This involves loss of a substantial amount of protected woodland. The UK's biodiversity action plan states that we should be focused on the creation of woodland, not the destruction of it. This is publicly accessible, and many people use this area to unwind and destress - I am one of those people. This will severely impact the mental and physical well being of said people. Not only that, the homes of a vast diversity of creatures will be lost, where are they expected to go? Furthermore, this development increases the likelihood of increased flooding downstream, hence does not just affect the area you are looking to tear down, it also affects land away from this area. With the effects of climate change becoming more and more apparent, we need land dedicated to helping mitigate these effects. Destroying this woodland will only worsen the effects.