Object
Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations
Representation ID: 3771
Received: 28/08/2025
Respondent: Mr Sefton Collett
Specific Objections:
Access to Site (SKR- PR327) Access should not be given to construction or any other traffic down this route which will have an adverse impact on my property.
My property has a unique setting which enhances and maintains its heritage value. It also enjoys the views to Harlaxton Manor.
Outlook to Barrowby Village (SKR-PR327)
Views of agricultural land Barrowby to the West would be destroyed by the development.
Loss of Agricultural Land (SKR-PR327)
As my property has a unique setting which enhances and maintains its heritage value. Loss agricultural land the West would be detrimental to its heritage..
Effect on Wildlife (SKR-PR327)
My property is a haven for deer, pheasant, partridge, geese and other migratory birds, songbirds, owls, foxes, rabbits, hares and bats. Many of these come from surrounding fields and the proposed development would adversely affect them.
Archeological Significance (SKR-PR327)
lt is vital that a full Archeological assessment and investigation take place on the site. Again the unique historical heritage of my property is enhanced by the remains noted above.
Comment
Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations
Representation ID: 3837
Received: 13/08/2025
Respondent: Sport England
Land east of The Drift and south of Low Road, Barrowby (455 units)
There is a need for the development principles to include the provision of new sports facilities and playing fields within the site and/or contributions towards off-site provision.
Object
Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations
Representation ID: 3855
Received: 27/08/2025
Respondent: Mrs Fiona Barney
Reasons:
Size:
currently has around 850 properties, with a further 270 either being built or having been granted planning permission (SKPR-272).
Traffic and Road Safety:
Already a major issue within the village.
Parking:
This would only become worse if more homes are built.
School:
The primary school is already regularly oversubscribed.
Services:
Recently lost its main bus service, the Post Office and there are no Health services within Barrowby
Utilities:
Concerns that the water and sewage pipes within Barrowby are not fit to supply the new site without major upgrades.
In the Conservation part of the village the mains electricity is carried on overhead cables. On a number of occasions the poles have been knocked by vehicles, resulting in dangerous situations, and loss of power to a number of properties. More vehicles will only increase the likelihood of this occurring.
Heritage and Nature:
The open views towards, and from, Harlaxton Manor will be changed if these additional houses are built. Changing the setting of an important historic building.
The development will destroy productive farmland and the associated wild plants and animals, thus reducing the biodiversity that Barrowby is nuturing through its Recreation and Green Space Group.
Object
Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations
Representation ID: 3869
Received: 28/08/2025
Respondent: Colin Henfrey
Number of people: 2
I wish to OBJECT most strongly to the proposed development of both the SKPR-272 Westry Corner/ Low Road site and further development of SKPR-327 for the following reasons:-
Barrowby village has already committed to the development of SKPR-272 on Low Road and will soon feel the impact when completed. This is because the infrastructure servicing the village has not been upgraded to cope with more houses being built in Grantham, Harlaxton and our village.
Services such as Schools, Doctors Surgery, Community Centre and Play Area will be needed for such a large increase in the number of houses and I fear the provision of these will be inevitable if the plans are implemented and will swallow up more agricultural land in the village.
In Grantham there are plenty of Brown Field Sites, Empty Warehouses and rooms in and above town centre shops that could take the place of this proposal.
Traffic going North/South on the A1 and East West on the A52 will use Barrowby village roads as a rat run to get on to the slip roads to avoid going into Grantham.
Current Residents of Barrowby have bought their houses at premium prices for a village life style and will be subjected to years of disruption and a permanent change in their style of living.
To conclude I reconfirm our OBJECTION to any further village housing development.
Object
Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations
Representation ID: 3962
Received: 27/08/2025
Respondent: Mr Michael Cole
I wish to oppose the development due to it being completely out of character with the existing village and leading to a loss of any remaining local heritage and visual presence. I also oppose due the impact on local infrastructure, environmental impact and lack of facilities.
Object
Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations
Representation ID: 3963
Received: 27/08/2025
Respondent: Mr Antonio Padovano
We strongly object to the proposals for Barrowby SKPR-327 & SKPR 272. The current infrastructure of our village will be hugely affected even more than it is now, given the insane number of homes being proposed.
We sincerely hope the council come to their senses and do the right thing in rejecting this proposal!
