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Representation ID: 60149

Received: 30/07/2013

Respondent: Mrs Jane Canning

Environment Agency identified part of this site as having significant flood risk.
Water voles which are a legally protected have been seen on the site.
The A429 bypassing Barford is a very dangerous road carrying fast travelling vehicles. Several serious accidents and a recent fatality highlight safety concerns for pedestrian and vehicle access.
Inadequate vehicular access.
Inadequate pedestrian crossing facilities into the village.
No access to facilities (e.g. doctors, schools etc.) thereby increasing car journeys.
Would not allow for peaceful and integrated co-existence with the local community.
Disregards Rural Area Policies: RAPs 1 (New Housing), 6 (New Employment), 10 (Safeguarding Rural Roads) and 15 (Camping and caravan Sites).
Negative impact on Barford St. Peter's School which is expanding to accommodate current school children.
Site is unavailable and not deliverable.
Unacceptable loss of farmland and employment rendering isolated sites unviable.
Adverse visual impact and cannot successfully be integrated into the landscape.