1. Serious concerns around safety of both vehicular and pedestrian access due to the lack of footpath and the Watton Road being such a fast, busy and dangerous road (due to the blind bend coming in to Barford).

2. Increased run-off from a new development would exacerbate an already severe problem that the village has with flooding. A large part of the site is located on a flood plain.

3, The local pumping station is not coping adequately with the existing village population.

4. The only core facility that Barford currently has is a small primary school, and so is not suitable for significant additional development.

5. Massive impact on a very important nature corridor in the Tiffey corridor.