Object

Representation ID: 2639

Received: 07/07/2025

Respondent: Mr James Shakespeare

I strongly object to the proposed increase in housing allocation for site SKPR-318 in Harlaxton from 24 to 112 dwellings. This significant overdevelopment threatens the rural character of the village and would severely strain local infrastructure, including schools, healthcare, and utilities. The adjacent A607 is already a dangerous, high-traffic road with many major accidents. The site is a greenfield area supporting wildlife and is prone to flooding, with inadequate drainage. Blocking agricultural access to the northern field could lead to further unwanted development. This proposal is disproportionate, unsafe, and unsustainable, and should be rejected in favour of the original plan.

Object

Representation ID: 2641

Received: 10/07/2025

Respondent: Mrs Sheriden Edwards

This proposal is on the opposite side of a major highway to amenities (school, church, Drs. Surgery, village hall, social club, recreation grounds). The junction of The Drift and the A607 is an accident hot spot, is poorly lit in darker months, has no appropriate crossing, is adjacent to bus stops on either side of the road further reducing visibility, has no traffic calming and has a high speed limit. Furthermore insufficient water treatment and sewerage capacity in the village, views from the Manor to Belvoir castle and popular views spoiled. Springs along southern boundary flooding risk. Maintain field access?

Object

Representation ID: 2702

Received: 26/07/2025

Respondent: Mrs Karen Coggins

Issues with narrow rural lanes, pull out onto A607 and water recycling and wastewater treatment.

Object

Representation ID: 2730

Received: 29/07/2025

Respondent: Mr Adrian Pearson

The proposed land is unsuitable for the village as it splits the village by main road and most of villages amenities are on the other side of the busy road and the crossroad is already an accident black spot. The drift road is a narrow rural road unsuitable for the traffic this development would create. There’s also flooding towards the canal on this road each year which will only be made worse.

Object

Representation ID: 2739

Received: 31/07/2025

Respondent: Mrs Jane Brown

This development would be a conspicuous and disproportionate extension to the village with an increase of around 25% in the number of dwellings. Planning permission already in place for 24 dwellings adjacent to this site.
The site is in the Denton – Harlaxton bowl, an area identified as being sensitive to major development.
The Harlaxton Water Recycling Centre has little capacity for more input. Infrastructure for waste water treatment is inadequate.
Traffic to/from the development would put more pressure on the A607 crossroads - already a dangerous junction. Pedestrians would need to cross the busy A607 to access village amenities.

Object

Representation ID: 2741

Received: 31/07/2025

Respondent: Mrs C Hand

Re SKPR-318 - Both my husband Frederick J Hand and myself Christine C Hand are against the principle of this being included in the Local Plan.

Mrs C Hand

Object

Representation ID: 2742

Received: 31/07/2025

Respondent: Mr Brian Hale

There is more of a need to protect the rural villages of lincolnshire
than the need for mass housing.

Object

Representation ID: 2752

Received: 05/08/2025

Respondent: Mrs Cherry Moskalik

Regarding Site SKPR-318, I oppose the proposed land use changes for this development in principle due to the inherent, insurmountable problems of this location. These include, but are not limited to, village character, strained amenities, access concerns, and inadequate drainage mitigation plans. The proposed number of houses is far too many for the size of the village.

Object

Representation ID: 2758

Received: 10/07/2025

Respondent: William Edwards

Recent planning permission in the village was declined because of infringement on the historical character of the village and a lack of appropriate travel, water and sewerage infrastructure. Anecdotally I can recall too many incidents to count where a near miss or accident was caused at the junction of The Drift and the A607. This stretch of road has poor visibility and the number of pedestrians already using this junction to cross in order to access village amenities is worrying. A further increase would inevitably lead to fatalities.

Object

Representation ID: 2771

Received: 07/08/2025

Respondent: Mr Peter Butler

Number of people: 2

I am writing in objection to the proposed allocation of land for housing as referred to in the above.
My reasons for this are that the Water Authority have already said that there is insufficient structure available for sewage and wastewater treatment and a development of this size would cause more water run off exacerbating the existing flood problems down The Drift at the canal bridge. The narrow rural road where the access is likely to be is another major cause for concern and the housing would be quite prominent and obtrusive in view of this villages historic significance.
Another concern would be the amount of people wanting to cross the busy A607 to access the School, Surgery, Social Club and Village Hall as there have been quite a number of accidents in the past.