Object
Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations
Representation ID: 3964
Received: 27/08/2025
Respondent: Mrs Dawn Padovano
SKPR327 & SKPR272
Barrowby village is already under tremendous strain with the recent new housing. There is no or little infrastructure in place for schooling, doctors surgery, roads & drainage to accommodate the vast proposed development.
The proposed scale is disproportionate to the size of the village.
This will fundamentally change the character of the village forever.
This will also have a severe affect on the wildlife surrounding the village
Another 700 houses with potentially 2 cars per household will affect Westry Corner and The Drift as they do not have the capacity to cope and is too narrow.
Object
Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations
Representation ID: 3975
Received: 11/08/2025
Respondent: Mr Andrew Wheeler
Excessive Scale of Growth
Barrowby is currently classed as one of South Kesteven's "Larger Villages". Adding 400+ new
homes would greatly exceed the level of growth planned for in the current local plan'
Poor Access to the Village Centre
The proposed site is some distance, mostly beyond acceptable walking distance, from Barrowby Primary School, village hall and community facilities. This means new residents are likely to rely heavily on cars, increasing local traffic and congestion.
Strain on Local Services
A development of this scale would create substantial extra demand for:
Primary School places
Roads and junctions
Drainage, sewage and utilities.
There is currently no confirmed plan to expand these services or ensure they are able to cope
Harm to the Village Setting
The proposed site is situated beyond the village edge, in what is currently open countryside
Building here would Encroach on green space and farmland
Reduce the separation between Barrowby and Grantham
Impact on the views and landscape that help define our village identity,
Risk of an Unconnected, Car-Dependent Estate
Without careful planning and substantial infrastructure investment the new estate risks becoming a
distant, disconnected extension with few links to the heart of the village. It may lack the sense of community and walkability that Barrowby has traditionally enjoyed'
Object
Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations
Representation ID: 3976
Received: 28/08/2025
Respondent: Mr GG Hooper
SKPR327.Over development of village Barrowby;approx 25% increase in size;With SKPR272 16% increase in size giving total of 41% increase in housing;
no infrastructure (water, school, medical,parking) proposed particular issues likely re water being pumped up;
development of these two proposals really as a suburb of Grantham not of Barrowby;
significant increase in traffic rendering access to Grantham down Dysart Road difficult/impossible
further loss of farmland and rural vista
overcrowding in use of playpark in village green and parking nearby;
Local plan no longer of any relevance
Object
Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations
Representation ID: 3977
Received: 11/08/2025
Respondent: Carol Everett
Excessive Scale of Growth
Barrowby is currently classed as one of South Kesteven's "Larger Villages". Adding 400+ new homes would greatly exceed the level of growth planned for in the current local plan.
Poor Access to the Village Centre
The proposed site is some distance, mostly beyond acceptable walking distance, from Barrowby
Primary School, village hall and community facilities. This means new residents ate likely to rely heavily on cars, increasing local traffic and congestion.
Strain on Local Services
A development of this scale would create substantial extra demand for:
Primary School places
Roads and junctions
Drainage, sewage and utilities.
There is currently no confirmed plan to expand these services or ensure they are able to cope.
Harm to the Village Setting
The proposed site is situated beyond the village edge, in what is currently open countryside
Building here would Encroach on green space and farmland Reduce the separation between Barrowby and Grantham Impact on the views and landscape that help define our village identity.
Risk of an Unconnected Car-Dependent Estate
without careful planning and substantial infrastructure investment the new estate risks becoming a
distant, disconnected extension with few links to the heart of the village. It may lack the sense of community and walkability that Barrowby has traditionally enjoyed.
Object
Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations
Representation ID: 3978
Received: 11/08/2025
Respondent: Christine Armstrong
Excessive Scale of Growth
Barrowby is currently classed as one of South Kesteven's "Larger Villages". Adding 400+ new homes would greatly exceed the level of growth planned for in the current local plan'
Poor Access to the Village Centre
The proposed site is some distance, mostly beyond acceptable walking distance, from Barrowby Primary School, village hall and community facilities. This means new residents are likely to rely heavily on cars, increasing local traffic and congestion.
Strain on Local Services
A development of this scale would create substantial extra demand for:
Primary School places
Roads and junctions
Drainage, sewage and utilities.
