Comment

Local Plan Review: Preferred Approach 2016-2035

Representation ID: 1908

Received: 07/02/2019

Respondent: Mrs Elizabeth Lancaster

Representation Summary:

Issues relating to additional housing proposed in Loxwood:
- Road congestion
- Lack of public transport
- Sewage

Full text:

I am writing to convey my dismay at the proposed addition of 65 new houses into the Loxwood local area.

Our roads are congested beyond belief and we already have an enormous amount of housing being built along the B2133 at Alfold and further on at Cranleigh. The roads won't take hundreds more cars without decaying even further. Anyone coming to live in this village of working age, has to have their own car. There is one bus a day - you couldn't possibly commute anywhere at all except by car.

There is also the problem with the sewers. They can't cope with the number of houses already built let alone proposed. The local water company have NO plans to repair/replace/renew the pipework in Loxwood until gone 2025 - we will be drowning in sewage.

These proposals seem to be coming from builders looking to make a profit, not planners trying to ease the housing shortage. Why put up houses that won't be used.