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Woodthorpe Cottage 138 London Road Lynsted Kent, ME9 9QH Woodthorpe Cottage 138 London Road Lynsted Kent, ME9 9QH 14th May 2012 COMMENTS ON “TRENPORT” HOUSE‐BUILDING PROPOSAL AT FROGMORE LANE We object to this proposal on several grounds. We are sharing those concerns with SBC and Lynsted Parish Council. Firstly, it is wrong to characterise the community along the A2 as “The Village Centre”. This community, especially that part of it that sits in Lynsted Parish, provides an important sensitive edge to Teynham. The evolution of Teynham has been away from the A2, with the population firmly focussed between the A2 and the Station. That community is “centred” on the school, the two community halls, the medical centre and the station. What the proposal is seeking to do is further develop the centre of Teynham through the infilling of the open aspect of the greenfield site between Frognal Lane and Newgardens. Any suggestion that the A2 is the “centre” of anything is likely to be misinterpreted as an invitation to erode even more greenfield sites to the south of the A2. Something that has been strongly resisted through the publication of the Lynsted Parish Design Statement that was, at that time, adopted by SBC Planning and is retained as ‘influential’ today. The southern “sensitive edge” protects access to open countryside for all. The proposed loss of a significant open green‐field site at the centre of Teynham will have an amenity cost for those resident in Teynham with little planning gain for the community. Secondly, it is clear from Swale’s own “Bearing Fruits” documentation that even the largest housing plans for Kent can and should be met through the more appropriate use of brown‐field sites. The most logical place for development of housing and “low density employment” is in, or adjacent to, current main urban centres (Sittingbourne, Faversham, Sheerness) where the existing availability of services and transport links can be optimised by strategic planning and placement of new build. This disproportionate proposal for Teynham will only add stresses to the infrastructure (both physical and social). The use of greenfield flies in the face of research into public opinion found in the Sustainability Appraisal of the Swale Core Strategy. See page 116, “The preferred Spatial Strategy weights levels of growth toward Sittingbourne and the Isle of Sheppey, reflecting their position within the Government’s Thames Gateway growth area. This also reflects the achievable opportunities available and character of that area, as distinct from those in Faversham and remaining rural areas.”; and (Page 117) “The first strategic allocation at the Western Link is within the urban area – the only opportunity at this scale that does not require ‘fresh’ land. The site has been allocated for employment for years but has not been brought forward. Thirdly, the developers are trading housing investment against “”low density employment” – this linkage is misguided and will lead to sub‐optimum use of resources and social infrastructure. The strategic objectives of SBC for achieving critical mass of commercial projects has at its heart the needs of people in Sittingbourne and most critically, Sheerness. A development of this kind in Teynham is a diversion from more strategic thinking about where the housing, jobs, and education needs have to be met. Importantly, the ‘new industries’ that the whole of the South East needs are broadly service‐based and high value jobs. In the words of SBC’s “Topic 1: Demographics” (page 27): “Qualification levels among Swale’s working age population are significantly worse than both the national and regional averages. In 2006, over 14% of working age people within the Borough had no qualifications, compared with less than 10% across the South East, and the proportion with qualifications at NVQ4 and above was a third lower than elsewhere in the region”. A point further reinforced in the “Sustainability Appraisal of the Swale Core Strategy” (p64 “Key Issues”). The developer’s proposal in Teynham should not be allowed to get in the way of the more strategic designs of SBC, who have to contend, with some welcomed success, with much more challenging Borough‐wide issues. The scarce resources available for any development are best focussed where they can build on existing infrastructure and opportunity identified and promoted by SBC to aid the economic regeneration of this part of Kent. One only has to look at how long the Norton Crossroads brownfield site has lain empty to see that developments away from major centres of population are not commercially attractive. Bear in mind the fact that the old “Wyevale Site” has already got purpose‐built access to the A2. Fourthly, the proposed entry/exit of the proposed development onto the A2 opposite Claxfield Lane simply adds to the already stressed A2 environment. Increased particulate and noise pollution, vibration damaging homes built historically adjacent to the A2 but never designed to withstand the punishing traffic it copes with today, risk to pedestrians & cyclists, and congestion. The hare‐brained development proposal for a Northern Relief Road around Sittingbourne and Bapchild appears to be withering on the vine. That proposal also failed the test of answering capacity issues and their impact on existing communities along the A2. The same problem arises for proposals for significant housing and commercial developments that disgorge onto the A2 in the already overburdened London Road from Sittingbourne to Faversham. You will also find the CPRE’s response to this consultation makes many of these points. Housing needs are exaggerated and misdirected; rural community and greenfield sites are simply not needed to meet the needs of Swale. Employment claims are unrealistic – so their seductiveness in supporting the more profitable housing proposals should not be taken seriously. In short, the proposal by Trenport is the wrong idea, in the wrong place, and risks directing resources away from the strategic planning by SBC. SBC’s planning objectives may themselves be overblown, so proposals for greenfield and rural developments may already be redundant. Yours sincerely, Nigel and Lis Heriz‐Smith .
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