There is currently no confirmed plan to expand these services or ensure they are able to cope
Harm to the Village Setting
The proposed site is situated beyond the village edge, in what is currently open countryside
Building here would encroach on green space and farmland
Reduce the separation between Barrowby and Grantham
Impact on the views and landscape that help define our village identity,
Risk of an Unconnected, Car-Dependent Estate
Without careful planning and substantial infrastructure investment the new estate risks becoming a
distant, disconnected extension with few links to the heart of the village.
It may lack the sense of community and walkability that Barrowby has traditionally enjoyed'
Object
Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations
Representation ID: 3979
Received: 11/08/2025
Respondent: Jill Glover
I am objecting to the above and wish to raise the following points
Excessive Scale of Growth
Barrowby is currently classed as one of South Kesteven's "Larger Villages". Adding 400+ new homes would greatly exceed the level of growth planned for in the current local plan'
Poor Access to the Village Centre
The proposed site is some distance, mostly beyond acceptable walking distance, from Barrowby Primary School, village hall and community facilities. This means new residents are likely to rely heavily on cars, increasing local traffic and congestion.
Strain on Local Services
A development of this scale would create substantial extra demand for:
Primary School places
Roads and junctions
Drainage, sewage and utilities.
There is currently no confirmed plan to expand these services or ensure they are able to cope
Harm to the Village Setting
The proposed site is situated beyond the village edge, in what is currently open countryside
Building here would Encroach on green space and farmland
Reduce the separation between Barrowby and Grantham
Impact on the views and landscape that help define our village identity,
Risk of an Unconnected, Car-Dependent Estate
Without careful planning and substantial infrastructure investment the new estate risks becoming a
distant, disconnected extension with few links to the heart of the village.
It may lack the sense of community and walkability that Barrowby has traditionally enjoyed'
Comment
Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations
Representation ID: 3980
Received: 23/09/2025
Respondent: Peter Pickering
Whilst I understand the need for new housing I have travelled extensively around the U.K and would suggest that there are enough brownfield and greyfield sites to satisfy this need within cities and towns.
With the lack of employment opportunities in the Barrowby area there would be an obvious need for travel and the use of cars. We should be seeking to reduce car usage for environmental reasons.
Any development in this and other rural areas would need to provide adequate schooling, retail and other essential services such as water, sewerage, power etc without negatively affecting the existing area.
The people of Barrowby choose to live here because it is a village with a village community and spirit. The encroachment of developments on Barrowby Road, the ongoing development on Dysart Road together with this new proposal may well change the village status forever.
Finally, two thirds of our food is imported at present and with future world instability our need for greater food security should be one of our main priorities. The increase in food miles is detrimental to the environment. I cannot understand how or why we are constantly allowing building on very productive farmland given the above concerns.
Object
Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations
Representation ID: 3981
Received: 28/08/2025
Respondent: Rachel Yuille
Ref: Barrowby SKPR-327/ SKPR-272
We believe the building of an extra 725 houses in this village area is totally excessive.
the Village does not have the amenities for the extensive housing project.
The school cannot cope and in fact parents of village children cannot find places.
Yet more cars swamp the village each day. The local Hospital & Doctors surgeries are at capacity.
We have lost our Post Office & butchers shops in recent years.
Enough is enough.
Stop the extra 455 houses.
Object
Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations
Representation ID: 3983
Received: 11/08/2025
Respondent: Sally Wheeler
Excessive Scale of Growth
Barrowby is currently classed as one of South Kesteven's "Larger Villages". Adding 400+ new
homes would greatly exceed the level of growth planned for in the current local plan'
Poor Access to the Village Centre
The proposed site is some distance, mostly beyond acceptable walking distance, from Barrowby Primary School, village hall and community facilities. This means new residents are likely to rely heavily on cars, increasing local traffic and congestion.
Strain on Local Services
A development of this scale would create substantial extra demand for:
Primary School places
Roads and junctions
Drainage, sewage and utilities.
There is currently no confirmed plan to expand these services or ensure they are able to cope
Harm to the Village Setting
The proposed site is situated beyond the village edge, in what is currently open countryside building here would
Encroach on green space and farmland
Reduce the separation between Barrowby and Grantham
Impact on the views and landscape that help define our village identity,
Risk of an Unconnected, Car-Dependent Estate
Without careful planning and substantial infrastructure investment the new estate risks becoming a distant, disconnected extension with few links to the heart of the village.
