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Alternative Sites Consultation

Representation ID: 44611

Received: 22/03/2010

Respondent: Susan Senior

Representation Summary:

The village identity and community of Cubbington should be protected.
The road network in Cubbington would be unable to cope with the development.
The wildlife should be protected - badgers and deer can be seen in that area and it is just the peaceful pathway amenity that people need.
Development of the site would increase flooding if the water cannot drain awayon the land.
The schools and medical facilities are suitable and adequate and the existing community does not want expansion due to many extra households.

Full text:

Cubbington village is part of our English heritage and it would be outrageous to build on this site.
Having lived on both sides of the site, it is hard to understand how the Green Belt status is suddenly invalid once builders become able to purchase land.
Cubbington is a village with its own identity and generations have cared for it. Penns Close is an example of neighbours united to enter and win Britain in Bloom. All that independence will be lost if it is just tagged on the edge of other communities who also want to retain their own identity.
The recent snow has highlighted the nightmare that would be created by additional traffic on Offchurch Road. It was horrendous when Windmill Hill was impassable due to ice. The only other exit from the village via Church Lane was gridlocked. Traffic was queuing back towards Weston and there is regularly traffic queuing from Offchurch at busy times of day. The roundabout at the top of Windmill Hill is already a notorious accident blackspot.
It is terrifying to think of the environmental effect of large scale building. The wildlife should be protected - badgers and deer can be seen in that area and it is just the peaceful pathway amenity that people need.
Having narrowly escaped the recent flooding it is frightening to think that the flood level may be higher if the water cannot drain on the land.
The schools and medical facilities are suitable and adequate and the existing community does not want expansion due to many extra households.
Please reconsider and remove this site from any development plan and don't allow the money available to buy this site disrupt the lives of many villagers