Sites should be allocated where they provide green amenity space for the benefit of the development and the wider village, not just on where they can be fitted in as it appears in this plan. Access improvements must be taken advantage of where offered for wider benefit alongside landscape features to protect historic and natural features. The Barford allocated site only offers landscape improvement based on an opinion after commercial premises have been taken away and not replaced. Wider landscaping and highways improvement around Back Lane would make the whole plan work better in isolation and for the wider community. My proposal would be to leave the businesses in place and allocate the vacant land to the north and south of Back Lane. Back lane's access onto the B1108 can then be moved north to a safe vision splay helping the development and through traffic. Landscaping and access to amenity land for the development and wider community will benefit all. Ideas of what can be achieved are attached with the exact layout to be agreed.
Adopting the allocation in the current VCHP only provides the houses, it removes business premises and offers no environmental value to anyone. There are better schemes available.