I would like to register my views on the potential development on the land off of Long Lane, Stoke Holy Cross. I strongly object to this. Being a resident on Brickle Road, Stoke Holy Cross for 25 years I have enjoyed living in the property which I do, with the lovely rural green land surrounding the property.

The land which is going to potentially be built on is prime agricultural land, which currently has a very active growth on yearly. Yet again it will be a healthy piece of land destroyed to accommodate housing which will no doubt not fit in with the surrounding properties and their characteristics. The properties which are currently being built are large houses with small gardens and insufficient parking spaces allocated. The properties which are already here have lovely gardens and sufficient parking. Where is the local produce going to come from now? Our village and surrounding villages do not have the facilities to accommodate more housing. We have two primary schools and one high school to accommodate 5+ close villages and I, along with a lot of other villagers, feel there are more priorities other than housing that need to be considered first. Another key aspect is the drainage.... there will be considerable disruption to install sufficient drainage for the new properties, which in turn will reduce the pressure supply to the existing properties. The roads will suffer greatly due to the added traffic, street lights will be added, paths will be put in which will take away the rural aspect of the village currently. Recently we have also had a reduce in the bus service through the village, so by adding more people to the village will mean having to restore this service. Local services, GP's, Chemists, Schools and Playgroups have already raised their concerns about not being able to cope with the current level of residents, and by adding more residents to the village, these services will suffer even more. I personally would not have any problem if a school were to be built on the land, as this would only be used during school hours, which would mean the residents who have gardens backing on to the land would still have the privacy they have had for the last 20+ years, and this would take the pressure of of the existing schools which are currently overloaded, which in turn could potentially affect the learning of the pupils due to them not being able to spend sufficient time being able to ask questions in the lesson time provided.

I would like to be made aware of any meetings which are due to take place regarding this land. I don't doubt that I am the only one who is objecting to these plans, and as residents of this road, we would like to hope that our views are taken in to consideration. There are plenty more areas of land which could be used which are not prime agricultural land, and would be more suitable for building on.

Having looked into the surrounding land, I would like to ask if the land at the bottom of Brickle Road, to the right of the Broadland Park has been considered as this would not obscure any ones views to the rural village that we currently live it.

Regards
Mr Greenfield.