I WAS saddened to learn recently of changes in Wychavon, namely the destruction of some houses along the Droitwich Road with fairly large gardens to make space for a larger number of houses with small gardens.

This seems to me to be damaging both to the general amenities of the area and to the spaces in which wildlife can thrive.

I would, therefore, like to ask a number of questions:

As these large garden areas cannot in any sense be regarded as brownfield sites, what is the basis for these developments?

Has any thought been given to the need, especially at the present time, to protect these English garden areas and to preserve them as habitats in which birds and other wildlife can find sanctuary and flourish?

Has full consideration been given to the effects of this development on traffic in the area as well as on matters such as sewage disposal, possible flooding etc?

I hope that it will be possible to reconsider and halt these changes and so allow the retention of the amenities present in most of the area at this time.

They are quite vital to the preservation of the quality of English life.

I write as someone with a keen interest in gardens and wildlife and perhaps I should add that I have become more fully acquainted with this matter as a member of the Association for the Protection of the English Garden.

DEREK LEGGE,

Montagu Road,

Offerton,

Stockport