It may lack the sense of community and walkability that Barrowby has traditionally enjoyed'
Comment
Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations
Representation ID: 4024
Received: 27/08/2025
Respondent: Defence Infrastructure Organisation Safeguarding Team
Safeguarding Zone(s) Affected -
RAF Barkston Heath (height safeguarding zone)
RAF Syerston (birdstrike safeguarding zone)
Development Triggering Statutory Safeguarding Criteria -
Development of, or exceeding, 91.4m in height above ground level will trigger statutory consultation requirement
Development that might result in the creation of attractant environments for large and flocking bird species hazardous to aviation, including the potential for an environment attractive to hazardous bird species to be formed temporarily.
Object
Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations
Representation ID: 4109
Received: 26/08/2025
Respondent: Trudy Kirk
There is already so much housing being built along low road, which has already created a great deal of speeding traffice through barrowby village and the drift to harlaxton.
We have one shop in the village and no doctors surgery, or anything else and the road infrastructure will not cope with anymore houses and traffic. in this area of barrowby.
There are many people that walk along the drift through to harlaxton to exercise and get out for open spaces of farmland around there. We already have far to many new developments being built around us and an unfinished site in dysart road!
I worry about the future of the village and town as a lot of the surrounding roads are already jammed with traffic and I dread to think what it will be like with all the new houses being built.
I very strongly oppose the proposal for more new houses to be built on farmland at the drift.
Object
Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations
Representation ID: 4135
Received: 27/08/2025
Respondent: Mrs Phoebe Quayle
I am objecting for the following reasons:
A. Conflict with Local Housing Need (HNA, 2024)
The HNA identifies a housing need of just 167 dwellings to 2041. SKPR-327 (455 dwellings) and SKPR-272 (270 dwellings) total 725 homes
B. Barrowby Is Not Suitable for Strategic Growth
The HNA (para 261) concludes that Barrowby is unsuitable for large-scale development
C. Environmental and Infrastructure Constraints
SKPR - 327 lies within Biodiversity Opportunity Areas and Green Infrastructure Areas
SKPR - 327 lies within Biodiversity Opportunity Areas and Green Infrastructure Areas
D. Inconsistency with SKDC's Own Site Logic
SKDC’s own Draft Site Assessment warns that Barrowby CE Primary is at capacity and wastewater infrastructure is under pressure.
SKPR-101 was rejected due to access, infrastructure, and landscape impact.
SKPR-327 shares the same constraints (access via The Drift, infrastructure limitations, open countryside impact) yet is proposed for 455 homes — with no new evidence to justify this reversal.
E. Breach of Spatial Strategy
Barrowby is a Larger Village, third-tier in SKDC’s hierarchy. Policy SP2 restricts growth in Larger Villages to be “limited and proportionate.”
These allocations would double the size of Barrowby, breaching both Policy SP2 and NPPF paras 11, 15, and 29, which require sustainable, plan-led growth in scale with settlement function.
Object
Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations
Representation ID: 4167
Received: 21/08/2025
Respondent: Graeme Ritchie
1. Traffic and Safety - The roads through and around Barrowby are already under pressure, particularly near the park and the primary school. Additional housing will significantly increase traffic, with serious implications for child safety and pedestrian safety.
Many drivers already travel too fast through the village, and increased traffic volume will only worsen the risk of accidents and congestion.
2. Lack of Local Amenities - Barrowby has very limited local services, including shops, schools, doctors, and dentists. An influx of potentially hundreds of new households will place a strain on already stretched resources, without any clear provision for additional infrastructure or services.
3. Loss of Village Character -One of the key reasons people value Barrowby is its identity as a village. Expanding by 725 homes risks overwhelming its character, turning it into a suburban extension of Grantham rather than maintaining the sense of community and rural appeal that residents cherish.
I urge the council to carefully reconsider the scale and impact of this proposal. Without significant investment in road safety, public services, and community infrastructure, the proposed development would have a damaging effect on both the safety and quality of life in Barrowby.
Object
Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations
Representation ID: 4169
Received: 22/08/2025
Respondent: Peter Mears
1. The number of homes proposed is far too high for the size of our existing village.
2. The road between the proposed two sites would not be able to cope with the huge increase in vehicle use. Also, the huge increase in vehicles travelling either back through the village to access the A52 or in the opposite direction towards Grantham would put massive pressure on an already difficult journey through the village and on down Dysart road.
