Barford & Wramplingham Parish Council held two public meetings which were both very well attended with over 40 residents attending each meeting. The Parish Council created a Parish Plan in 2010 and the views of the residents within this are still valid and should be considered. Further concerns raised are as follows:
* Traffic - increased traffic with any development will be detrimental to the Parish which is predominantly served by narrow rural roads. There is no safe cycling route between the site and the main village centre.
* Pedestrian access - there are very limited footpaths in the Parish and no footpath from the site to the main village centre.
* There is a lack of facilities within the village and poor public transport links. This will increase the use of cars and commuting which will affect many other areas as well as our parish.
* Flooding - Whilst this site is not at risk of flooding, any water run off (which will be considerable), goes into the flood amelioration system in the village or into residents back gardens. Any development would therefore increase the risk of flooding within the area
* Flooding - Barford sewage system is already at capacity as has been regularly demonstrated by sewage egress into resident's gardens.
* The suggestion is also for a country park. The area is often waterlogged which makes it a very poor choice of site and there is the potential to add significant extra vehicles. Any ongoing maintenance costs would need to be considered to ensure that it did not become a liability to the community.
* The proposed development (including the so-called "country park") will have a very negative impact on the biodiversity and wildlife corridor of the Tiffey valley and will completely destroy the undeveloped and open character of the river valley, which currently separates the two villages of Barford and Wramplingham. We will thus lose the special rural characteristics of this area as defined by the South Norfolk Landscape Assessment 2001.