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ID sylw: 106457

Derbyniwyd: 26/02/2025

Ymatebydd: Philippa Bonelle

OBJECTIONS TO SITE REF 161 - ARDEN LODGE, STATION LANE

The development would be highly detrimental to the character of the area as a whole - that being green field and trees. There is a total lack of available (capacity) infrastructure in terms of roads, railway services, drainage, internet access and power. This includes lack of capacity for train services and no provision to extend it. The GP practice is already full, and the school only has 20 places and no capacity to increase this. This field adjoins a flood plain and we already suffer frequent flooding in Meadow Lane which would only increase with the loss of field drainage.

We have a very small rear garden (a mere 11 ft) and so the over-development of this site (number of proposed houses 17) would detrimentally impact our privacy as we would be overshadowed, overlooked and suffer radical loss of light. We regularly see wild deer, foxes, pheasant, woodpeckers etc in this field. The loss of air quality and increased pollution would be highly detrimental to the present occupants, school children, village residents and wildlife.
It is already extremely hazardous to exit Meadow Lane at school times as cars line station lane all the way up the road from the school and block our view when exiting the lane. The proposed drive would be on a blind bend which is already dangerous and increase the congestion from cars by over 30. This already extremely hazardous to pedestrians, children, cyclist and drivers.
We trust that due consideration will be given to these issues as all local residents are strongly opposed to all of these developments on green belt. We would request that consideration be prioritised towards brownfield sites before considering green belt.