Comment

Draft Local Plan - Supplementary Consultation

Representation ID: 8931

Received: 15/03/2019

Respondent: Mrs Linda Homer

Representation Summary:

Preservation of Light Hall Farm.

This is an extensive site and whilst not used to the same extent by the community it still plays an important function.
Development area has been extended up to Creynolds Lane contrary to the objective of protecting key gaps between urban areas and settlements.
Adjoining these areas would turn a well balanced Mature Suburb into a vast urban sprawl destroying the semi rural feeling of the area and be detrimental to the identity and community of the areas.
Site 12 provides a valuable green, healthy area separating the areas of Shirley and Cheswick Green.


Full text:

Q 14 - Site 12 - Land South of Dog Kennel Lane
Light Hall Farm is a building of historic significance to the area and I'm pleased to see that it is now to be preserved in any development.

This is an extensive site and whilst not used to the same extent by the community it still plays an important function. My main concern is that the development area has been extended up to Creynolds Lane. Building houses up to Creynolds Lane is contrary to the objective of protecting key gaps between urban areas and settlements. Site 12 provides a valuable green, healthy area separating the areas of Shirley and Cheswick Green. To virtually adjoin these areas with more developments would turn a well balanced Mature Suburb into a vast urban sprawl and would destroy the semi rural feeling of the area and be detrimental to the identity and community of the areas.