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Representation ID: 9829

Received: 28/07/2022

Respondent: Mrs Joy Levitt

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

I am against the 2040 Local Plan of 2100 new homes for the “Wixams Extension” for the following reasons:
1. South of Bedford has had more than its fair share of house building – i.e. Wixams and Cardington developments
2. Neither of these developments have had sufficient infrastructure – especially in regards to doctors and dentists, etc
3. The new developments in the 2040 plan are incorrectly labelled as “Wixams Extension” but are within Wilstead parish boundaries. This would treble the size of the current village and implies a lack of clarity and attention to detail from the Planning Department.
4. People live in Wilstead because it IS a village – not a town – and clearly would rather it remain so.
5. The A6 is a very busy and in parts dangerous road as it is; more housing will have a negative impact. The A600 is not such a busy road but is not suitable for higher volumes of traffic. It is single carriageway throughout.
6. There is much development being proposed along the A^ near Barton-Le-Cley and Silsoe – Central Bedfordshire Council jusrisdiction. It is likely that in the future all these ribbon developments will mean that Luton and Bedford will be joined, with little or no countryside between.
7. We are fortunate to have foxes, badgers, muntjac and fallow deer visit our garden; all this wildlife comes from the area and direction of the planned buildings. We need to preserve what wildlife we can.
8. This volume of building does not make the area a pleasing one in which to live. It is particularly difficult to employ GPs as they are able to find far nicer areas to live in.
9. We are in a drought area in the country. More housing requires more water which is unsustainable, with current environmental issues.