Local Development Plan Site 245
Dear Sirs,

I am appalled that the council should even consider the rugby ground as suitable for development. These are my reasons:-
* No other sports pitches within reasonable distance. There is a distinct lack of changing facilities especially for girls, but also boys. The pitches were left in trust to the council who should be enforcing the terms of the lease.
* There is a demand for suitable pitches at an affordable rent, not the ridiculous rents quoted by the developers, Oakmoor, to dissuade people from using them.
* Any suggested development which is far denser than the surrounding area would be totally inappropriate.
* At 1.5 cars per house (67-100 houses) this would increase the pressure on parking in our area to an unacceptable level.
* Increasing the number of homes in this area would put more pressure on doctors and schools who are already struggling to keep up with demand.
* There are tree preservation orders on trees in the area which is also home to bats.

In my opinion the whole site is better suited to providing much needed football and rugby pitches with proper changing facilities and parking to meet the needs of the area. This is in line with the National Policy Framework which states that "Local planning authorities should..take account of the needs of the local population(such as for sport)".