Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

I would like to register my formal objection to the proposed excessive new homes planned for Barkway.

Barkway is a small and friendly village with only a first school, a church, pub, garage and hairdressers in terms of amenities.

The proposition of the size of the village increasing by nearly 50% saddens me. Barkway is a small village. These are becoming few and far between and should be preserved as part a historic British way of life rather than turning our lovely village into just another small town.

In addition I feel that Barkway and surrounding countryside is one of the prettiest parts of the North Herts and inevitably new housing estates will damage this environment.

My final comment is on road use. I live on the main road with my husband and two young children. Cars go fast but it is not busy. If these new houses are built our access up the footpath to the centre of our village would be dangerous. Additionally the driving route to Royston would be far busier (no work opportunities in Barkway so I assume the new occupants would largely be commuting out of the village for work) and the road is not safe for more cars.

This village extension should not go ahead. I appreciate new houses should be built but these should be done proportionally to the pre existing population and not all crammed in to one end of a small village. To me it makes sense to build on areas that are not outstandingly beautiful.

I would like to register my formal objection to the proposed excessive new homes planned for Barkway.

Barkway is a small and friendly village with only a first school, a church, pub, garage and hairdressers in terms of amenities.

The proposition of the size of the village increasing by nearly 50% saddens me. Barkway is a small village. These are becoming few and far between and should be preserved as part a historic British way of life rather than turning our lovely village into just another small town.

In addition I feel that Barkway and surrounding countryside is one of the prettiest parts of the North Herts and inevitably new housing estates will damage this environment.

My final comment is on road use. I live on the main road with my husband and two young children. Cars go fast but it is not busy. If these new houses are built our access up the footpath to the centre of our village would be dangerous. Additionally the driving route to Royston would be far busier (no work opportunities in Barkway so I assume the new occupants would largely be commuting out of the village for work) and the road is not safe for more cars.

This village extension should not go ahead. I appreciate new houses should be built but these should be done proportionally to the pre existing population and not all crammed in to one end of a small village. To me it makes sense to build on areas that are not outstandingly beautiful.