As a resident of low street in wicklewood for 3 years, I am in disbelief that this site would even be considered for large scale development. Low street is a single track road with no passing places and is prone to flooding. The loss of the field views will be devastating for not only us, but the whole village as the fields in front are popular with local dog walkers and houses an abundance of wildlife.
From a geological point of view, the water that runs off the field currently means that our back garden is very boggy most of the year. Then front garden fares better, but only because it is south facing and gets sunlight, which is another issue. As we are at the bottom of the valley, the properties proposed would eliminate light and encroach the privacy of our property. Structural problems with existing housing is also an issue. Our property is built on a raft foundation, so is sensitive to ground changes.
For wicklewood as a village, it concerns me that the infrastructure surrounding the village isnt in place to support this development. Crownthorpe road is very narrow in places and has heavy HGV movements on a daily basis from Longs farm. As the public transport to and from the village is an hourly (and very unreliable) bus service, along with no public footpaths and unsuitable and unsafe roads for cycling on, It will need to be presumed that occupents of the new properties will be reliant on cars. Assuming 2 cars per household, this not only places a strain on the roads, but also the environment.
School places are also an issue and I doubt the local primary school would be able to cater for the developments and will lead to further car usage.
It will also mean that a clear view of our historic windmill will be lost from most angles.
Wicklewood has also already taken on a small scale development which was proportionate to the size of the village.