Policy A15 should be removed and Policies H2 and H3 amended to reflect a realistic allocation of 125 houses which is still generous compared to other local area with better services.

I feel very strongly the local plan is ill thought through and a unbalanced distribution of houses that doesn't reflect the nature of rural villages. Loxwood is a rural village with no public transport links that are usable for the working population, no work opportunities, a serious lack of sewage capacity, no local grocery shop and yet the council deem it suitable for over 312 houses which will give a 50% increase in dwellings and a potential for significantly more as a 'strategic' location-it is completely bonkers. We are not a town!

It is also very disrespectful of the council to ignore our latest neighbourhood plan-we have accepted the national need for additional houses and have spent significant time and funds to produce this. It has completely demoralized the parish council and make a mockery of the whole process.

I have included my comments below why i believe this is not a viable plan for the council.


CDC have not consulted on revised housing numbers in North of the district-it quote the restrictions of the A27 which prevents the southern development however the A281 is a bigger constraint which will also have Dunsfold adding pressure.
Allocation of 220 houses plus a further 91 houses on already allocated sites is not sustainable in rural Loxwood-it a huge Percentage increase and will destroy the village.
CDC Sustainability Appraisal is weak in its justification for allocation of 220 houses
There is no viable bus, lack of sewerage capacity, a village school, shops to support large increase in housing

Policy A15 should be removed and Policies H2 and H3 amended to reflect a realistic allocation of 125 houses which is still generous compared to other local area with better services.
Loxwood should not be deemed to be a strategic location-it is a small rural village
LPC have spent time and effort to create a Revised Neighbourhood Plan which allocates 126 houses plus 17 carried forward from the Made Neighbourhood Plan giving 143 houses. It has reached Regulation 14 consultation stage and is based upon the Preferred Approach Local Plan consultation. The residentsof the Parish and Loxwood Parish Council have satisfied themselves through evidence gathered that 126 homes is a sustainable allocation given the constraints that exist-it should not be ignored due to water neutrality issues
This protects the village and the community and reflects the importance of Neighborhood plans for Loxwood and the rest of the country -there is a process and it should be respected otherwise it makes a mockery of the whole planning system and developers win every time.
Please can you protect the rural nature of this county and vote against plan.