Object
Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan - Alternative Sites & Focused Changes (Reg. 18)
Representation ID: 3487
Received: 29/01/2024
Respondent: Mrs Laura Easter
1. Development be in the alternative field offered on 19/12/2023 (to the rear of playing field).
2. Sewage and drainage systems should be updated, and indemnified by SNDC in the event of failure.
3. Any development be limited to 20 houses.
4. The new village hall should be built in full before any residential development can commence, with freehold granted.
5. Substantial additional car parking for school runs is required.
6. Traffic calming measures to be implemented
7. No trees to be removed.
8. Site to be sympathetically designed.
9. No further development at a future date.
I do not believe the site should be allocated for development, but in the event that it is allocated, the following requirements should be set out in the allocation policy:
1. In order to preserve the link between village hall, playing field and play area, the development should only be permitted in the alternative field offered by developers at the parish council meeting on Tuesday 19th December (field to the rear of playing field/current proposed site).
2. The sewage and drainage systems should be updated, and should be indemnified by SNDC in the event of failure. Given that adding additional hard standing will impact the flow of water, and this new flow is currently unknown and unpredictable, this indemnity should apply to all houses in the village. Diverting water into existing ditches is not a suitable solution as they are already unable to cope, even when maintained.
3. Any development should be limited to 20 houses. In the event that the initial site is allocated and continues to be the preferred site for development, only bungalows should be built alongside the fences bordering existing properties on Chapel Street.
4. The new village hall should be built in full and handed over to the village hall committee before any residential development can commence. The freehold for the village hall and playing field must be granted to the village hall committee in perpetuity.
5. Play area to be preserved with safe access throughout the development.
6. Substantial additional car parking for parents doing the school runs should be required, with restrictions on parking on Chapel Street where parents currently park and cause traffic issues.
7. Traffic calming measures to be implemented on Cock Street and Chapel Street, with strict enforcement of the speed limits.
8. No trees to be removed.
9. Site must be developed in a manner keeping with the village aesthetic, to ensure the character of the area isn’t lost. Houses should all be unique in their design, as per the rest of Barford.
10. There should be provision that no more of the site can be developed at any point in the future.