Comment

Representation ID: 10192

Received: 28/07/2022

Respondent: Sir or Madam

Thank you for the opportunity as a resident of one of the villagers, Renhold, that will be directly impacted by this proposed development to express my concerns and fears.
The village of Renhold is comprised of 5 ends [Saiph End, Church End, Top End, Green End, Water End] and three new estates to the south. This area has a distinctive character and the addition of a large business park at Water End would be totally alien and harmful to this character. The sites are rural locations, between the built form of Renhold Green End and Great Barford, and is sparsely populate d. As such, any development on these allocated sites would dominate the rural, open landscape and be out of keeping with the landscape and country feel of the area.

The land is elevated with its highest points located in the north and gradually falling towards the bypass and beyond to the south-east. Any development on the land would be prominent within the open and rural landscape context .

Any structures and associated infrastructure constructed on these proposed sites, particularly large distribution and warehouse units, would be of an unacceptable height and scale, thereby imposing on the nearby residential units which is prominent within its rural landscape context, particularly given the elevated topography and openness of the land . The proposals would be visually intrusive on the local landscape, harmful to its character and qualities.

The allocation would result in an urban built environment of significant depth, which would neither complement nor be compatible with the linear character of this part of Renhold and would contribute to unacceptable urban sprawl.

Water End and Green End are predominantly linear with a low density built form, consisting primarily of residential housing, surrounded by agricultural land. The proposals would be out of keeping, out of scale and clearly disproportionate to the size ofthe Parish.

Loss of wildlife, their habitat, the wider ecological network, and valuable landscaping (trees and hedgerows), will have a serious detrimental impact on the ar ea, and is in direct conflict by failing to conserve and enhance the natural environment, as required by the NPPF 2021.

These concerns might appear trivial, but with the ever increasing risk of climate change and the reduction of natural fauna and flora, this would accelerate the problem, instead of securing the naturalness of the area through green conservation.

I appreciate you making the time to consider these concerns.