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I would like to object to Option GT12 Westham Lane, Barford.
The reasons are that it does not fit your own criteria and there are better options being considered, the most obvious one being GTalt01 Brookside Willows, Banbury Road. In addition, I feel that not enough time has gone into the planning of larger sites, that would be economically much better in terms of economies of scale and impact on fewer proposed sites.
New, larger, mixed communities within the new proposed developments in the area appear not to have been considered. Why? Then they could be properly planned and managed in a sympathetic and economic way.
GT12 Westham Lane is not suitable because:
* The site is situated on the edge of a very busy, fast road(A429)with a history of accidents at the nearby junctions making safe access impossible. It would also be noisy.
* The site is cut off from the village by A429 and would involve pedestrians crossing to get to the village primary school for instance.
* There is no doctor's surgery nearby.
* The physical impact of the site would be detrimental to the main tourist route between the area and the Cotswalds
* There are no utilities so provision of these would be costly.
* Integration into the landscape would obviously be an issue in a pretty riverside location.
GTalt01 Brookside Willows is a more obvious choice because:
* Access is safe and established
* The site is set back from the road which would be beneficial to all concerned and it is not situated on a fast stretch of road so traffic noise would not be an issue.
* Schools, doctors are nearby and transport links are good.
* There is safe, pedestrian links to town.