Object

Representation ID: 9880

Received: 28/07/2022

Respondent: Mrs Nicola Penfold

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

I vehemently object to this part of the plan

Like many residents of Wilstead, we moved here over 25 years ago for the village and rural lifestyle. This has been slowly eroded over the years through development and the current proposals will put the final nail in the coffin for the village.

We need to ensure that open spaces, villages, wildlife and the countryside are kept intact as much as possible to maintain quality of life for us and future generations.

With the large development of Wixams, there should be no need for any development within the Parish of Wilstead, which must retain its identity and not be “swallowed up” by Wixams or Shortstown.

One major consideration is the traffic. Over the last few years the traffic in the village has increased dramatically (most of which appears to be cut-through traffic) and parking near the centre of the village near the school/Post Office is almost impossible for a large part of any weekday. This will get even worse if the new proposals go ahead as there are no alternative routes and a complete lack of public transport options. Also, the roads into and out of Bedford are seeing an increase in traffic volume, particulary on the A6, and this will become significantly worse if this development goes ahead. This will have a major negative effect on air pollution and the environment as well as making journey times into Bedford even worse than they are now.