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114 I am concerned about this development in Ickford. The 3 planned
housing developments are very large and will change Ickford from a
village to a town overnight. (I am not including the School
development in this). They will alter our community idea of being a
village. They will affect many families re sudden loss of privacy. They
will affect many families financially as their environment will change,
they will be affected daily for years by the building works. They will
risk all our houses re floods. The local roads are ancient and so narrow
that they are not able to cope with more traffic, let alone lorries
delivering materials. Ecological habitats will be destroyed and the land
being suggested is home to many owls and other rare animals in this
area. (I have witnessed this over 40 years).
115 Potential flooding, even though the survey said it was no risk, have
lived here long enough to have seen plenty of flooding, with a
pumping station that cannot cope and the damage to houses in Church
Road. The traffic will increase considerably. During school days there
are so many cars parked on the road, it is becoming a hazard,
particularly for buses and therefore emergency vehicles.
116 The infrastructure isn’t good enough to support the current level of
housing. The sewers overflow when it’s raining. The roads are falling apart.
The school is full and when it closes the village is completely full of cars.
117 No.
118 Priority should be given to people living in the village on any
affordable housing that is built.
119 Increased in traffic. Effect on amenities such as school and doctors places.
120 The roads through the village are already busy and the bridges are old
and not designed for lots of traffic. The traffic around the school is
already a hazard at peak times. There are flood risks and it would be
crazy to build on land where the water drains.
121 None, it should be welcomed.
122 Increase in traffic. Load on overflowing drainage. School capacity.
Visual impact on the rural perimeter.
123 Flooding, as we are in a flooding area.
124 Issues with village infrastructure especially sewage and foul water
alongside the inevitable increased surface water run-off from any large
scale development. Significant transport issues would need to be
addressed as the current bridges in Ickford and Shabbington can barely
cope with current traffic levels. Major concern with any housing
development is retention of the essential character of the village.
125 Nothing it is wholly positive.
126 Traffic increase School parking issues road.
127 Any scale of development will overwhelm what is already a very poor
infrastructure – the bridge, the corner of Little Ickford and Church
Road both prone to flood and sewage overflow. The expansion of
school and effect on traffic utilities etc., etc.
128 NO NEW HOUSES SHOULD BE BUILT IN ICKFORD UNLESS
MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS ARE MADE TO WATER DRAINAGE
AND SEWERAGE DISPOSAL. THE CURRENT PUMPING
STATION IS TOTALLY INADEQUATE. ICKFORD HAS HAD TOO
MUCH FLOODING OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS AND LORRIES

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