GNLP2111. This proposal site is not suitable for yet more housing. It would be on the green belt policy which has been drawn up to protect the countryside from urban sprawl. It will damage the environment and disrupt this small community. Upper Stoke is invaluable to those who live here. We chose to live here because we love the countryside with the open spaces and wild birds and animals and this site provides habitat to the wildlife.We have been told, because of climate change, the need to grow more trees.If we keep building on agriculture land we will eventually have a shortage of food and with Brexit in mind where will this food come from.
At the moment this is a compact little hamlet. The roads will become a nightmare as they are not wide or straight enough with bends and dips. Traffic already has to maneuver with oncoming vehicle so with the influx
of more cars there will undoubtedly be accidents. The entrance to the site is on a bend which also dips. Should the entrance to the site be located in Brickle Road this would be more damaging as the road is not designed for traffic and pulling out at the crossroads has limited vision. There is no infrastructure, there are no shops, no street lights no pavements, no doctors and no school and the bus service is unreliable and may be stopped.There are doctors at Poringland but they are already well over subscribed and schools at Pringland and Stoke Hole Cross but they are not within walking distance for most people. The schools are already overflowing with pupils and are concerned about the next influx of children.