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ID sylw: 107966

Derbyniwyd: 02/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Sally Robinson

Red ID 169 & 30

While proximity to the station may offer some potential benefits for the development of land at Station Lane and land East of Station Lane, these benefits are outweighed by other factors, including:
• The likely increase in car-based travel, leading to highway safety concerns on
local roads;
• The lack of local services and employment, increasing the need for travel;
• The limited capacity of the primary school;
• The scale of development and its impact on the rural character of the village;
• The loss of local amenities and informal recreational opportunities;
• The damage to the rural ambiance of the canal corridor;
• The risks associated with climate change, increased rainfall, and flooding.
• The permanent loss of wildlife habitat and disruption to important wildlife
corridors.
Based on this analysis, it is recommended that: a. Kingswood should not be considered a suitable location for large-scale housing development, such as proposed for the land East of Station Lane, as well as the land at Station Lane.

There are no ‘exceptional circumstances’ to justify removing these sites from the Green Belt.

There is no justification for altering the Built-Up Area Boundary of Kingswood to accommodate further housing development, either now or in the future.