Object

Representation ID: 2783

Received: 31/07/2025

Respondent: P.R Wilkinson

With reference to the land to the west of the Drift in Harlaxton I am against your proposal to allocate this location of land in accordance with your Regulation 18 Plans.
My reasoning is such a development would be completely unsustainable for the village of Harlaxton. Such an extension to the village would be inappropriate and have a detrimental effect on this village's structure and on the community.

Object

Representation ID: 2797

Received: 20/07/2025

Respondent: Carol Gasson

There are a number of issues similar to the refused and failed plan to build houses on Swine Hill, and these include the following but not exhaustive.

There is insufficient infrastructure currently for the ongoing issues relating to waste water in Harlaxton. Building more dwellings will ad significantly to this issue and in turn has a detrimental environmental impact.
There is also limited capacity at the local water recycling center.
The suggested area has been identified as being sensitive to major development and would be an obtrusive enlargement to the village of Harlaxton.
The rural roads are narrow and can't cope with current traffic and having 112 extra dwellings would significantly impact on the safety of our roads.
The village has no shop, the school and GP surgery is at capacity currently, so would continually be negatively impacted.
The plan does not balance out the need for housing and retaining ever decreasing countryside. It would set precedence for more and larger developments and will have a detrimental effect to fauna and flora.
These reasons are not exhaustive and I ask you to consider these objections to any plan for housing off the Drift in Harlaxton.

Object

Representation ID: 2843

Received: 10/08/2025

Respondent: Dr Ray Butler

Looks to be countryside that should be left as it is, not destroyed.

Object

Representation ID: 2861

Received: 26/07/2025

Respondent: John McGown

This site will be an obtrusive extention to the village

The present sewage system is I believe at present at near capasity, the pipe work, needs total replacement

With 112 more houses will mean around 200 cars exiting onto a narrow B road

The village school would not cope with more children

The village surgery again could not cope

I therefore object to this development

Comment

Representation ID: 2866

Received: 29/07/2025

Respondent: Mrs Maureen McLaughlin

This land does not seem suitable for housing.

The land would be covered with hard landscaping preventing water from soaking away causing flooding further down the road. Normally happens when it rains hard.

The recycling of sewage and waste water at Grantham water recycling centre cannot cope with this amount of new housing.

Access would be dangerous. Possible points of access is the A607 and The Drift. The Drift is a narrow road unable to cope with excess traffic. The A607 is a fast road with a bend and crossroads by the site making it dangerous.

Crossing this road is very difficult. Children cross this road to get to school at a busy time of day. There have been many accidents here.

This would be setting a precedent for future building on land adjacent to this. Would cause an extension to the village which be prominent and obtrusive.

There are not many amenities in the village. A small school, a doctors surgery which has a doctor there only one day a week (which means driving elsewhere to see one) No village shop. This all means more traffic on narrow roads or the busy A607.

Nature and wildlife would be affected

Comment

Representation ID: 2876

Received: 29/07/2025

Respondent: Douglas Brown

Whilst not against development per-se, it is the scale of the proposed allocation which is of primary concern, along with its proposed location.

The appraisal findings are out of date and the classification of Harlaxton as a “larger village” is at best tenuous and at worst incorrect.

Harlaxton no longer has a shop and /or Post office, which would make it the smallest of the "Larger villages" and right on the cusp of eligibility as such.

It seems very unfair that Harlaxton be allocated 112 houses when it's existing population is only 845.

At this level, an allocation of 112 houses to Harlaxton would totally compromise the settlement’s nature and character and have a massive impact on its community.

A decision to refuse planning for a proposed development off Swine Hill in the village.

High levels of car dependency and outward commuting by South Kesteven residents is one.

Given the lack of endemic employment within the village increased traffic must surely be a strategic consideration.

Flooding from ground run off is also identified as a challenge.

Harlaxton was identified by Anglian Water as having capacity for just 54 new homes.

Harlaxton’s proposed allocation ought to be calculated differently.

