Comment or question: Q199
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| Comment no.: | Q199 | Date: | 09/02/2014 15:53 |
| Comment by: | Anonymised | Post code: | NN9 6AH - Higham Road |
| Extracted from: NDP-0171 Having sat through the six meetings and listened to the proposals we would like to share with you some of our initial thoughts. The Neighbourhood Development Plan affords a unique opportunity to influence the future of our village community and the efforts of you and the NDP working group are to be applauded. However it is apparent from the village attendance at the meetings that outside the areas of immediate interest and impact there seems to be apathy about the future development of Chelveston/Caldecott/ Chelston Rise as a whole. At the time of the 2012 survey, we were of the opinion that if development is inevitable then it should be focussed on linking the three communities together with controlled development. Our views have, as a result of the six meetings on aspirational sites changed and we now feel that the three locations should retain their relative independent character and the links should be social with physical links via footpaths and cycle ways. Future housing plans should therefore be largely independent. Comments extracted here for NDP-S013, NDP-S021, NDP-S017, NDP-S005, NDP-S018, NDP-S006 and NDP-S009 In conclusion whatever the agreed upon plan, it should move us towards what the residents feel would contribute to the rural community that the majority sought when moving into the area. In this context when deciding upon the merits of the proposals residents should consider whether the impact of the proposals on the rural community either individually or collectively is positive, negative or neutral. We personally would prefer to see smaller 1-5 house developments (e.g. Britten Close) rather than large ones such as the 50 proposed for Duchy Field. |
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