out the character of Streethay which has, over the decades, consistently and in a graduated fashion absorbed growth and change in a way that has not prejudiced its heritage.”
The group says that other action groups in Lichfield are supporting the Streethay development, claiming that they hope it will limit the number of houses to be built in other areas of the district.
The meeting will offer residents a background to the proposal and will allow them to sign forms of objection to be passed on to Lichfield District Council.
A Streethay Against Development spokesperson added:
“Streethay does not have the roads, footpaths or infrastructure to absorb a settlement of such massive proportions. If anyone has any doubts, just think of that beautiful piece of farmland crammed with 850 houses towering so obviously over the village. If that is not enough, consider the additional traffic congestion and the dangers of the excessive traffic on the narrow main road with just one footpath.
“Please join this critical cause to save our village from this ruinous proposal.”
