Comment

Issues and Options Document

Representation ID: 34724

Received: 01/02/2018

Respondent: Janice Hill

Representation Summary:

Social housing is important but if these are not kept to a reasonable standard the whole area is affected.
The ashingdon road was obviously not built with the volume of traffic which would be generated by the increased housing in mind. Where will all that traffic go?

Full text:

Having just moved into this area (two months ago), We are very upset to discover that the situation which affected us and drove us to move from our home of 29 years, is about to be implemented in this area also.

You said in your leaflet infrastructure would not be a consideration but it is the greatest problem facing any resident in any area.
How will people be served and who will pay for it?

If services are not a consideration then there will be severe and unfair problems.
The people who live and pay for the services are those who should have the greatest priority in any consideration of further development. If not the area will seriously deteriorate and on the back of that there will be an upsurge in crime, anger and frustration. We speak from experience.

In our previous residence the area was flooded with many people a lot of whom were state funded. This meant a great deal of pressure placed upon already over worked services. Not least schools where new class rooms were having to be added.
Doctors also not coping even when there were 4 doctors coming in. Waiting times (for an appointment) one month.
If this area of ashingdon were flooded with new residents the doctors we attend would never cope and the service would suffer.
Social housing is important but if these are not kept to a reasonable standard the whole area is affected.
The ashingdon road was obviously not built with the volume of traffic which would be generated by the increased housing in mind. Where will all that traffic go?

We have moved here believing we could enjoy a better standard of life. We have paid our way all of our lives. As home owner residents we expect to be shown the rights of such. If we were not to pay our council tax, our debts we would soon hear about it.

Serious questions need to be asked. We do know what we are talking about.