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Derbyniwyd: 05/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Ian Rose

I refer to SG20 and to the further plan area from the Golden Cross to Little Britain it lacks SUSTAINABILITY
It is accepted that change is inevitable but it is how that change is managed that is important and this looks poorly managed I only found out about these proposals by accident. It is to be hoped that the next stage at the end of the year is better publicised so that people are aware in a timely manner.
This proposal seems to almost double the size of Bidford on Avon and to nearly quadruple the size of the hamlet of Ardens Grafton, a non service village.
Who ever would have thought that Ardens Grafton could become a suburb of Bidford 'town'.
If the district has no current shortage of property as reported at one meeting, where are the owners of the new properties coming from? and why?
The plans do not show how many houses are involved in these sites but the local road infrastructure is already inadequate/ poorly maintained Access to the Ardens Grafton site is via a very narrow street and unmade private road This together with other infrastructure such as doctors and schools requires significant input from developers. Significant works will be needed to provide mains water (there is non down our lane) sewerage, which sometimes struggles to cope and once flooded our patio with raw sewerage because the pipe under the road was blocked and surface water cannot access gullies due to lack of maintenance
It seems to me that there has been some opportunistic landowners who have put forward their land as likely sites for development and some of those allegedly are parish councillors. For the district to accept this is naïve in the extreme, especially in areas 1 & 2 which appear to be random parcels of land disconnected to any settlement. This also applies to parts of area 3.
I am 81 so these plans will probably not be seen in my lifetime but I have concerns about the environmental legacy we leave for the next generations
I am concerned about the impact on the very varied wildlife, both mammals and birds
The sites are on good grade arable land development of which which is unnecessary and will impact food security.
There are ancient footpaths over these sites. Together with hedgerows rich in bio diversity.
The rape of our countryside will continue with these developments.
Additional mobile coverage will be required (I can't have a smart meter as the signal is too poor!)
The Grafton Road is subject to flooding at Framlington.
One has to wonder what benefits there might be to existing residents such as are we to get more police, fire and ambulance cover given the increased population in these developments, also Hospitals. I see this as sadly doubtful. The extra council tax generated could be up to £80m where will this disappear to?
If the continued expansion of Bidford is to be allowed then perhaps the developers should be required to construct a much needed second crossing of the Avon to protect the medieval bridge which keeps getting damaged. This is a great opportunity!
The whole proposal is urbanisation on a completely ill thought-out and inappropriate manner
I wish to object in the strongest possible terms and urge rejection of these proposals which make no sense especially the Golden Cross to Little Britain piece and the New Road site, which seems to be in the middle of nowhere