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Representation ID: 63553

Received: 20/01/2014

Respondent: Trustees of the F S Johnson 78NEL

Agent: Tyler-Parkes Partnership

Kingswood (Lapworth) is identified as a Primary Service Village with a score in the 'Settlement Hierarchy Report', of 53, only 4 points short of the most sustainable village of Hampton Magna. This settlement score is derived from an assessment of a number of factors including: the size of the settlement in terms of usual resident population; the availability of services and facilities within the settlements; and the accessibility of services, facilities and employment opportunities including frequency and availability of public transport. Given the evidenced sustainability of Kingswood (Lapworth) with its railway station, school, shops and local employment, we object strongly to the identification of preferred sites to accommodate only 62 rather than 100 to 150 units proposed in the Revised Development Strategy document. It is unsound for Kingswood (Lapworth) to have fewer proposed new dwellings than not only all the other Primary Service Villages, but also fewer than all except one of the Secondary Service Villages.