The allocation of housing to the north need to be reduced back to the levels allocated in 2020

I am concerned that the proposed housing quota for the villages to the North has been set because the Council have been unable to resolve its issues regarding the A27. Residential development of any scale is better suited to the large towns in the South and the Council need to commit to a solution to the A27 and then a housing policy around it. Allocating housing to the North as a short term fudge will only serve to create long term issues for future generations to struggle with.
Beyond the A27 there is no logic to the revised allocations for the villages to the North and that is unacceptable. Any allocation needs to be based on a sound evidence base and strategy and the Council have failed to evidence such a case.
I firmly agree that a local plan should be in place but it must be one that is sound and which has properly considered all of the factors such as infrastructure, ecology, utilities, public transport, car reliance, school places, medical facilities and sewage capacity. Any reasonable analysis of the villages in the North clearly shows that they are unsuitable for the extent of development now proposed. Any reasonable analysis would show that any number of towns to the south would be much better suited.
The proposed changes to the housing allocation for the villages to the North will cause irreversible harm to the local biodiversity and character of the area. The proposed number of additional houses is huge in proportion to the existing size of the villages. No consideration of scale in the current proposal.
Assumptions that have formed the basis of the allocations are flawed, there a simply no buses so which buses will the new residents be using? The local bus runs between 10am and 2pm 4 days a week. That is not sufficient to sustain a viable community with work and wellbeing commitments. There is no shop in Loxwood so how is it a service village?
All in all the revised allocations are based on ill conceived notions and poor judgement and should not be adopted. The allocations made in 2018 were sensible, the increase in 2020 were excessive and the proposed increase in 2023 is frankly wrong and needs to be withdrawn.