Object

Local Plan Review: Preferred Approach 2016-2035

Representation ID: 136

Received: 14/01/2019

Respondent: Mr Richard Keates

Representation Summary:

In summary I believe that the proposed Local Plan cannot be considered Sound in terms of sustainability and that CDC has not followed national planning guidance in the development of this plan.
Object to Loxwood allocation on following grounds
- local infrastructure cannot support 125 houses
- public transport is poor
- waste water/sewage capacity is exceeded already
- little or no local employment

Full text:

As a resident of Loxwood, I wish to record my objection the the new draft CDC Local Plan.

I believe that the continued growth of the village is contrary to the best interests of the local community.
The local infrastructure cannot support the proposed 125 new houses:
Public transportation links are poor - this will inevitably mean a vast increase in private cars using inadequate roads.
Waste water / sewage capacity in the village and surrounding area already exceeds capacity (recent new developments have required the construction of sewage holding tanks)
There is little or no local employment - again meaning more cards on the roads

I am also surprised that planners propose 125 more houses for a small village - this demand is not from local needs, but from sites proposed by developers. Loxwood has seen a significant number of new houses over the last decade - more are not needed or wanted by local people. It also strikes me as somewhat unfair that other local villages have been allocated either none or very few new homes. I understood that when our local Village Plan was adopted several years ago, new development would be controlled through the agreed plan, and no development outside these parameters would be permissible.

In summary I believe that the proposed Local Plan cannot be considered Sound in terms of sustainability and that CDC has not followed national planning guidance in the development of this plan.