We object to the proposals in the Langley development (Planning Application 2023/04517/PA) to remove and tarmac over the established hedgerow along Springfield Road between the junctions of Churchill Road and Reddicap Heath Road to make way for a new 3.5m wide Western Boundary footway/cycleway.

This unnecessary destruction of the natural environment will have devastating consequences to local wildlife.

A new shared use footway/cycleway would instead be better placed running alongside the existing hedgerow within the new development. This will ensure a new footway/cycleway can be built to encourage active travel, whilst retaining the existing hedgerow and not harming the local environment.

In addition to signing this petition residents can also raise their objections to these plans by clicking on Birmingham City Council’s planning application website  via this link and inputting the planning application reference 2023/04517/PA:

https://eplanning.birmingham.gov.uk/Northgate/PlanningExplorer/GeneralSearch.aspx