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Mixed reaction as council reconsider housing growth plans
AFTER The Bucks Herald revealed Aylesbury Vale District Council's Cabinet were set to reconsider plans for thouands of new homes with a possible switch from south to east Aylesbury, we received several letters on the matter.
YOU invited comments on your report that AVDC could be looking at reducing housing growth in the southern arc in favour of expansion to the east.
I would strongly support this move and I am sure that others in this area would too. The southern plans would irretrievably damage the unique and historic hamlet of Sedrup - a conservation area - as well as blighting the lives and property values of many people in the Hartwell, Bishopstone and Stoke Mandeville areas.
As far as one can tell from your map, an eastern alternative would not have a similar effect because the proximity to dwellings appears much less.
I remain opposed to the Government's imposition of this huge housing burden in the first place but at least an eastern development would mitigate its effect.
Chris Barnes
Sedrup
THE proposal of the Aylesbury Vale District Council's Cabinet to consider building 4,200 dwellings between Watermead and Bierton, in addition to land already designated for new homes, is a very poor decision indeed.
The scale of the proposed development would have a seriously adverse affect on all current residents in these areas, who chose to live in Aylesbury or Bierton to achieve a semi-rural quality of life, which would be severely compromised by what amounts to an urban sprawl, reminiscent of the worst development of suburban London.
In addition, the construction of additional link roads would not relieve the congestion that so many dwellings would bring. The roads into, out of and around Aylesbury are already severely congested and this proposal will almost certainly result in near grid lock.
The concept of green belt was established to stop this type of development happening, but clearly the District Council has little regard for this principle. I hope sincerely that old fashioned common sense prevails as otherwise I believe the council will leave us a legacy that will be a disaster for all current residents, whichever part of Aylesbury they reside.
Mr N R Dingle
Watermead, Aylesbury
THE news that AVDC is thinking of shifting the burden of new housing from the southern arc to the east side of Aylesbury is to be welcomed.
The southern arc has too high a density of housing in too limited an area. The main gain would be the construction of significant new roads to spread the traffic flows.
Harold Harrison
Stone
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