As a long term resident of Aylsham (since January 1971) I have seen many changes and adapted to them but the time has come to say "enough is enough"!

1. If the proposed new housing estate and school plan goes ahead on the car boot sale fields this could result on at least 600 more car journeys daily, plus school traffic, with increased pollution levels and congestion.

2. Some houses in Burgh Road do not have any off-street parking. Delivery vans and tradesmen's vehicles need to park and frequently cause single lane traffic.

3. There is already confusion at the junction with Oakfield Road with very little room to manoeuvre. Cycling has become increasingly dangerous and stressful; many fewer people (including myself) now cycle up to town.

4. The pavement is quite narrow and due to large vehicles having to mount the pavement to pass each other can be dangerous especially for people with walking aids, pushchairs and young children.

5. I understand that there has been a suggestion that the road could be widened by cutting away the grassy area and felling trees on (a resident's) land. This is in the Aylsham Conservation Zone and would mean destroying a lovely woodland area of wonderful mature trees which are home to a large and very long established rookery. This would surely be contrary to any wildlife and climate change principles.

6, There have been suggestions to make Burgh Road one way. This would make life very difficult for the residents as it would involve lengthy narrow detours and push more traffic into the town centre which ever the direction of travel. It would also encourage speeding and cause problems for the no.43 bus route.

I understand there is a possible alternative site in the area of the old Motel on Norwich Road, which is the only road in Aylsham capable of coping with the additional traffic and would not compromise bus routes or traffic flow/management in the centre of this historic market town. This would seem to a far better place for this proposed development.