GNLP0147 - Land Around Alburgh, Road and Silver Green, Sycamore Farm, 17 Alburgh Road, Hempnall Green - Mixed use development, led by residential development of an unspecified number, with potential for light industrial or small office units.

This would be a large scale development and even at this early stage it has provoked large scale local opposition and many objectors attended our recent parish council meeting.

They identified the following reasons why this was not a suitable area for development:

* general lack of infrastructure for the existing dwellings, let alone further development
* foul sewage - not on mains
* persistent problem in this area with sewage systems which has led to previous planning applications being refused. Problems included:
o a high water table
o ditch clearances needed at least annually
o surface water drainage inadequate
* SNC records will show 12 to 14 yrs ago pipe improvements were made on this on this land area to ease the problem but it did not fully resolve it
* Three Horseshoes PH flooded 3 times in last 5 years
* rural nature of area would be spoilt
* internet service poor
* low mains water pressure already inadequate to service existing homes
* roads not suitable for level of predicted traffic
* poor access points off Alburgh Rd
* impact on Hempnall School spaces
* impact on already over-subscribed doctor's surgeries
* impact on wild life - owls, bats, hedgehogs and newts
* the plan of the site is inaccurate as it included half of a parishioner's garden that has not been put forward by the owner
* outside current development area

The parish council voted unanimously to oppose development on this site for the reasons given above and because it contravened the parish council's planning policies which aim to restrict development to within current development boundaries and which discourage large scale developments of this nature. Mrs Thomas agreed to make representations on behalf of the parishioners and the parish council in opposition to this site.