Object
New Local Plan: Spatial Options Document 2021
Representation ID: 41018
Received: 22/09/2021
Respondent: Judith Smith
I wish to express concern at the suggested development in the above area with particular reference to Sites Refs: CFS004 and CFS071.
Any large scale development is bound to impact negatively on the much-prized rural character of this area.
Even beyond the development sites, road usage would markedly increase resulting in further disruption and potential further loss of green space. Traffic safety is another consideration.
There is already a potentially dangerous traffic situation affecting Barling School. The building of x26 houses on the adjoining site would exacerbate this. A more appropriate use of this land would be to provide school parking/school facilities.
Heavy traffic due to construction vehicles and, later, increased population, would create further dangers throughout the villages and noise pollution.
Further, I would challenge the desire for more self-sufficiency. I would suggest that having to travel out of the area for some services, especially commercial, is a price worth paying for the preservation of this rural setting.
I wish to express concern at the suggested development in the above area with particular reference to Sites Refs: CFS004 and CFS071.
Any large scale development is bound to impact negatively on the much-prized rural character of this area.
Even beyond the development sites, road usage would markedly increase resulting in further disruption and potential further loss of green space. Traffic safety is another consideration.
There is already a potentially dangerous traffic situation affecting Barling School. The building of x26 houses on the adjoining site would exacerbate this. A more appropriate use of this land would be to provide school parking/school facilities.
Heavy traffic due to construction vehicles and, later, increased population, would create further dangers throughout the villages and noise pollution.
Further, I would challenge the desire for more self-sufficiency. I would suggest that having to travel out of the area for some services, especially commercial, is a price worth paying for the preservation of this rural setting.