I would like to offer my comments on the Draft Local plans for Loxwood.

I am somewhat concerned that so many dwellings are planned for a single village, where so many villages exist in the area, yet have negligible building works planned. There has been comment made by Southern Water concerning the situation regarding waste water, where Loxwood is at capacity currently and that Southern Water have no plans in either of their five year plans to increase the amount of infrastructure for the management of waste water, how do you plan to manage this issue. I am aware that neighbouring streets in Loxwood (Spy Lane and Burley Close) are already having issues when heavy rain has occurred.

Additionally, the roads that connect the villages around Loxwood were never meant to take the levels of traffic they currently do and the addition of potentially around 250 more vehicles would place a massive burden on the roads and create jams at peak times. Additionally, access between the new estates and the main roads appear to just use existing access points, such as the plan for the land adjacent to the Medical Centre in Farm Close.

It would seem that your plans for Loxwood are to create effectively a dormitory town, as there are few work opportunities actually in the village and immediate surrounding, thus people must commute considerable distances for work. This obviously has an impact on the environment and for pedestrians. How do you intend to ensure that the environment will be protected and that the increase in road usage will not put pedestrians at risk?

Loxwood is an historic village. It currently retains considerable character as such. how do you anticipate to maintain the essence of the village with so much expansion in such a relatively small area?

Finally, I am curious about the procedures (CDC) followed regarding national planning guidance, the 'desk top studies' and consultations based on those studies. Especially considering the lack of sharing the burden of development across the local parishes.