Compton Way, Earls Barton - Political Developments Limited - PDL

Compton Way, Earls Barton
STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Greenfield Site / Outside Village Boundary
The land known as EB7 is outside of the village boundary and is a greenfield site, this therefore makes it a non preferred
option as consideration should be given to brownfield sites within the village boundary that we note have already been
identified. The option to develop EB7 looks like an easy and cheap solution as far as the developers are concerned and
seems to have been chosen for this reason alone.
Property Devaluation / Compensation
My family purchased 69 Compton Way in 1996 and it was made absolutely clear in writing and within our property deeds
that our garden formed the village boundary and that the land beyond it was for agricultural use only. We specifically
purchased the property for this reason as it offered significant views across the Nene Valley that would be completely
destroyed by the proposed build, we note that some properties are designed as 3 storey which would only exacerbate the
issue. Our property, and all the other properties backing onto EB7, currently enjoy privacy and a standard of living that
would be irreparably damaged by the proposal and significant compensation would be due to us all, not only for the
obvious and significant devaluation of property, but also for the aforesaid loss of privacy and standard of living currently
enjoyed that would disappear with the building of 65 homes, many of which would be affordable housing.
Hedgerows
The Redrow document makes scant mention of the significant wildlife that currently lives and thrives in the hedgerows
bordering EB7, there are many species of birds and several families of bats that occupy this area as well as pheasants that
live in the field. This development would obviously upset the eco balance of these mature hedgerows beyond repair.
Sustainability
Earls Barton village is full. You only need to look around on any given day to see the amount of parking, vehicle
movements and congestion around the village centre, there have already been significant road traffic accidents at the
junction of Station Road . The local amenities cannot cope with or support an influx of people on the scale proposed.
Petition
The development at EB7 will be strongly opposed by every resident of Station Road , Thorpe Road and Compton Way ,
there is a significant health and safety risk for us all and our village and for those of us that back onto EB7 a housing
development that would be classed as unacceptably life changing. Petitions and letters are already being drawn up and
sent to you and the Parish and Borough Councils.
Finally Mr Stock, I note that Redrow did not have the decency to write to individual residents but generically wrote to “The
Occupier” in the hope that most people would just throw the correspondence in the bin and you could carry on with your
plans, please have the decency to reply to this letter.
Yours sincerely,
Steve & Michelle Biggs
69 Compton Way
Earls Barton
Dear Sirs,
I am still waiting to receive answers to my list of questions concerning your Compton Way housing development proposal.
Would you kindly confirm to be by return 'e'-Mail that you have received my list of questions (originally sent to you by 'e'-
mail last Sunday) and that I may expect to receive your answers shortly.
Thank you - Duncan Gandy - Resident of Station Road, Earls Barton.
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