Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Development Plan Document

Disagree

As a local resident living at XXXXX I would like to raise my concern and objection to the propsed Travellers site location at The Lodge just off Water Lane, Thurnham/Bearsted. Access to the location near The Lodge would be via Water Lane, which is a narrow unlit country lane which is already struggling to cope with additional traffic since new buildings have been developed over recent years. The infrastructure to accomodate more homes just aren't available - this includes schools, public transport and amenities. In addition access to the location is narrow too with hedging and trees in place which is in keeping with a rural location in an area of natural beauty. There are trees with preservation orders in that area too. There should also be consideration of the local biodiversity with a biodiversity, ecological and wildlife survey requirement as bats, slowworm and orchids all within that area. Archelogical finds have also been found in that area too. All these will require consideration and in depth surveys at the site. Any additional homes using Water Lane as an access point will put addition strain on local country lanes. Water Lane itself often floods and in cold weather freezes and can become very dangerous with water draining from fields too which freezes and cracks the road surface. The propsed site off the lodge would be very near to an existing building and would change the landscape and tranquility for those people living there. With the number of homes being proposed for this travellers site it would also impact the local residents to be bringing addition traffic to the area. Please accept this email as an objection to the The Lodge Water Lane site being considered as a Travellers Site or indeed any additional housing .