The site in question is and always had been farmland, and with quite high density of clay in the soil can very easily flood in heavy rainfall.

Having personal experience of subsidence affecting part of the rear of the house and the whole of the detached garage area indicates that following severe hot summers and relatively dry winters the clay element can shrink as easily as it holds water. This would put the proposed houses at risk of flooding or subsidence.

Traffic on the Cubbington Road is already very dense at certain times of the day and with additional vehicles could lead to gridlock, minor bumps, frustration or even fatal accidents.

Any access to the proposed site could cause problems due to the narrowness of the side roads of Parklands Avenue and may well lead to compulsory purchase of some space of dwelling or even the property.

Should the scheme proceed, Old Cubbington village would look like a small carbuncle on the end of a large sprawl.

Although realising that many more houses will be necessary during the next twenty years, erosion of so much green areas is totally undesirable.