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Representation ID: 9591

Received: 29/07/2022

Respondent: Sarah Gallagher

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Duty to co-operate? Not specified

I am the Borough Councillor for Eastcotts and have been a resident of Shortstown for 26years
I oppose the Development at College Farm
Over the past few years Shortstown has been targeted for massive development. Between 2014 and March 2021 901 houses have been built in the parish.
When the Cardington Airfield development to the North of the sheds has been completed another 592 houses will have been added. Once that is complete that will mean 1493 houses will be added to the parish since 2014.
Shortstown, Cotton End and Harrowden all have their own identity and are individual, distinct communities. That would be eroded by this proposed development. Harrowden is currently classed as a hamlet, for example and development such as this in its vicinity could bring that into question.
The A600 is the only route into Shortstown and Cotton End and is the same route to exit.
Residents of Shortstown young, old and vulnerable and disabled cross over the A421 using the dumb bell roundabout crossing points. Traffic entering the A421 stop at the pedestrian crossing but when traffic is exiting the A421 residents put their lives at risk with vehicles speeding up towards the crossing point no consideration has been given to the safety of the pedestrian and cycle users crossing at this point with the proposed development the traffic is undoubtedly going to increase.
In the past 6 months alone there have been a number of accidents which have caused the A600 in this vicinity to close and traffic be diverted through to Cardington or through Wilstead this causes severe disruption.
With the current increase in the population of Shortstown and with almost every household having 2-3 vehicles, the Iconic Sheds being used for filming and for music productions the increase in HGVs and vehicles on the A600 has been immense. The A600 is struggling now to cope with the additional vehicle movement. This is without the College Farm Development.
Public Transport
Many residents of Shortstown rely on buses to get to work and school this in recent months has had a service stopped in Shortstown creating overcrowded buses. No consideration has been given to what the bus companies can realistically provide