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The proposal to use this site for a gypsy and travellers' site is
particularly surprising as it is in an area that has been considered
not to be suitable for residential use and was not included for
that purpose in any version of the new Local Plan.

Severn Trent has advised on a cordon sanitary around the
sewage works it cannot be at all acceptable to site a place where
people will live so near to a sewage works.
Residents' amenities would certainly be adversely affected by escaping gases from the
sewage works. We know that those malodorous gases are already
experienced by residents living as far away asChase Meadow.
Indeed, it could prove to be intolerable for residents of the
site both within and outside their homes.

Residents of the site would also be subjected to noise from the M40 and
those living in mobile homes with limited noise insulation, would
suffer even more than would residents of conventional housing.

The proximity of the river and the site's location within the flood
plain are persuasive reasons for the development not to be
permitted. We are aware that even if compensatory works could be
carried out it would be poor planning practice to knowingly locate
development in the flood plain even if this land could be
fully protected by remediation measures the flooding would be
displaced elsewhere.

It really is a matter of serious concern that though the land has been
considered to be unsuitable for residential use, the District
Council should propose it for use as a Gypsy and Traveller Site.
Surely, it is not acceptable to expect anybody to reside in an area
which has never been considered suitable for other forms of
residential use.