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Representation ID: 5045

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Mrs Sandra Pearson

We have lived in this area from the early 80s. We had a beautiful greenbelt field behind the house. This field became a housing estate. We have since lost all the fields on the right down Sheriff Lane. There is no gap at all between Eldwick and Gilstead. All Greenbelt and now ALL GONE.

With this proposal we face

• Destruction and loss of wildlife. We see Curlews nesting in these fields. The UK’s Curlew population has halved in the last
25 years and is now in the UK Red List. There is also a healthy Owl population in Prince of Wales Park. These fields are their feeding grounds
• Increased traffic volumes, especially at Park Road roundabout and through the village.
• Further overload to local crowded schools and GPs
• Increased air and environment pollution
• Increased building sprawl and loss of valuable wide open spaces