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Representation ID: 11474

Received: 04/10/2021

Respondent: Mrs Philippa Pearson

Destroying this site will mean losing a wide variety of birds/wildlife. The idea that retaining hedgerows and trees in isolation will continue to represent rich habitat shows a lack of understanding of how ecology works. Building right up to a hedgerow and across the hunting ground will have a catastrophic effect on habitat quality. Adjacent green belt including Ridgehill Woods will be damaged due to loss of neighbouring wildlife corridor/buffer zone, noise, vehicles, pollution, and street lighting. Green spaces are more important than ever for our mental health and wellbeing and this one is important to our community.