PLANNING COMMENT FOR APPLICATION REF:  5/2025/2130

Victoria Wilson

1 Westfields
AL34LW

Victoria Wilson

Object to Proposal

These houses will completely disrupt the light into our garden (2 doors down) as they plan to be higher in terms of floors and will go significantly farther back than the current dwelling. This will have an extremely negative impact on us and we object in the strongest terms possible. One of the major benefits of our house is having a South facing garden where we can enjoy the light for the maximum amount of time. The proposed development would reduce the light from early afternoon and this is not acceptable.

My youngest child is neuro divergent and requires calm and quiet to regulate. Loud building noises during the process is not conducive to this. Additional noises of extra vehicles and the comings and goings of two additional families on such a small site may also have a negative impact on his wellbeing.

The site itself is not suitable for 2 houses. It is too small and would cause unnecessary disruption to the corner of Westfields and Crossfields. The resident of number 5 is a childminder, caring for children from toddlers to school age, and safety and safeguarding of this area needs to be taken into account. More cars, entrances and exits for vehicles and traffic in this general area is unwise for children being looked after. It needs to remain a safe space for children to walk around in. 

I also believe that the tree removal planned on this applications are not accurate, as there do not appear to be any diseases trees in the area that wood rewrite removal for safety. This seems to be an unnecessary addition on the plans to gain more ground in order to fit in the houses, which brings the application into doubt in terms of it's accuracy and trustworthiness.

In short, we do not support the application because it does not take into account the lifestyles and needs if the current residents and would not add anything to the road.