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Hopefully many readers are already aware that proposals have been submitted for massive commercial development / change of use
on 319 acres of agricultural land between Thrapston and Titchmarsh. These are being considered by your local council - North Northants - right now and will affect everyone near the A605 or A45 road corridor in terms of increased noise, pollution for 24 hours each day plus delays/queues and more potholes.
However, it is not too late to register your concerns. Please do not leave it to others or think ‘it is going to happen anyway’. Each individual objection to the council does help.
via tree planting, the National Food Strategy to reduce the need for food imports, the National Rail Freight Strategy to place less reliance on particulate spewing HGVs; which in a double whammy constantly degrade road surfaces, especially when turning on roundabouts not
To make it easier to get in touch with the council planners the local community working party, STAUNCH, have made available a proforma which can be populated with your own personal
views. These can be downloaded from www.staunchcampaign.org or will be available from the STAUNCH stand
at the monthly – every first Saturday – Thrapston Farmers Market. Come and see us on 4th March 9.30am-12.30pm.
Please do not leave it to others or think ‘it is going to happen anyway’
designed for the weight and length e.g. Haldens Parkway/Huntingdon Road. This lack of joined up policy implementation can and is being exploited by speculative developers.
In a bid to mitigate increased journey time local traffic may well use smaller rural roads, leading to increased volumes through local villages.
The proposed developments are on greenfield land to the top and side of
Many people will have moved to
the area because it is predominately rural with almost immediate access to open spaces, public footpaths, by-ways etc. for walking or cycling.
Very recently the government launched
the Environment Improvement Plan at an
event hosted by the Wildlife Trust. This only emphasised the disconnect between national and local policy with regard to carbon reduction
the Nene Valley and on a scale that is far in excess of the Thrapston town footprint. Due
to the vast size of the warehouse roofs plus the associated tarmac and concrete, rainfall cannot be absorbed and therefore the large quantities of runoff water have to be stored in a series of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) to try and prevent overwhelming the residential
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Wildlife not warehouses