New, Revised and Small Sites

There are concerns from the Parish Council regarding the access from and to these dwellings. The current access to the land was via a track, so there would have to be a new road developed. However, this would be problematic as the access would fall on Common Land and a D Restricted Road. Twenty dwellings are also deemed to be too many for the Village, considering the Villages size and situation onto A140.

The Council have concerns for the amount of dwellings for the size of the Village and the lack of amenities that the Village have. There are also concerns about the access to this development as it was on a blind bend with a play area opposite. There was also no amenities or public bus stops in the Village which were indicated on the plans. The only bus that stops is the school bus which already has generated its own parking issues. There was also no continuous footpath from the bus stop on the A140 to the proposed development site.

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.