The Council had grave concerns. The main points discussed for this site was the concern of generation of extra traffic that it could cause, adding to an already congested junction onto the A140. This would be increased by clients and visitors arriving throughout the day, and at peak periods during the year such as harvest. If the proposed development went ahead on this land, slow speed agricultural vehicles would be driving through the Village, potentially on low loaders which would be even bigger and hazardous than the vehicles it was carrying. The Council objects strongly to the proposal of industrial development on a pristine greenfield site not contiguous with any other residential or commercial property and has concerns about:
Loss of amenity, walks and views
Pollution by noise, lights and effluent
Disturbance to village life of 24/7 working
Impact on traffic flow
Impact on the water course and possible surface flooding.