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Representation ID: 60151

Received: 30/07/2013

Respondent: Mrs Jane Canning

Site is the flood compensation area from the Barford bypass and contains a permanent central pond and so is unsuitable.
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.
Main road is a very dangerous road carrying fast travelling vehicles. Several serious accidents and a recent fatality highlights 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.
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.