Object

Representation ID: 9765

Received: 27/07/2022

Respondent: Lola Stone

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

I wish to strongly object to the proposals to the building of over two thousand homes shown in the plan as “Wixam’s Extension,” which would have devastating consequences for the residents of Wilstead. I believe the plan has named ‘Wixam’s’ wrongly as the land proposed for building is in fact part of Wilstead. This has proved to be very misleading for residents.
I have lived in the village since 1968. I live here with my husband, my son’s, and their families. In this time, I have seen considerable increases in the development of the village, not all of which has been negative. However, over recent years little thought has been given to the historic rural nature of the village. Wilstead is not a key service centre and should not qualify for major development.
When Wixams was first developed there was an agreement that the villages would not merge. There would be distinct separation by green space to allow our rural identity to remain. Protect our green space, views, and wildlife habitats.
The risk of flooding is significant as proposed building is in place on the flood plain.
To date there has been no increase in the local facilities, no doctor’s surgery, pressure on the local school, and a small post office. Bus travel is inadequate and unreliable.
The main roads are totally unsuitable for the present traffic flow particularly vehicles travelling through the “rat run “at Cotton End Road leading to the A6 and A421 bypass. Anybody who visits the village during school times is met by chaos.
The proposal to build more houses on the two new Wixam’s developments would seriously encroach on the rural nature of Wilstead, which is already under severe pressure. As already stated, the village is not a key service centre and therefore unsuitable for major development. The merging of our village is an extremely backward step, consequences being harm to our local heritage, threat to the green spaces, wildlife, rural landscape, footpaths, and recreation. These examples are not exhaustive and in our local area the developments at Cotton End, Stewartby & Shortstown are also adding further pressure to Wilstead.
I can only describe the proposals as the destruction of Wilstead which will be surrounded by hundreds of houses without serious thought of the lack of amenities and infrastructure to support the increase in population in the hundreds.