No Reedham Carried Forward Sites

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Object

Draft Local Plan-Part 2 Site Allocations

Representation ID: 19869

Received: 07/02/2020

Respondent: Mr Richard Carey

Representation Summary:

Reedham cannot support any further housing because:-

Sewage system already overloaded. Frequent effluent flooding into properties & much is already being trucked out.

Village is at end of a single narrow 7 mile road which passes through several others.

Roads are narrow and in appalling state.

Many parents elect to send children to other schools.

Poor, infrequent public transport.

Post office only part time - nearest is 7 miles away.

Surgery is part time - nearest 7 miles away.

No police presence - nearest 20 miles away.

Telephone & internet services already stretched.

Minimal mobile phone service.

Electricity often fails.

Full text:

Reedham cannot support any further housing because:-

Sewage system already overloaded. Frequent effluent flooding into properties & much is already being trucked out.

Village is at end of a single narrow 7 mile road which passes through several others.

Roads are narrow and in appalling state.

Many parents elect to send children to other schools.

Poor, infrequent public transport.

Post office only part time - nearest is 7 miles away.

Surgery is part time - nearest 7 miles away.

No police presence - nearest 20 miles away.

Telephone & internet services already stretched.

Minimal mobile phone service.

Electricity often fails.

Object

Draft Local Plan-Part 2 Site Allocations

Representation ID: 19953

Received: 17/02/2020

Respondent: Mr Simon Cox

Representation Summary:

Objection to further housing because:-

Roads narrow & in a bad state.

Reedham is out on its own and not a drive through village.

Poor public transport.

Sewage system overloaded. Currently multiple truck loads carried out daily.

Problems with drains and flooding.

One small shop & post office, opens part time.

Doctor’s surgery stretched.

Mill road site access very tight & not wide enough & close to school entrance.

Allocation for new home 16%, which is way too much.

No parking so vehicles on the street.

No police presence.

Telephone/internet services are slow.

To many additional cars to support houses.

Full text:

Objection to further housing because:-

Roads narrow & in a bad state.

Reedham is out on its own and not a drive through village.

Poor public transport.

Sewage system overloaded. Currently multiple truck loads carried out daily.

Problems with drains and flooding.

One small shop & post office, opens part time.

Doctor’s surgery stretched.

Mill road site access very tight & not wide enough & close to school entrance.

Allocation for new home 16%, which is way too much.

No parking so vehicles on the street.

No police presence.

Telephone/internet services are slow.

To many additional cars to support houses.

Object

Draft Local Plan-Part 2 Site Allocations

Representation ID: 21959

Received: 15/03/2020

Respondent: Gill Watts

Representation Summary:

I think it would be undesirable to extend the village by 88 plus new dwellings for the following reasons:-

1. Infrastructure
With a recent growth in new dwellings built in Reedham the infrastructure is now inadequate so would not support (eg. sewerage and drainage is being taken away every day and sometimes twice a day). Also, the roads would support the increase in traffic those houses would bring.

2. Transport
Just over a year ago we suffered a cut in buses. No buses on Saturday or Sunday. Since 5is has happened we have had a very indifferent train service. At best the trains run late, at worse they don’t run at all! This has left us isolated, especially at weekends.

3. Food Security
If we cover our farming land with lots of houses we will be left with inaccessible, unusable pieces of land. We could solve the problem of feeding ourselves with produce we have sourced and flown in from all parts of the world, but how green is that? Would would happen if these countries ran out of food?

4. Finally
Instead of being a picturesque haven for wildlife, Reedham will become yet another sprawling, overgrown, under resourced village. I moved to Reedham for its diversity, not it’s uniformity.

Full text:

I think it would be undesirable to extend the village by 88 plus new dwellings for the following reasons:-

1. Infrastructure
With a recent growth in new dwellings built in Reedham the infrastructure is now inadequate so would not support (eg. sewerage and drainage is being taken away every day and sometimes twice a day). Also, the roads would support the increase in traffic those houses would bring.

2. Transport
Just over a year ago we suffered a cut in buses. No buses on Saturday or Sunday. Since 5is has happened we have had a very indifferent train service. At best the trains run late, at worse they don’t run at all! This has left us isolated, especially at weekends.

3. Food Security
If we cover our farming land with lots of houses we will be left with inaccessible, unusable pieces of land. We could solve the problem of feeding ourselves with produce we have sourced and flown in from all parts of the world, but how green is that? Would would happen if these countries ran out of food?

4. Finally
Instead of being a picturesque haven for wildlife, Reedham will become yet another sprawling, overgrown, under resourced village. I moved to Reedham for its diversity, not it’s uniformity.