I am a little perturbed by the plans for an additional 120 or so homes planned for Loxwood. As a resident of Loxwood, I am somewhat familiar with the issues appertaining to the village and wonder how such a number of houses can even be considered for a single village (especially as the number of new dwellings planned for the surrounding villages run in single or low double figures).

I know there are currently issues with drainage during times of high rainfall and of sewerage (I believe Southern Water has already stated that they are at capacity for both drainage and sewerage in Loxwood and to this end, the new houses built by Antler already have a couple of large tanks for waste water, not an ideal situation). I understand that Southern Water have no plans in their next two 5 year planning cycles to increase the amount of drainage or sewerage in the village. As there is already overflow into gardens in Spy Lane and adjacent areas during higher rainfall, I can see this problem being compounded by so many new dwellings. I would be interested to learn how you intend to manage this issue.

There is very limited access via roads currently. The additional traffic generated by so many dwellings is likely to cause considerable strain on the existing road system (which already sees use by many lorries and commuting traffic). What plans are being considered to manage or reduce this level of traffic considering the impact of so many additional dwellings?

The new builds on the land by the surgery in Farm Close: Are there plans for additional access to the housing development, rather than using the existing access to Farm Close, which is already congested during working hours as overflow parking for users of the surgery?

Unless these issues can be satisfactorily addressed, especially with consideration to sharing the load with other villages and effectively managing the wastewater problem, I must register an objection to the proposed plans.