No
Draft Local Plan Review
Representation ID: 18
Received: 05/12/2016
Respondent: Mrs Geri Silverton
Concerned about paragraph 87 relating to the vision for Dickens Heath, which was designed as an independent village with its own infrastructure but has had more than its fair share of expansion, with new developments still being completed, resulting in infrastructure that cannot cope and car based journeys where walking was envisaged.
Point 87.
Dickens Heath Village was specifically designed to be an independent village with its own infrastructure. The village has been continually expanded and expanded - the current additions are still being built. The village infrastructure simply cannot cope. Main Street was built as a collection of local shops that residents could easily walk to. This has been lost, with cars parked everywhere is has become unsafe and the local businesses suffer.
Whilst I understand the need for extra housing I feel Dickens Heath has had more than its fair share.
These plans propose expanding it by 60% without any additional amenities.
The moto on Dickens Heath's coat of arms is 'In the Countryside we Flourish'. Families moved here in promise of a semi-rural village life.