Page 9 - Ickford Informer Newsletter Summer Issue June 2021

Inadequate Highways – that
Department acts as if oblivious to the
current congestion that besets the village
during peak times, let alone recognising
that the extra vehicles to and from 96
extra homes is bound to put more stress
on already strained facilities.

Even the intelligent and concerted efforts
of both Ickford and Tiddington Parish
Councils to achieve the banning of HGVs
from using the twin bridges seems to
involve having to overcome goodness
how many bureaucratic hurdles. It is as
if the expensive Council Tax and other
related taxes that we pay are spent on
employing yet more means to make
obtaining solutions difficult.
The two new Development Some further news is that the work to
review the more general problems that
Sites in Ickford cause flooding in our village will start
this month with a visit from consultants
Deanfield and Turnfield appointed by Buckinghamshire Council
to propose solutions.
Latest Information As before, can I please urge as many of you

As a number of you who border the as possible to complain to the appropriate
Deanfield site are painfully aware the authorities as the more pressure that we
demolition and site preparatory work has put on them now before the impact of the
commenced. extra homes the more chance we have of
obtaining timely solutions.
HE ICKFORD RESIDENTS’ GROUP have reported your concerns
about the current building work to Deanfield Homes and, where Thank you to those of you who have
T appropriate, to Buckinghamshire Council. complained so far.
Contact details are as follows:
The outcomes are that the Council have chasing by our MP, The Right Honourable
found no significant transgressions of the Greg Smith, I am informed, just today, that Flood Risk - Buckinghamshire County
planning rules and regulations and the we will receive answers very shortly. Council – for surface water drainage and
Managing Director of Deanfield Homes flooded roads
has informed us that they have placed a Failings of the Foul Water Network – https://fixmystreet.buckscc.gov.uk/
Deanfield Site Manager, who was on site Thames Water are continuing to monitor Sewers – Thames Water 0800 316 9800 or
every day from the commencement of throughputs but not only is progress slow https://www.thameswater.co.uk/contactus/
work, to manage the contractors. but monitoring did not start until after the Education -
worst of the problems earlier this year.
The Managing Director has urged any stephen.chainani@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
residents with new concerns to please Urgent Need to Expand the Ickford Highways -
report them directly to the Site Manager. Primary School – the Council highwaysdm@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
Please let me know of what concerns Department responsible for planning Finally thank you to all of you who have
you have reported at: nigelh@vale.co.uk. educational aspects so far has only reported related issues to the IRG and if you
considered current birth rates and made wish to be added to our email list please
As to progress on the four aspects on no calculations of the impact of building send your details to: nigelh@vale.co.uk
which the IRG have been campaigning an extra 96 houses will have on the
for 18 months: migration of children of educational age. Creating Aspirational

Mitigation of Flood Risks from the It is possible that the School will not Homes in Exceptional
Deanfield Site – the letters dated have enough new places available for Locations
February and March asking the Planning children resident in Ickford and, bearing The next issue of the Informer will include
Officer whether the Council recognise in mind that a reported £800,000 is an update article from Peter Blades, MD of
that the site floods and thus asking being contributed for overall educational Deanfield Homes Ltd, giving an overview
how that will modify the plans for a expansion by Deanfield Homes this lack
Sustainable Drainage System have not of action by the Council is nothing short on how the project is developing, including
yet been answered but thanks to the of disgraceful. the next steps and timelines.

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