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traffic on roads which are not suitable. Lack of facilities such as doctor/
dentist. Parking at school as we already have a number of people that
park down our road in morning/afternoon.
24 This changes the character of the village – it is no longer a village.
Increasing in size by 50% we lose all those aspects i.e. green fields, and
community which was why we came to the village, not moved and
indeed why people have come into the village more recently.
25 Land east of 42 Worminghall Road – too many houses – closes in
current houses. Proposal more like a small town, inappropriate.
Roads – poor quality and 2/3 exits from village have a single track
road – additional cars going past the school. Drainage already
overwhelmed during wet periods (major flooding at least 3 times).
Need additional sewerage drainage.
26 The development on the land east of Worminghall Road would cause
an already busy road to be overloaded with traffic and with limited
pathways it would increase the potential of injury to pedestrians. The
village school is already oversubscribed and would need to be
developed. Parking outside the school at peak times is very disruptive
and makes access through the village almost impossible.
27 My concerns are that it will spoil the village and will become
overcrowded, not at all in favour – particularly land off Turnfields.
28 The current infrastructure cannot cope with the number of houses
that are currently in the village.
29 The loss of the village character will be almost certain with one of the
larger developments.
30 The current infrastructure cannot cope with the existing number of
houses and would therefore be totally unable to cope with any further
development.
31 Foul drainage capacity. Over development versus existing 250 homes.
School over subscribed already. Surface water drainage.
32 School already has waiting list. Drains. Flooding. Traffic. Disruption of
building.
33 Increase traffic and pollution and impact on natural habitats for
wildlife. Flooding. The ability of current drainage system to cope with
increase sewerage.
34 We get flooded and have sewage coming up already.
35 These developments will open the flood gates to more and more.
36 Lack of school places. Traffic increase. General infrastructure should
remain as for a small village/local workforce.
37 It changes the character of the village. We have a lot of infill. Is there a
case for starter homes? Has anyone done a survey? Why have we not
been asked these questions before? It seems late in the day.
38 Traffic, noise, flooding. Drainage/sewerage. Loss of character/history.
Falling property values. Coalescence between villages.
39 The Pound Field site would almost inevitably lead to the development of
the land east of Worminghall Road, leading to gross over development of
the village.
40 All 3 developments will lead to the whole square of fields being
developed. Any one of the developments will leave an access into the
next field therefore potential to develop further.

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