Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Development Plan Document

Strongly disagree

As a Bearsted resident of 30 years I feel I must object in the strongest terms to the proposed development referred to above. Bearsted is a small community with no real room or facilities for such a development. Location & Sustainability – Bearsted and surrounding area is not well served with shops, schools and transport anyway. An additional several hundred people would over burden the locality and significantly change the demographic. Highways & Access – already overburdened with traffic on the A20. Connecting roads are constantly closed for repair. The Pilgrims Way is becoming ruined with far too many vehicles attempting to use it as a rat run. A further development in the location suggested would nly serve to burden the smaller roads and lanes further which would present numerous health and safety issues to pedestrians, horse riders, cyclist etc who use such lanes on a weekly basis to enjoy weekend pursuits. Landscape Impact - A development such as this would ruin a beautiful area of countryside. This cannot be allowed to happen. Environment & Ecology – The area surrounding Bearsted is well maintained and naturally beautiful. A large site such as described for this proposal would only serve to deplete the natural beauty. Cumulative Impact – Overall this development would provide a negative impact on Bearsted and the surrounding area for the reasons referred to above and many others that I am sure will be better presented elsewhere. As a voice for the community, but I’m sure only one of many, please consider this development application in the light of all the negative impacts it will bring on the area and register my objection also on behalf of my wife, to the application