Local plan scoping consultation

Comment

Representation ID: 2194

Received: 23/08/2026

Respondent: Mr John McDonald

I had lived in Ashley for more that twenty years before moving to my present address.

I strongly object to the 291-hectare site proposed around Ashley. This village has no services, no buses and a station with only one train an hour. It is absurd to claim it is well connected.
Every access road crosses a narrow bridge, the land is protected Green Belt and valuable farmland, and the area includes sensitive landscapes, wildlife habitats and heritage settings that would be irreversibly damaged. This proposal is wholly inappropriate and must be removed from the Local Plan immediately.