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Dear Planning Department
I am writing with regard to my concerns for the Dunton Garden Suburb plan and consultation. I first wrote in February 2015 and feel strongly that the consultation last time was poorly run and managed. I hope the council can improve upon my previous experience.
The consultation demands that we respond on line which limits the engagement of some of the population.
The documentation posted on line so far is full of ifs, buts and maybes. There is no clear plan or image of what this may look like when its comes to fruition.
Councils have historically failed to effectively manage large developments (family members have experience of this).
The existing map suggests significant urban sprawl with no breaks, for green belt or green corridors. It brings the urban sprawl closer to key wildlife areas and will inevitably have a negative impact on wildlife and the environment.
There is far too little detail of infrastructure that is required to support such a development, which would have been included in a 106 agreement. Unless the council can guarantee early provision ahead of the actual building of houses (which has rarely happened in the past). The development is unsustainable.
I hope that both councils and government wish to see this development as one which is creating sustainable communities. It will not do so when there is a lack of strong controls in planning and implementation. This will not be provided by a market let approach to development.
Unless the councils approach differs to that indicated I will be opposed to the development of Dunton Garden Suburb.
Perhaps what this development would most benefit from is an Urban Development Agency (UDA) with local representation as is the case with Ebbsfleet Garden City.