Object

Draft Local Plan-Part 2 Site Allocations

Representation ID: 20269

Received: 03/03/2020

Respondent: Mr Ged Sidnell

Representation Summary:

1. Building on this site would increase the footprint of the village.
2. This site is a greenfield site as opposed to brownfield at the Fengate farm site.
3. Unsuitable increase in traffic along Le Neve Road/Wathen Way.
4. The graveyard extension should not be used as a sweetener.
5. The site is a recognized historic World War I landing site which would be lost if built on.
6. Landscaping would not overcome the visual damage caused to the village setting on the south side of the village.

Full text:

I object to this site being the preferred site for Marsham for the following reasons:
1. Building on this site will increase the footprint of the village as opposed to the site at Fengate Farm. If the building of houses starts with this part of the field, it will continue to be built on until the whole site is covered with houses.
2. The site is a greenfield site rather than a brownfield site as the Fengate Farm site is.
3. As vehicular access would be via Le Neve Road and partly Wathen Way, all vehicles will be forced down residential roads with cars parked on both sides of the road and would increase the danger to the local residents.
4. This build should not be considered with using the graveyard extension as a sweetener, the graveyard extension should be considered in it's own right.
5. The site is a recognized historic World War I landing strip which would be lost forever should the site be built on.
6. No amount of landscaping would get away from the visual damage to the village setting on the south side of the village.