1) Traffic
This is already horrendous during rush hour & school run time, regularly backing up along Tythe Barn Lane past the turning for the school.
I was previously told that they would widen Tythe Barn Lane to help with the traffic - I pointed out that this meant the destruction of major hedgerows & was only possible up to the point where the existing houses begin. Nobody had an answer to that.

2) Walking distance to the train station will NOT mean that there is little to no extra impact on traffic through the village - I have lived here 20 years now and in that time I have NEVER worked in a location that available public transport could get me to in under 2 hours (whereas 10 - 30 mins by car, yes).

3) The houses for Dickens Heath are all supposed to be built within a few minutes walk of the village centre, these proposed new ones are not, meaning the people who move into these would generally have to drive to use the local shops, thereby contributing to the problems with parking we already have.

4) Loss of sports facilities.
There is already a lack of local facilities for children, especially teenagers. How on earth does trying to cram 4 football clubs & a rugby club onto 2 pitches help? All it will achieve is that some clubs will fold, reducing the availability of sports facilities for adults & children alike.
The rugby club alone has over 100 children taking part, 3 rugby pitches & a football pitch, additional space for smaller pitches for the youngest players, decent size car park and other groups also use the facilities at other times - even if they were the only club being put onto the 2 pitch area, it is still a major loss of facilities.

5) Pressure on local facilities such as doctor's surgery, schools, etc.

6) Flora & fauna
Whilst the "wildlife areas" marked on the plan are to be commended, if these proposals go ahead there will be a lot of destruction of mature trees and hedgerows.

7) Affordable housing - do the proposals actually include any housing that would be affordable for people just getting on to the property ladder, or (as mentioned below) would it just be more *very* expensive 4+ bedroom family homes?

8) Flooding
There have been a number of flooding incidents over recent years, the concreting over of yet more green land will undoubtedly have a further adverse affect in this area.