Edited from letter sent to Ian Grey (CLP Group member)
Hi Ian
We read the piece you put in the [St Filica] newsletter. We are totally against any new builds, anywhere in the village, it would lose its appeal and become like many other villages now overcrowded and ruined. Old buildings that have architectural interest if empty and derelict, would be better to be converted and can be done to accommodate the requirements needed for todays living. People move to villages for the country living and the countryside to be protected and also for wildlife that is worryingly suffering and in decline. So much (HS2 and all the new builds have contributed to this) more needs to be done to protect wildlife and also grow crops for the ever increasing population.
We are somewhat deflated about fighting though. WODC just don’t listen... [Planning applicants] know they will get away with it. The council don’t seem to care on preserving areas, they just want to tick boxes. WODC have no care of the character of villages, they just don’t listen to objections from villagers and just go ahead regardless.
They say more houses need to be built but this area has had an explosion of them. Roads are now congested and does this area have enough work for all this influx?!!
Schools and hospitals etc just haven’t the capacity for more and more homes. There are now so many air b&b and 2nd homes in this area that need to be restricted for this use and become permanent homes which would help with this housing problem!
Best Regards
People can hide from the inevitable and stick there heads in the sand but we will have to build houses. So why not, do it on our terms and to our standards before the choice is taken away from us like it has in many places.