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of traffic through our quiet village and ferry children out to other schools.
Public footpaths should be protected and preserved, not reduced to
corridors of nettles between fences.
53 • Drainage.
• New improved sewage network.
• Generally my attitude is that I moved to a small village over 20
years ago that had a great heart and community. We are now classed as
a ‘medium’ village. I believe that once one development is passed,
others will follow and this village will be in danger of losing its
community by becoming a ‘large’ village.
54 Gas supply.
55 Completely renewed drainage. Looking into improving the flood
plain. Looking into not closing the sluice gates when the Thames
water is high. Improved electricity as it goes off very often. Improved
internet it is very slow.
56 New drainage system and pump station. Bus service.
57 Adequate drainage. Better access to the school – i.e. no parking on
side or road. Make cars park in village hall car park and make this
bigger.
58 Shops. Meeting spaces. School. More significant site review. Explicit
consideration of knock on effect on secondary education.
59 Double yellow lines on Bridge Road/Sheldon Road junction.
60 The sewer systems are a must for improvement, but how could the
river levels be decreased - a NO GO!
61 Improved bus service. If the development is off Turnfields, that access
road will need improving.
62 Flooding must be considered.
63 It is essential that the surface water drainage system and the sewerage
system are repaired and upgraded to cope with any increase in
housing. An improved bus service would also be helpful.
64 As above, the drainage in the village. If the school is going to get
bigger we need proper provision for parent car parking.
65 Drainage including sewerage. Roads. Bus service.
66 Hopefully more council tax will enable the Parish Council to do more
to engage engineers to look at how best we can manage surface water.
67 Thorough investigation and solution for existing drainage problems.
Additional shop, additional pub, GP surgery, road widening, new
bridges, old people’s home.
68 Guarantees that sewerage and drainage systems can cope. Additional
playground equipment. Upgrade to existing tennis court in Village
Hall grounds. Additional school recreational facilities. Additional
classrooms will reduce playing area within the existing school
boundary? High speed internet access alternatives to Gigaclear. Mains
gas access
69 Nothing should be allowed to go ahead without improvements and
increased capacity to the school first. A second shop would probably
be necessary. Road calming measures to prevent speeding. Essential
would be an improved bus service to Thame and Oxford. The
reduction of the bus services in recent years, especially at morning
school times, has increased the need for car travel substantially.

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