3. A development of this size would irrevocably destroy the current quiet and peaceful atmosphere of Barrowby.
Object
Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations
Representation ID: 4172
Received: 26/08/2025
Respondent: Gus Kirk
As a resident, I can see at first hand what is happening to Grantham as a whole and its neither good nor pretty , especially with the housing developments in and around Grantham. It is fast turning into a soulless concrete jungle that is spreading its tentacles to the outlying villages.
I believe that any housing development along the Drift will have a negative visual impact on the area. The area is popular with cyclists, walkers and their dogs and having regularly walked all the way to the canal it is a pleasant experience. Alas, this will be lost forever, if planning permission is granted.
Presently, the road along the Drift that extends to Harlaxton is narrow and crazily has a 70 mph speed limit and I fear that any proposed dwellings would be dangerous for road users, pedestrians and cyclists in terms of road safety and traffic flow. Furthermore, the proposed development will increase noise and pollution to existing residents.
Finally, there is the infrastructure such as additional schools, doctors, roads, dentists, etc. Just an afterthought!
I hope that the Council is strong enough to reject the proposal and the short termism and greed of the developers, and look long term on behalf of future generations so that they can enjoy whatever greenery is left.
Object
Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations
Representation ID: 4174
Received: 26/08/2025
Respondent: Margaret Davies
I am writing to protest about the proposed new housing development. This would cause traffic problems, Dysart Road is already a hazard, and it is already difficult to get onto the A52. Also it more or less doubles the size of our village, which is a retrograde step. The Drift which takes us to Harlaxton Village would not be able to cope with a substantial increase in traffic and I feel that the Council should think again.
Support
Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations
Representation ID: 4191
Received: 28/08/2025
Respondent: The Master, Fellows and Scholars, Trinity College Cambridge
Agent: Savills
Support the inclusion of Land east of The Drift and land south of Low Road, Barrowby as an allocation for 455 houses in the Regulation 18 Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations.
The site remains a suitable, available and achievable location for growth in the district.
Policy should be amended to clearly identify that is it the Council’s intention that the site would deliver at least 455 dwellings.
Council must provide adequate justification for criteria f. for it as part of the evidence base.
The policies map identifies the majority of the site is ‘an opportunity for creation of BNG’. It is however considered that this designation should apply to the whole proposed site allocation, and the policies map should be amended accordingly.
Comment
Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations
Representation ID: 4319
Received: 26/08/2025
Respondent: Carolene Williams
I agree with the parish councils concerns regarding the proposals that the sheer number of new houses particularly in the time scale would be too much too quick for our parish.
The facilities in the village are inadequate to cope with this size of development. SKDC - 327 in particular which would border onto the drift and access onto this road is at present unsuitable as this would lead onto Westry corner as would SKDC - 272.
The proposed developments are almost a new village in itself and the impact on our village would be unsatisfactory in my opinion. The school traffic already causes issues in the centre of the village, no shop facilities including a post office, in the centre of the village and very limited public transport.
I think I am correct in saying that on the census of 2021 there just over 800 households in the village, and whilst I appreciate that is a while ago, this development totals 800+ this is just an extension of Dysart Road albeit in Barrowby Parish.
Comment
Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations
Representation ID: 4343
Received: 20/08/2025
Respondent: John Easter
-Although attainment of the average annual housing completion rate of 886 dwellings (NPPF2024) is questionable as a government in position it, cannot be challenged. What can be is its distribution and/ or underlying settlement policy.
-The selection of sites is constrained by the earlier 'call for sites' and appears not to take account of existing services and infrastructure. Site and settlement selection should be informed by the IDP. It is already apparent from the deletion of Belton Lane, Grantham (SKPR-57) that even substantial sites identified and promoted by owners/ agents can fall closer scrutiny.
-More specifically, the preferred allocation and proposed changes at Barrowby (SKPR-327) are considered disproportionately large when set aside existing and proposed infrastructure, both local and elsewhere in Grantham. once the Southern Relief Road is completed the A1 will effectively become part of the A52 E-W by-pass with exit and egress at Barrowby. Neither of the north or southbound slip road junctions with the A52 are remotely adequate. Are improvements planned and is the cost expected to be borne, in whole or part, by developer contributions?
Without any such assertation, the sheer scale of this site renders it unsuitable and unjustified. It should be deleted or substantially reduced.
