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increase traffic by at least 30 cars but in reality up to 50 plus cars. It is
a real worry of residents in Turnfields that the road will become very
busy with extra traffic. With the obvious extra traffic it seems NO
thought has been given to a further entrance to site from the main
entrance road into Ickford. One narrow residential road already
clogged with cars is expected to cope with a big increase in traffic.
With any largish development in the village two entrance exits from
any development should be considered. The road system in the village
is old and most are bad and in need of repair. The exit from the village
at the Little Ickford end is narrow and badly maintained. With extra
traffic generated this will only get worse, unless action is taken to
improve. The sewage and water system is not up to coping with even
30 extra houses, sewage is a problem now, plus flooding may become
a problem despite the planners obvious input on the flooding issues.
110 Ruining character of village; development outside the curtilage;
flooding; sewage and foul water removal; traffic in around and
through the village; light pollution.
111 The excessive housing development in the village that has been proposed
will inevitably detract from the character of the village and have a negative
impact on the close community feel that currently exists. I have witnessed
first-hand the detrimental effects of excessive local development on the
‘feel’ of a local community. Additionally, the growth in traffic, both within
the village itself that would result from the additional 2 plus cars per
additional household would cause considerable increase in both noise and
traffic. There would also be a similar growth in the volumes of traffic on
Bridge Road and Ickford Road.
112 Increased traffic on Worminghall Road, especially from access road to
potential site next to the Rising Sun. Plans for 66 houses could result
in a further 120 cars using already crowded and dangerous road and
hazards to parents and children going to and from the school and the
nursery. There is only one footpath, and this is very narrow, especially
near the Rising Sun. School places. The school is currently unable to
provide places for all children of primary age in the village, which
means that some parents have to drive their children to Oakley. Even
without the construction of more houses in Ickford, the school needs
additional classroom space. If more houses were to be built the school
would not cope. Flooding: Worminghall Road has frequently been
flooded. Over the past few years tankers have been employed day and
night to transport flood water mixed with sewage from the drain at
the top of Church Road to prevent flooding of houses in Church
Road. Ditches in Church Road. Many houses in Church Road and
Worminghall Road have been flooded due to height of water table and
overflowing of main drains which cannot cope with drainage from the
present number of houses in the area. The field and car parks behind
42 Worminghall Road flood every winter.
113 The layout and density of buildings will impact upon the drainage/
sewerage services as well as traffic/parking/access and highway safety
– particularly in Turnfields. The site, Pound Ground Field, proposing
49 houses is unacceptable in scale. Site east of 42 Worminghall Road
proposals is also unacceptable in scale

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