Regulation 19 - Proposed Draft Local Plan Submission

The inspector might care to know that at a Village Hall meeting called by the UPC on 23 April of the 108 people who attended only 6 had received formal notification by HDC of its information events. They were simply not delivered properly in our area.

It is unfortunate that the consultation period overlapped with the Local Elections. The decision (by who?) that our elected councillors were not allowed to comment or offer guidance on the Local Plan was an unnecessary restriction and, we would contend, of doubtful legality.

This is a submission made on behalf of Ullesthorpe Parish Council. Our Clerk is on long term sick leave.

Ullesthorpe Village. Use of "points" system is fundamentally flawed putting us on a course of ever- growing expansion. Fact; we have not had a fully functioning Post Office since Lockdown. We are still being classified as a Medium Village: this will move us ever closer to becoming a Small Town without the necessary infrastructure at every level. No consideration appears to have been put to the condition and capacity of local roads which are deteriorating at an alarming rate, sewage capacity (sewage from recent new builds has to be stored and pumped), lack of off-road parking, school capacity both physical and classroom size and village congestion on drop-off and collection, no mention made of Surgery capacity, dental facilities excluded. Local amenities are all small scale and limited. If forced to do SO we could reluctantly accept further expansion on Ashby Road, but see no need for the Field Close development. Please see history of housing development in the village over the past 20 years, and conclude we have had enough. Very few of the new occupants of Ullesthorpe actually work at Magna Park, and we predict neither will those occupying further new housing.

We remain unhappy about the capacity of the Travellers site on Mere Road, the way that another small camp has been allowed off Claybrooke Road and the possibility of another camp on Woodway Lane.

Magna Park. The justification for further expansion has clearly been written by GLP for the benefit of GLP and not subject to any rigorous scrutiny. Magna Park is said to be set to become the biggest distribution point in Europe. Yet Magna Park North is still less than half developed and most recent building development appears to be speculative. Despite our understanding that Magna Park was at its maximum size, it still wants more space. The proposed development would abut directly onto the houses outside the village on the Bitteswell Road, and approach within one third of a mile of the village itself. Issues such as a railhead facility and solar panels on warehouse roofs have been fudged. There will be further loss of agricultural land, additional light and noise pollution, increased LGV traffic on the A5 and commuter flow from all directions, and irrevocable environmental impact on wildlife, drainage and vegetation.

Magna Park has clearly become a Cash Cow for HDC and all scrutiny of it appears to be lightly addressed. Taken in conjunction with the constant growth of the village, we believe that Ullesthorpe has become blighted enough already and these proposed developments tip the assessment into straight exploitation.

The inspector might care to know that at a Village Hall meeting called by the UPC on 23 April of the 108 people who attended only 6 had received formal notification by HDC of its information events. They were simply not delivered properly in our area.

It is unfortunate that the consultation period overlapped with the Local Elections. The decision (by who?) that our elected councillors were not allowed to comment or offer guidance on the Local Plan was an unnecessary restriction and, we would contend, of doubtful legality.

This is a submission made on behalf of Ullesthorpe Parish Council. Our Clerk is on long term sick leave.

Ullesthorpe Village. Use of "points" system is fundamentally flawed putting us on a course of ever- growing expansion. Fact; we have not had a fully functioning Post Office since Lockdown. We are still being classified as a Medium Village: this will move us ever closer to becoming a Small Town without the necessary infrastructure at every level. No consideration appears to have been put to the condition and capacity of local roads which are deteriorating at an alarming rate, sewage capacity (sewage from recent new builds has to be stored and pumped), lack of off-road parking, school capacity both physical and classroom size and village congestion on drop-off and collection, no mention made of Surgery capacity, dental facilities excluded. Local amenities are all small scale and limited. If forced to do SO we could reluctantly accept further expansion on Ashby Road, but see no need for the Field Close development. Please see history of housing development in the village over the past 20 years, and conclude we have had enough. Very few of the new occupants of Ullesthorpe actually work at Magna Park, and we predict neither will those occupying further new housing.

We remain unhappy about the capacity of the Travellers site on Mere Road, the way that another small camp has been allowed off Claybrooke Road and the possibility of another camp on Woodway Lane.

Magna Park. The justification for further expansion has clearly been written by GLP for the benefit of GLP and not subject to any rigorous scrutiny. Magna Park is said to be set to become the biggest distribution point in Europe. Yet Magna Park North is still less than half developed and most recent building development appears to be speculative. Despite our understanding that Magna Park was at its maximum size, it still wants more space. The proposed development would abut directly onto the houses outside the village on the Bitteswell Road, and approach within one third of a mile of the village itself. Issues such as a railhead facility and solar panels on warehouse roofs have been fudged. There will be further loss of agricultural land, additional light and noise pollution, increased LGV traffic on the A5 and commuter flow from all directions, and irrevocable environmental impact on wildlife, drainage and vegetation.

Magna Park has clearly become a Cash Cow for HDC and all scrutiny of it appears to be lightly addressed. Taken in conjunction with the constant growth of the village, we believe that Ullesthorpe has become blighted enough already and these proposed developments tip the assessment into straight exploitation.

The inspector might care to know that at a Village Hall meeting called by the UPC on 23 April of the 108 people who attended only 6 had received formal notification by HDC of its information events. They were simply not delivered properly in our area.

It is unfortunate that the consultation period overlapped with the Local Elections. The decision (by who?) that our elected councillors were not allowed to comment or offer guidance on the Local Plan was an unnecessary restriction and, we would contend, of doubtful legality.

This is a submission made on behalf of Ullesthorpe Parish Council. Our Clerk is on long term sick leave.

Ullesthorpe Village. Use of "points" system is fundamentally flawed putting us on a course of ever- growing expansion. Fact; we have not had a fully functioning Post Office since Lockdown. We are still being classified as a Medium Village: this will move us ever closer to becoming a Small Town without the necessary infrastructure at every level. No consideration appears to have been put to the condition and capacity of local roads which are deteriorating at an alarming rate, sewage capacity (sewage from recent new builds has to be stored and pumped), lack of off-road parking, school capacity both physical and classroom size and village congestion on drop-off and collection, no mention made of Surgery capacity, dental facilities excluded. Local amenities are all small scale and limited. If forced to do SO we could reluctantly accept further expansion on Ashby Road, but see no need for the Field Close development. Please see history of housing development in the village over the past 20 years, and conclude we have had enough. Very few of the new occupants of Ullesthorpe actually work at Magna Park, and we predict neither will those occupying further new housing.

We remain unhappy about the capacity of the Travellers site on Mere Road, the way that another small camp has been allowed off Claybrooke Road and the possibility of another camp on Woodway Lane.

Magna Park. The justification for further expansion has clearly been written by GLP for the benefit of GLP and not subject to any rigorous scrutiny. Magna Park is said to be set to become the biggest distribution point in Europe. Yet Magna Park North is still less than half developed and most recent building development appears to be speculative. Despite our understanding that Magna Park was at its maximum size, it still wants more space. The proposed development would abut directly onto the houses outside the village on the Bitteswell Road, and approach within one third of a mile of the village itself. Issues such as a railhead facility and solar panels on warehouse roofs have been fudged. There will be further loss of agricultural land, additional light and noise pollution, increased LGV traffic on the A5 and commuter flow from all directions, and irrevocable environmental impact on wildlife, drainage and vegetation.

Magna Park has clearly become a Cash Cow for HDC and all scrutiny of it appears to be lightly addressed. Taken in conjunction with the constant growth of the village, we believe that Ullesthorpe has become blighted enough already and these proposed developments tip the assessment into straight exploitation.