I object to the use of this site:
- The site will spoil a stunning view of the valley. One of the only views of the Tas valley available to the general public from the village main road. The problem with this development is that it fills a gap that is needed. The field and views are a much needed break from an increasingly built environment. This planned development insulates the village from the countryside at one of the only access points. According to the site plan there will be only a small gap left through which to view the valley.
- The field on which the development is proposed has been a wonderful meadow over the last few years. This is exactly the sort of site that should be protected now. So much recent housing is marketed through the benefits of a country lifestyle. But this environment is disintegrating through creeping suburbanisation. (I think it should be part of the development contract that where land is used for building on, an area of parkland should be created nearby or within the local area. This would increase sustainability and develop a more authentic relationship between the site and pastoral.
- We already have a huge amount of new traffic coming through the village. This development will only add to the problem.