As with the current application by Gladman Homes to develop 165 new properties on farmland off Burgate Lane, another 140 homes in this location would be totally inappropriate in view of the difficult access, both along Burgate Lane which is a narrow country lane with dangerous, unsighted bends which was never designed for large volumes of traffic, and from Upgate/Hall Road which has no pavements, no street lighting and no safeguards at all for pedestrians, cyclists, horse riders, children walking to school daily, etc. A large development(s) here would severely compromise the safety of local residents. Gull Lane, although the quickest route to the A146, is a single track road with limited passing places and quite inappropriate for additional traffic (it was also totally impassable for several days during recent snow).

There is no infrastructure capacity, e.g. schools, medical facilities, etc. to support such expansion and the distance to local amenities (shops, etc.) would inevitably result in residents of any new developments here using their cars along the local road network.