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I wish to make objection to proposed development of Woodside Farm on the following reasons:
1. The Government Inspector ruled out development of Woodside Farm in the regional spatial strategy programme. Since that time there have been no major changes in the situation, so that decision should stand.
2. Access to Woodside Farm, wherever it was sited would create a dangerous junction, and would inevitably increase congestion on the Tachbrook Road and create more traffic at the junction with Harbury Lane.
3. Many roads in Whitnash were constructed when the area was developed as a housing estate and they are too narrow for the through traffic that has resulted from the construction of the South Farm estate. Note that part of Landor Road had to be completely reconstructed, due to damage from heavy goods vehicles traffic when the South Farm estate was developed. Development of Woodside Farm could only increase traffic in the town of Whitnash.
4. There is already dangerous congestion in Whitnash when children are being delivered/collected from school. Here the narrow roads around the schools mean that there is excessive parking on the pavements. More houses mean more children and more congestion at school times.
5. The land at Woodside Farm has underground power cables, which make it unsuitable for domestic housing.
6. Any development on Woodside Farm would only worsen the flood risk on the Tachbrook Road and adjacent to the Harbury Lane junction.