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41 It is going to increase traffic through the village which is already so
busy, especially as the school is full and are wanting to get a few more
students there. The character of the village will change as it is all about
the ‘small village of Ickford’.
42 Completely alters the character of the village and further increases
the traffic which is already busy! The school is full – as it services not
only Ickford but the surrounding villages that do not have a school.
43 Change in character of a very enjoyable village. Would the village be able
to cope with any more than 25 homes bearing in mind that it is on a flood
plain and there would be a vehicle movement of approximately 4 vehicles
per house per day?
44 Increase in traffic and noise. Potential increase in crime.
45 The proposal at present – too many, too soon, over several sites.
Overload on already straining sewerage and electricity. The water
table, lack of mains gas, increased noise and traffic through the village
at peak times, parking problems, poor bus service. Do not want an
increase in street lighting. All the above would contribute to ruining
what is a quintessential village making it a suburb. A strain on an
already over subscribed school.
46 The proposal at present – too many, too soon, over several sites.
Overload on already straining sewerage and electricity. The water
table, lack of mains gas, increased noise and traffic through the village
at peak times, parking problems, poor bus service. Do not want an
increase in street lighting. All the above would contribute to ruining
what is a quintessential village making it a suburb. A strain on an
already over subscribed school.
47 No houses, flooding. Each house would require two cars for modern
family living. There is no local employment.
48 Flooding. Turnfields has a sewage problem already with regular
blockages. With a lot of children living up that road they won’t be
playing out the front of the houses as they do now with the extra
traffic. Already a lot of vehicles up there parked at the weekend and
out of hours. The work vans want to be parked outside their homes
not 100m down the road with all these van thefts going on they are
their livelihoods. Construction traffic up and down Turnfields will be
a nightmare for the residents.
49 Too many houses crammed into every small space. Also ensure there
is plenty of off road parking e.g. a minimum of 2 cars for a 2 bedroom
property (ideally at least 3).
50 Somewhere that isn’t on a flood plain where the infrastructure can
cope, which it doesn’t currently. There have been numerous occasions
where raw sewerage has come up through the drains in Church Road.
51 Drainage and access .
52 Traffic increase.
53 Traffic. Over stretched services (water, sewage, primary school etc.)
Village will lose its character.
54 See above.
55 Sustainability.
56 Over development leading to permanent damage to a historical
village.

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