Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

I am writing to register my objection to the above proposed housing developments on land on the outskirts of Barkway Village.

The proposed plan would increase the size of the village by 50%, which clearly would change the character of the village permanently, while affecting the natural environment known as the Chiltern Ridge. The NHDC have declared their intention to protect this feature in the past, and have also worked to save the linear character of the village. The proposed housing developments destroy the historic linear character of the village. This contravenes NPPF 11 and also contradicts their previous commitments.

The proposed plan will increase the footprint of the village hugely beyond its existing boundaries: NHDC does not normally consider development proposals which result in this effect.

The developments will prove impossible to integrate into the village, and there is a strong danger that a two tier village will develop, with resulting damage to social cohesion.

Each household will require at least one car, which means more than 173 more cars. The village is already blighted by lorries using it as a shortcut, as well as the lorries from Anstey quarry: noise and pollution from traffic will only increase at a time when sustainability is a key objective of government planning. Also, those without means to own a car will be isolated due to the near absence of public transport. There are no jobs available in the village for house buyers, so they will need to become commuters to another town/village. It is clearly more sustainable to build houses close to places of employment. I submit that this contravenes NPPF30,34,35, 95, NOOF 38 and NHDC Policy SP6.

Infilling has, on observation, constantly been a feature of life in Barkway, and this has not significantly blighted the village (though the result is that it becomes ever more compact) As I write, 2 more applications have recently been granted for building and conversion respectively. The village is confronting the matter of housing need in a continual process of evolution, and in so doing meeting growth in a sustainable way.

I am writing to register my objection to the above proposed housing developments on land on the outskirts of Barkway Village.

The proposed plan would increase the size of the village by 50%, which clearly would change the character of the village permanently, while affecting the natural environment known as the Chiltern Ridge. The NHDC have declared their intention to protect this feature in the past, and have also worked to save the linear character of the village. The proposed housing developments destroy the historic linear character of the village. This contravenes NPPF 11 and also contradicts their previous commitments.

The proposed plan will increase the footprint of the village hugely beyond its existing boundaries: NHDC does not normally consider development proposals which result in this effect.

The developments will prove impossible to integrate into the village, and there is a strong danger that a two tier village will develop, with resulting damage to social cohesion.

Each household will require at least one car, which means more than 173 more cars. The village is already blighted by lorries using it as a shortcut, as well as the lorries from Anstey quarry: noise and pollution from traffic will only increase at a time when sustainability is a key objective of government planning. Also, those without means to own a car will be isolated due to the near absence of public transport. There are no jobs available in the village for house buyers, so they will need to become commuters to another town/village. It is clearly more sustainable to build houses close to places of employment. I submit that this contravenes NPPF30,34,35, 95, NOOF 38 and NHDC Policy SP6.

Infilling has, on observation, constantly been a feature of life in Barkway, and this has not significantly blighted the village (though the result is that it becomes ever more compact) As I write, 2 more applications have recently been granted for building and conversion respectively. The village is confronting the matter of housing need in a continual process of evolution, and in so doing meeting growth in a sustainable way.

I am writing to register my objection to the above proposed housing developments on land on the outskirts of Barkway Village.

The proposed plan would increase the size of the village by 50%, which clearly would change the character of the village permanently, while affecting the natural environment known as the Chiltern Ridge. The NHDC have declared their intention to protect this feature in the past, and have also worked to save the linear character of the village. The proposed housing developments destroy the historic linear character of the village. This contravenes NPPF 11 and also contradicts their previous commitments.

The proposed plan will increase the footprint of the village hugely beyond its existing boundaries: NHDC does not normally consider development proposals which result in this effect.

The developments will prove impossible to integrate into the village, and there is a strong danger that a two tier village will develop, with resulting damage to social cohesion.

Each household will require at least one car, which means more than 173 more cars. The village is already blighted by lorries using it as a shortcut, as well as the lorries from Anstey quarry: noise and pollution from traffic will only increase at a time when sustainability is a key objective of government planning. Also, those without means to own a car will be isolated due to the near absence of public transport. There are no jobs available in the village for house buyers, so they will need to become commuters to another town/village. It is clearly more sustainable to build houses close to places of employment. I submit that this contravenes NPPF30,34,35, 95, NOOF 38 and NHDC Policy SP6.

Infilling has, on observation, constantly been a feature of life in Barkway, and this has not significantly blighted the village (though the result is that it becomes ever more compact) As I write, 2 more applications have recently been granted for building and conversion respectively. The village is confronting the matter of housing need in a continual process of evolution, and in so doing meeting growth in a sustainable way.