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Table Two continued

Responder Comment INP Reference Comment Response Change
Number Number Page Policy Para Required
3 9 20 7.5 Only 2 houses were built in Golders Close in the Golders Close was Yes
80s (43 & 38) the rest were built in the 60s and probably mainly built in
70s. And I see that Turnfields is not mentioned. the 60s and para. 7.5
should be changed
accordingly. There is a
point about Turnfields
and could possibly
mention Field Close, and
School Close as well.

3 10 23 section Flooding and Drainage. Comments refer to a very This view does not reflect No
8 small number of properties and this should be the more widely held
made clear. At the moment the article is views of village residents!
misleading. The document gives the impression Flooding and drainage are
that Ickford is frequently cut off. I have lived and major concerns for many
worked here since 1968 and have only once been residents and one only has
cut off, (due to having a very small car), and this to look at the flood plain
wasn’t peculiar to Ickford, it was very much map to see why!
throughout the country. Some of the more recent Although, poor
road flooding is due to poor maintenance of maintenance of ditches
ditches and drains. and drains may well
aggravate the problem the
fact is that the first places
to flood are at the bridges
across the River Thame
suggesting that the main
cause could be the River
Thame itself backing up.

3 11 23 8.2 8.2 “Worminghall brook” is called Lappingford It has probably been No
brook. called both.

3 12 23 8.3 Very rare occasions. Again very misleading. It doesn’t matter how No
infrequently the sewage
system cannot cope. For
most people once is
enough!

3 13 25 8.3 Is this suggesting that we try to do infilling where Para 9.1 and ND1 are Yes
there is no longer space? This does not fulfil the somewhat ambiguous and
objectives for lower cost housing as stated on seem to imply that the VALP
page 12. allocation of 20 houses
should be built within the
3 14 25 ND1 Settlement Boundary is not acceptable. To Settlement Boundary. The
maintain a reasonable quality of housing with Settlement Boundary will be
adequate parking it is not possible to meet your extended to include the fields
own statement requirements without extending north of Turnfields and the
the current boundaries. allotments.

3 15 26 Stone is not fairly common. “There are several Para. 26 has been slightly No
stone built houses” would be better. misinterpreted. The “fairly
common” refers to the
historic buildings. Para. 26
does clearly state “Brick is
the most common…”
3 16 26 ND2 Materials for buildings should endeavour to be Again this should be No
energy efficient and include renewable energy covered by National and
features. AVDC planning
guidelines and building
regulations and therefore
is not really appropriate
for the INP.

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