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109 The site in Turnfields is a possibility if the number of dwellings is reduced.
Ickford is designated a medium village and this site will provide some
dwellings that sit within the inner curtilage of the village.
110 There are 30 houses planned off Turnfields. 66 planned for east of
Worminghall Road. 49 planned for Pound Green Field. I have no
complaints about the Ickford School development but the other
planned developments (above) will change the village dramatically in
a very short time. 145 houses equals probably 600 people at the least
and the village infrastructure is not able to cope with this.
111 The end of Turnfields make more sense than the other places, with
two large developments in the pipeline, the empty field left will
eventually have houses to make us a small town rather than a village.
More suitable housing for younger families and youth and must be
affordable, not big 5 bedroom homes. Locals are now pushed out of
the village due to high prices.
112 Only where there isn’t existing open field space, like in-filling
between housing, otherwise it will end up not being the countryside
any more.
113 The land at the end of Turnfields or the field opposite the turning into
Turnfields.
114 Behind the allotments.
115 North of playing field. Keep it within the existing footprint of the
village and not extending the village towards the Shabbington Road.
Don’t want the village to sprawl towards Shabbington and
Worminghall by building on greenfields.
116 Anywhere where it doesn’t affect the landscape.
117 In-fill around the edge of the village, minimising the visual impact to
the village perimeter.
118 Any site chosen needs to have drainage and flood prevention measures
in place before construction commences. Proposed sites on
Worminghall Road have already been rejected in the draft VALP and
both sites propose higher levels of housing than is in keeping with the
character of the village. Proposed CALA HOMES development
would result in significant and disruptive construction traffic with
further deterioration in road condition. Only the ‘Turnfields’ site
offers a suitable size and location for development.
119 Anywhere suitable.
120 Turnfields Road already in place. Young people are needed. Older
residents have since left Ickford. Different reasons, one being, better
transport, bus service. Not needing to travel so far by using cars
producing so much traffic.
121 Not really worried about location.
122 In Shabbington.
123 Land off Turnfields – planned for future development, with access
road already in place. Recreation area becomes centre of village and
village not just a ribbon settlement.
124 Worminghall Road.
125 The HELAA (v4) has identified the site at Turnfields as being the
only acceptable site in the village at the present time. It has
limited impact on the historic layout of the village, nor the

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