Planning Schedule Date: 10/08/2004 - Stroud District Council

Planning Schedule Date: 10/08/2004
the estate and will inevitably lead to a ghetto environment with associated levels in dirt and
unsociable activities.
• Density of houses.
• Sewerage and drainage not suitable.
• Too many houses.
• Loss of light.
• Loss of privacy.
• Not in character with the area.
• Existing roads will not cope with the increase in traffic.
• No provision for youngsters to play with the loss of this 'field'.
• Electricity supply - Aquila 'H' post on writers land which is the main feed to Windyridge,
supply route is in poor condition.
• Cannot be Approval of Reserved Matters as the criteria has been exhausted.
• Urbanised estate in a scenic Cotswold village.
• Parking congestion.
• Air pollution.
• Noise pollution.
• Pressure on services - flooding could occur.
• Lack of facilities - especially for young people.
• Design lacks originality.
• Lack of space within the houses.
• Out of keeping with surrounding houses.
• Lack of landscaping, very small gardens.
• Unattractive parking lot.
• Intended tree planting will present a loss of light.
• Revised plans: Numbers still too high. Scale is inappropriate in the village. No more than 12
houses should be permitted.
• No information on the houses that are going to be housing association.
• Contrary to the principles laid out in the Stroud District Local Plan.
• Revised plans: transport problems with additional dwellings and detrimental to character of
village.
• Deeply opposed to 'Leicester' design, height will cause loss of light and privacy
• Revised plans: Village will lose its unique identity.
• Given reasons for rejecting a recent environmentally friendly small business less than a mile
away it would be hypocritical to approve this in its current form
• Access onto Cheltenham Road is totally unsuitable. Should consider 2 cul-de-sacs off
Stroud Road.
• Too many houses are proposed for the site
• Three storey houses are inappropriate.
• POS/ Play is not large enough
• Lack of access to public footpath which leads via Bearsfield to the village amenities.
• Possible to remove some of these objections via deletion of plots 22, 23 & 24.
• Loss of children’s play area.
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