Object

Representation ID: 5937

Received: 08/09/2021

Respondent: Carmen Hardisty

I am a rural resident in Colmworth and have being for the last 30 years.
In these three decades we have being witness to the increase traffic that he present road infrastructure has to endure.
After the improvements to the Black Cat round about, at pic time, drivers still have to wait for 20 minutes or more to access the A1 or the 421-428
The rural lanes, which has access to only one car at the time, are getting more and more dangerous as drivers without experience and knowledge of the proper code to give way or how to overtake tractors is used.
The plans for these new town with an over extensive number of new residents are not upgrading the Infrastructures of the A1 or 421- 428.
My first point to object to the Local plan 2040 is that, the new number of drivers will elevate the Main roads infrastructure to a chaotic situation.
Rural communities have an unspoken code of conduct. During lock down we have an increase number of people from other towns exercising the right of using the countryside.
These have turn into the abuse of the countryside. People walking their dogs in our Country Park or the country lanes have made a mess of it, leaving dog and food waste everywhere.
Dogs let to run free, attaching wild life and farm animals.People leaving the footpaths and wondering in private land, destroying crops.
My second point to object to the Local plan 2040 is that, the new number of town people, with no understanding of the country life will cause irreparable damage to a precarious ecosystem.
My third point to object to the Local plan 2040 is that, this agricultural land is extremely productive, you are taking away prime arable land from food production. I know there is a need for housing but it is short sighted to build in the green belt, when the world is leading to a shortage of food production, also increased with climate change. I am sure there is less productive land available to build on.
My final point, and I could carry on, is that, this consultation has not being democratic and included every house hold affected by these planning proposal. I talk to people in my village who are total unaware of their right to object to these plans, other people who would like to make a point are unable to do so because they do not have computer skills.
The number of responses you are receiving are not a real representation of the feelings in the villages affected.
A house to house consultation by post is needed, in order for the consul to consolidate a democratic right of each resident in the area.