Object

Representation ID: 12462

Received: 01/10/2021

Respondent: Mr William Cowley

Policy WSA2 WAH 238 WAH240 WAH169

I am objecting to the use of Greenfield Sites for this house building project. The reasons for not using green land are obvious and many i.e. loss of farm land, distruction of natural habitat, increased flood risk and environmental degradation. There are S.I.N.C. sites established in Victorian times adjacent to the proposed new housing estate. This new build and its ancillary support systems will inevitably have a damaging effect upon these sites leading to their distruction.
The planning authority are well aware of the objections that will undoubtedly be put forward and undoubtedly will be ignored.
Having to build on greenfield sites is a consequence of the population explosion (55 million 1971 - 70 million 2021) and as long as this problem is not addressed the more green fields will be swallowed up.
This country used to be written and sang about as a green and pleasant land. It is fast becoming far less green and consequently less pleasant.