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Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mr Colin Brown

Building on any of the green belt land surrounding Hockley Heath will have an irreversible impact on the wildlife in the immediate area and the wider county.
By constructing an additional 5000 properties around the existing footprint of Hockley Heath, this would effectively barricade current residents in.
Hockley Heath doesn’t have the infrastructure or transport links to support such a massive increase in properties/residents.
Transport links in Hockley Heath are not appropriate for such an increase in properties / residents.
Air and Water quality (Canals, Rivers & Tributaries) would suffer in and around the immediate area and beyond due to more cars being on the road locally emitting pollution, poor transport links will only encourage car use.
Water Table would be irreversibly altered when constructing the proposed properties, thus causing increased localised flooding risks.
Waste Disposal Services are not local so if an additional 5000 properties were to be built, recycling facilities would need to be nearby.
Light Pollution & Additional air pollution.
Hockley Heath only has 1 park, with an additional 5000 houses, this isn’t enough for families to enjoy green spaces safely.
There are brownfield and disused industrial sites in and around existing towns and city centres. These should be utilised first.