Object

New, Revised and Small Sites

Representation ID: 17247

Received: 21/11/2018

Respondent: Mr K Andrews

Representation Summary:

No schools/amenities and no easy access to them with single track roads.
Properties currently unsold in the village.
No main sewage.
Prone to flooding.
Social housing not successful with no Topcroft locals.
Over development in historical part of the village.
Sites are enclosed commonland, which keeps Topcroft as a rural village and the 'pretty' part.
40% increase in houses in The Street.
Ecological value in wet commonland.
Topcroft is identified as an 'Other Village' in Policy 16 of Joint Core Strategy. A defined development boundary within which
very limited infill development can occur without affecting the form/character of the village.

Full text:

No schools/amenities and no easy access to them with single track roads.
Properties currently unsold in the village.
No main sewage.
Prone to flooding.
Social housing not successful with no Topcroft locals.
Over development in historical part of the village.
Sites are enclosed commonland, which keeps Topcroft as a rural village and the 'pretty' part.
40% increase in houses in The Street.
Ecological value in wet commonland.
Topcroft is identified as an 'Other Village' in Policy 16 of Joint Core Strategy. A defined development boundary within which
very limited infill development can occur without affecting the form/character of the village.