I am writing to register my objection to the above Draft Plan, more specifically to the allocation of an additional 125 new build houses to Loxwood as called for in the plan.

My objection is based on the following.

1. Sewerage already created cannot be handled by the present sewerage system as evidenced by the need to install sewerage holding tanks to serve the Loxwood Green development. Clearly the system will not be able to handle sewerage created by the addition of a further 125 houses.

There is little or no local demand for more housing in Loxwood. The Medical Centre site is yet to commence construction and the sale of houses at the Loxwood Green site is yet to be completed.There are no major employers in Loxwood and none are likely to locate here. Hence demand for housing would need to be generated from outside the village. New residents in employment would need to commute yet public transport is almost non existent, meaning greater road conjestion, polution etc.

For the above reasons the New Draft Local Plan is UNSUSTAINABLE and fails.

2. The CDC has not consulted in the formulation of the Draft Plan prior to allocating 125 new builds to Loxwood. The allocation of new builds has not been spread and shared with other service villages in the vicinity but has been driven by the proposals of developers. One of the sites proposed only recently had planning permission refused.

In developing its New Draft Local Plan the CDC has not followed the required process.