Object

New, Revised and Small Sites

Representation ID: 18058

Received: 07/12/2018

Respondent: Mrs Susan Northeast

Representation Summary:

No proven need for a new primary school, as there are currently spaces.
Increased traffic through a busy cross roads, with no pedestrian crossings available, increased risk of accidents.
Village should be viewed as a whole, so that is does not become overwhelmed by new dwellings.
Impact of increase of population on already struggling health services, particularly GP and dental services.

Full text:

One of my objections is the inclusion of land for a primary school. The school currently has spaces and has declared they have no wish for new buildings,the provision of this in the plan appears to be supporting the number of dwellings they are proposing.
The second objection is transport. There is a limited bus service and stating extra householders would increase the viability of the bus service is something that would not necessarily happen. The road access to High Green is narrow in parts and the amount of traffic using the crossroads at the centre of the village would increase. No pedestrian crossing is provided and increased traffic would increase the risk to pedestrians.
The building of new homes in the village needs to be viewed holistically, so the current village is not overwhelmed with new builds, which would affect the nature and form of the village.
Current health services are struggling, including GP and dental services (there are no NHS dentists available in the near area)