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We strongly object to the proposed housing - social and private - on the land which runs between the old and new parts of Station Road Hatton.

The reasons for this are:

a) The houses at that end of Station Road, are all private and not overlooked by any development, a deciding factor when we and we would think most people who bought there homes took into consideration. We live on a road - with although quite a volume of homes - our own plots are quite private and tranquil.

b) The land that is being considered is a small copse which is another barrier to the noise of the M40 just yards from it.

c) Station Road itself has no speed limit on it, and to put 25+ house in this location would be a deadly accident waiting to happen - not too mention the increased volume of traffic this development would generate, as all the households would have at least one car.

d) The water run off caused by such a development would put additional pressure on the already hard pressed drainage around this area, and living right next door to the water course which has already been very near to breaking its deep bank, at our end, additional run off would make this threat all the more probable, and the gardens at the houses lower down the brook, would almost certainly be under water as there banks are only half the depth of where we are.

e) Then comes the question of human waste - and I don't mean re-cycling - the pumping station which is on our land - can it cope - would extra work have to be carried out to this to enable it to cope. We already have to allow Severn Trent access to this pumping station - is there going to be work carried out in conjunction with this development - leaving our property wide open to coming and goings of which we have no control. Is there likely to be construction vehicles wanting access, and no-one taking responsibility for any damage done.

I understand that there is an alternative sight also being looked out, up by the railway station on what could already be classed a housing estate - the obvious answer to further develop that, thus leaving the "tranquil" area of Station Road to remain just that. The current Hatton Station/Station road community has no facilities except for the Railway Station - and I for one want it to remain a small idyl - not a satalite for the larger towns/villages - and even Birmingham and London.

I am sure from this you can comprehend that number 94 is totally against this proposed development.