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ID sylw: 107780

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mrs Samantha Brown

Objection to SG18-land between Luddington Road and Borden Hill.

Falls outside of the SDC core strategy and key clauses of note:

Section 3 - 3.3 Water environment and flood risk "Development will not be permitted where it results in the risk of flooding elsewhere"
Section 5 - Development Strategy.... The location... Does not have an unreasonably harmful impact on surrounding landscape and setting

Since the new estate and roundabout have been built opposite the Luddington Road entrance, we have seen a SIGNIFICANT increase in flooding, on the racecourse fields and roads due to run off, and impacting homeowners on Luddington Road up to Stannels Close. A brook runs through gardens of house numbers 2-40 this has been flooded numerous times since the new development. Development will only increase the flooding. Existing building work granted is nowhere near completion.

There will be an unacceptable loss of outlook and privacy, diminishing living conditions. Houses would be built on higher land, and be even more imposing as the land ascends away from the existing houses on Luddington Road. It would be an eyesore taking away afternoon and evening sunshine.

Traffic can back up all the way to Dodwell Trading Estate most mornings with building work in the area nowhere near completion, this will only get worse.

Cars speed up/down the Borden Hill road-dangerous for access.

There will be adverse visual impact-as you drive over the top of Borden Hill the field creates an amazing panoramic view of the beautiful buildings of Stratford upon Avon. Any building work to this field will eradicate the view.

This site would have an enormous impact on wildlife including bats, birds, birds of prey, muntjac, deer.

The loss of some 5 hectares 'best and most versatile' agricultural land is of significant concern.