I strongly object to this site being proposed as suitable for development.
It is high grade agricultural land. There is also a flooding risk across the front of the site. I have witnessed flooding in this area on many occasions when there is heavy rainfall. Development of this site would remove the ability of this field to naturally soak up any heavy rainfall and increase flood risk to the surrounding area.

Entrance to this site would be on the blind side of a bend with limited visibility. To put an entrance to a site on the blind side of a bend would increase the risk to dangerous levels. Near misses on this bend occur on a daily basis, due in part, to the lack of visibility and the volume of traffic speeding around it.

The proposed site falls outside of the defined development area for the village, it is also at the very corner of the village. This site, if developed, would break out into open countryside. Development of the site will adversely affect the landscape setting of Lingwood and the open rural character of the area. Development of the site will therefore cause harm to the landscape character of the area and the appearance of the surrounding countryside.

This development has no benefit whatsoever to the local community. It is neither needed nor wanted by local residents who are concerned it could take precedence over other developments that might actually benefit the community. It is located on a difficult and dangerous to access site with its own inherent topographical issues. Existing infrastructure and services within the locality are already stretched and it is thought that should this site be developed it will be to the detriment of existing residents.

The brown field site at the Old 1st School on Chapel Road, shown as commitment, should be used before any green field site.