The proposed plan would both ruin the local countryside, including the Blackdowns, and completely destroy the already overcrowded Taunton road system. My part of Taunton would come to a complete standstill around rush hours. All the surrounding country roads would become commuter race tracks. The Crown estate should be ashamed of even thinking that this would be a beneficial development.
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Marion Bristow
2 months ago
Wrong place, wrong development, ridiculous size and implications for local areas unjustifiable...
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Supporter
2 months ago
We need green spaces more than we need hundreds of new builds. This country has got it all wrong. It's devastating that our children and grandchildren won't get to experience nature in the same way.
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Mary Pearse
2 months ago
Insufficient infrastructure without completely spoiling the Bkackdiwn hills abd tge surrounding coubtryside
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Janette Surtees
2 months ago
This development will forever change the rural countryside, have a huge detrimental effect on the plants, wildlife and people that already live there. Taunton cannot possibly sustain a population increase of that scale. Our NHS services, Musgrove Park Hospital, our GP services are already at breaking point. Our schools will be massively impacted, our roads will get even more busy, and what jobs will there be? It's hard enough to find a job at the present time. Social Services will be overrun.
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Suzanne Douglas
2 months ago
Save The Countryside For Nature!!!!
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Supporter
2 months ago
There isn't the infrastructure to support this development. The young people of the area are already struggling to find jobs, so where would all these new residents work, shop, be educated?
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John Charnley
2 months ago
Wrong place to build, and not needed
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Steve Allen
2 months ago
Too Much development in and around Taunton
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Gary Bowdler
2 months ago
We should be regenerating brown field sites before contemplating developments on green field sites. As part of any strategic development there needs to be a clear and financially committed infrastructure development plan looking not only at the towns already congested road infrastructure but also at the infrastructure for schools, medical facilities including hospitals and doctors surgeries etc….
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Supporter
2 months ago
I live off of Dowsland Way. The traffic will be horrendous. Dowsland Way is almost a single track road, due to residents cars. The resident are entitled to park there. I can't imagine what it will be like with all the extra traffic. Also it will spoil the beautiful Blackdown Vale.
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Mark Whyment
2 months ago
Why build on an AONB when there are many brown field sites available?
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Sarah Bond
2 months ago
Not enough local amenities to cope with more people. Road infrastructure not able to cope
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Bridget Muxworthy
2 months ago
Area is fantastic green space .it needs to be kept
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Trevor Gutteridge
2 months ago
Enough is enough. Stop indiscriminate development. Developers should be reigned in now.
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Julia Scott
2 months ago
Save our countryside. Use brown sites to build housing. We need another hospital, surgeries, schools and reservoirs
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Sam Burton
2 months ago
This will seriously put a strain on all local services, roads and nature. I don’t think Taunton can take more traffic!
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Simon Gould
2 months ago
Because the countryside is getting swallowed up by greedy cooperate companies whilst diminishing our wildlife, fresh air and peace all to line their and councillors pockets
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Sandra Spall
2 months ago
Regenerate freilich buildings/areas first please. It’s ridiculous to build here where there are areas of every town with wastelands. Many of us grew up believing the green belt was protected, but that clearly isn’t the case anymore. Once these natural spaces are gone, they’re gone for good. Our wildlife depends on them, and it’s up to us to speak up and protect their homes. Please support stronger protection for our green spaces and push for redevelopment where land has already been damaged.
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Tim Slattery
2 months ago
The proposed development demonstrates no respect for this most Sensitive landscape area.
The proposed plan would both ruin the local countryside, including the Blackdowns, and completely destroy the already overcrowded Taunton road system. My part of Taunton would come to a complete standstill around rush hours. All the surrounding country roads would become commuter race tracks. The Crown estate should be ashamed of even thinking that this would be a beneficial development.
Wrong place, wrong development, ridiculous size and implications for local areas unjustifiable...
We need green spaces more than we need hundreds of new builds. This country has got it all wrong. It's devastating that our children and grandchildren won't get to experience nature in the same way.
Insufficient infrastructure without completely spoiling the Bkackdiwn hills abd tge surrounding coubtryside
This development will forever change the rural countryside, have a huge detrimental effect on the plants, wildlife and people that already live there. Taunton cannot possibly sustain a population increase of that scale. Our NHS services, Musgrove Park Hospital, our GP services are already at breaking point. Our schools will be massively impacted, our roads will get even more busy, and what jobs will there be? It's hard enough to find a job at the present time. Social Services will be overrun.
Save The Countryside For Nature!!!!
There isn't the infrastructure to support this development. The young people of the area are already struggling to find jobs, so where would all these new residents work, shop, be educated?
Wrong place to build, and not needed
Too Much development in and around Taunton
We should be regenerating brown field sites before contemplating developments on green field sites. As part of any strategic development there needs to be a clear and financially committed infrastructure development plan looking not only at the towns already congested road infrastructure but also at the infrastructure for schools, medical facilities including hospitals and doctors surgeries etc….
I live off of Dowsland Way. The traffic will be horrendous. Dowsland Way is almost a single track road, due to residents cars. The resident are entitled to park there. I can't imagine what it will be like with all the extra traffic. Also it will spoil the beautiful Blackdown Vale.
Why build on an AONB when there are many brown field sites available?
Not enough local amenities to cope with more people. Road infrastructure not able to cope
Area is fantastic green space .it needs to be kept
Enough is enough. Stop indiscriminate development. Developers should be reigned in now.
Save our countryside. Use brown sites to build housing. We need another hospital, surgeries, schools and reservoirs
This will seriously put a strain on all local services, roads and nature. I don’t think Taunton can take more traffic!
Because the countryside is getting swallowed up by greedy cooperate companies whilst diminishing our wildlife, fresh air and peace all to line their and councillors pockets
Regenerate freilich buildings/areas first please. It’s ridiculous to build here where there are areas of every town with wastelands. Many of us grew up believing the green belt was protected, but that clearly isn’t the case anymore. Once these natural spaces are gone, they’re gone for good. Our wildlife depends on them, and it’s up to us to speak up and protect their homes. Please support stronger protection for our green spaces and push for redevelopment where land has already been damaged.
The proposed development demonstrates no respect for this most Sensitive landscape area.