Comment
Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations
Representation ID: 4364
Received: 20/08/2025
Respondent: Historic England
455 dwellings – Ashton Mill Grade II to east. Requires HIA – due to the number of proposed dwellings the nucleated cire of the CA will be impacted. HIA required to inform allocation, subject to assessment / suitable criteria will be required. Whilst criteria f) is welcomed, assessment is required to shape the allocation if taken forward and if taken forward, criteria f) may require amendment.
Suggested change: A HIA is required; following which if the site is suitable to taken forward to allocation, amendments to criteria f) may be required on which HE would be happy to assist with wording.
Object
Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations
Representation ID: 4374
Received: 21/08/2025
Respondent: Anthony Watkin
Assumes this is down to a directive from Angela Raynor's department to build a number of houses. SKDC has the right to object to a directive. It's to be hoped that at the very least some thought has gone into the directive before coming to a decision about it one way or the other. It seems not in this case. Taking into account a wiser perspective, and not just the understandable objections of we locals, this proposed development is on land which is patently GREEN BELT LAND; and though Raynor has stipulated that green belt land may be used one would hope that agreeing to this proposal is not down to a decision made late Friday afternoon.
There is a major development already underway along Low Road, a further development would only create problems. The pumping station at the bottom of the Drift already struggles to cope, how would it cope with the addition of nearly 500 more homes?
If this development goes ahead its an abject failure of the PPT, and SKDC to act responsibly. It should be capable of acting in the interests of South Kesteven as a whole; standing up for prime farming and green belt land.
Comment
Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations
Representation ID: 4390
Received: 28/08/2025
Respondent: Phoenix Strategic Land Limited
Agent: Marrons
Site being specifically promoted by Phoenix is SKPR-12 as part of the wider site SKPR-327. The Draft Site Assessment Report 2025 concludes that the Land east of The Drift and south of Low Road SKPR-327 is suitable for allocation.
Phoenix has concerns that the Draft Site Assessment Report (2025) applies a “red” rating to certain technical criteria on the basis of constraints affecting the wider combined site (SKPR-327), rather than reflecting the specific characteristics of SKPR-12 where the larger site naturally presents more compounded delivery challenges that should not be attributed to SKPR-12 in isolation.
Site capacity figure to be treated as indicative rather than a cap.
While Phoenix supports the principle of proportionate evidence to inform development proposals, several of the draft site criteria risk unnecessarily constraining delivery if applied across the whole of SKPR-327 rather than on a parcel-by-parcel basis.
Object
Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations
Representation ID: 4463
Received: 18/08/2025
Respondent: Hartley Moyes
Previous developments are not selling: new builds too expensive for FTBs, not meeting local need. Low-cost housing needed, affordable to locals.
Infrastructure development required before new homes.
Local primary school is 300% over-subscribed, with no room for expansion. 60/70 pupils every year travelling schools.
Local doctors are overwhelmed- impossible to be seen for anything other than a dire emergency. Local doctors practise are diverting cases to 111 calls and Grantham Hospital UTC.
Travel is becoming a problem- impossible in rush hour. Road improvement gridlocks town- frequently emergency vehicles are locked in the system. West of Grantham has major bottlenecks as traffic filters through three low bridges, two with single flow traffic control systems and other gridlocked when two HGV's cross from opposing sides- should be restricted as the other low rail bridges.
Grantham hosts Great North Road and A1 and A52 lnterchange; frequently closed or blocked for clearance of accident debris.
Development will worsen the West of Grantham and more development needs serious infrastructure improvement:
1 Build more schools,
2 Expand NHS services for Doctor access,
3 Sort the rail bridges as local bottlenecks,
4 Expand the road network so only traffic having business in Grantham needs to
pass through
Object
Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations
Representation ID: 4467
Received: 26/08/2025
Respondent: Christine Church
When I first came to Barrowby, it was along the Drift from the A607. Down the hill, over the canal on the narrow bridge with its right angled turn. The aspect was & is so rural on that route but if the proposed development of 455 houses is to be carried out, that view of Barrowby as a village will be lost.
Apart from that, the school is full now & traffic is reasonable apart from parents at school times. However, what might it become with so many more households, most have 2 or 3 cars outside even now.
Waste collection is already a problem with altered systems beginning in September.
The hospitals, doctors surgeries, town parking will all need increased provision, therefore I am not in support of this development.
At least the 272 houses to be built at Low Rd will be contained more closely within the village.