Roads into and out of the village are narrow and not suitable for extra traffic. Single track with limited passing places on two exit roads and a ford on one of them.

Safety issues for pedestrians and vehicles particularly School Road with poor visibility and narrowness of roads.

No public transport through the village. The A140 service is inadequate for commuting. The long walk home from the bus stop to the furthest properties would be hazardous especially in poor light and bad weather.

An estate-type development would be out of keeping with the character of the village. Linear development of single storey dwellings would be more suitable.

There is a footpath through the site and any development would result in loss of publicly accessible open space. Even if a path remained its nature would have been altered.

Low water pressure is currently a problem for many households and more properties would worsen the situation.

There have been flooding problems in School Road so major improvements would be required to prevent further flooding issues.

Broadband speeds are appalling and would deteriorate further if the site were to be developed.