Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft
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Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft
WE1 Land off Hitchin Road
Representation ID: 306
Received: 11/11/2016
Respondent: Mrs Helen Dumpleton
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
Object to WE1: compromises the village's role (as recognized in the Green belt Survey Published in 2016, P.23-24) in preventing encroachment of development into open countryside, traffic safety concerns through small village, slow worms in field, bats and no bat survey completed, water run off/field floods, unwanted by village
I'd like to object to site WE1's inclusion in the plan on the following basis:
The development of WE1 will likely result in a dramatic increase in traffic through the village. The safety of the village children is already of concern and this will heighten this concern.
The land being officially removed from the Green Belt to enable the development of WE1 sets a dangerous precedent for further development around Weston in the future and compromises the village's role (as recognized in the Green belt Survey Published in 2016, P.23-24) in preventing encroachment of development into open countryside.
From residents meetings and Facebook groups this development is not wanted by the village and threatens the village life many sought buying here.
Additionally, local residents have spotted slow worms on the site which have protected status. Further local residents have spotted bats and a bat survey has not been completed which is a legal requirement.
Already a proposal to build 1000 houses on the border of Weston is on the table. We could have 40 plus trucks a day through the village. We would like the green belt left as breathing space.