Object

Representation ID: 2882

Received: 04/08/2025

Respondent: Roger Sharpe

As a resident of Harlaxton, wish to express my opposition to the above proposal on the grounds that the village does not have the facilities nor the infrastructure to sustain any development of the scale suggested.

Further to this , I would add that there is potential for damaging loss of habitat for wild life in the locality if any further significant development of this nature were to go ahead. The agricultural land to the North of the proposed area is juxtaposed with the Grantham Canal which is quite overgrown in the main, yet harbours a rich diversity of small mammals , invertebrates and birds. As an RSPB member, I occasionally walk over the meadow from The Drift to Denton Reservoir and I am able to enjoy sightings of rare farmland birds such as Skylark, Yellowhammer and Corn Buntings . I believe the development proposal puts the presence of these species of birds at risk in the locality.

I urge SKDC not to include the area West of The Drift in any future development plans.

Object

Representation ID: 2916

Received: 13/08/2025

Respondent: Andrea Large

1. Harm to the Historic Environment and Landscape Setting:
The proposed site lies immediately adjacent to Harlaxton Conservation Village, Substantial, modern residential development on the proposed site would inevitably alter the rural setting and historic village character

2. Inadequate Foul Sewerage Capacity and Infrastructure Uncertainty:
Anglian Water has recently confirmed that the Harlaxton Water Recycling Centre has limited spare capacity - only sufficient for 54 additional dwellings.

3. Highways and Access Constraints:
The Drift is a narrow, rural lane with very limited carriageway and pedestrian space. It would be unsuitable for significant increases in vehicular or foot traffic. The A607 would be potentially dangerous, with a history of traffic accidents, raising serious highway safety concerns.

4. Loss of Best and Most Versatile Agricultural Land:
The site is likely to include Grade 2 and 3a agricultural land, which is classified as 'best and most versatile'

5. Incompatibility with Policy SP1 (Spatial Strategy) and Policy ID2 (Transport and Strategic Transport Infrastructure):
Harlaxton is classified as a larger village; however, the village no longer has a shop or a Post Office and has a very limited bus service.

For the reasons given above, I submit that this proposed allocation should be rejected

Object

Representation ID: 2927

Received: 13/08/2025

Respondent: Claire Morgan

Road traffic - increase of 200+ cars on narrow village road - used as rat run between Barrowby and Harlaxton. Dangerous road entrances on narrow village road or very fast A607. Local Plan amendments for Barrowby could increase this traffic considerably too. Heightened risk for more pedestrians walking to the village school.
Sewerage plant - very limited capacity with current plant facilities
Larger Village - questioning classification of Harlaxton now that our one and only village shop and post office facilities have closed

Object

Representation ID: 2954

Received: 15/08/2025

Respondent: Ms Emma Connelly

Harlaxton does not have the infrastructure to support andother 100 + houses!

The school wouldnt be able to cope, the roads arent adequate for the traffic and not to mention the struggles of the local shop.

Object

Representation ID: 2955

Received: 16/08/2025

Respondent: Mrs Jane Bratton

Potential increase in traffic on The Drift especially at School times. The Drift is a rat run during school times. Narrow footpaths - have to walk on the road. Insufficient infrastructure for GP access, school places - no village shop. Possible further development. will happen which is inappropriate for Harlaxton. Surface water drainage issues in the village - who is responsible if problems increase. Capacity of Anglian Water's sewage treatment plant. Harlaxton with declining services and demonstratable infrastructure deficits, is not sustainable under this definition.

Object

Representation ID: 2956

Received: 16/08/2025

Respondent: Miss Samantha French

Re SKPR- 318

I strongly oppose the proposed new builds off The Drift. The road is narrow and unsafe for additional traffic, and the lack of continuous footways endangers pedestrians. The site is in a floodplain, which could worsen drainage and cause flooding. Harlaxton’s infrastructure, including schools and GP practices, is already stretched to capacity, and Anglian Water’s sewage treatment plant cannot handle the extra load. The development would result in the loss of agricultural land and significantly alter the village’s character, harming its picturesque appeal.

Object

Representation ID: 2957

Received: 16/08/2025

Respondent: Mr Scott Smith

I have serious concerns about the proposal to build new houses off The Drift. The increased traffic on The Drift and A607 poses safety risks to pedestrians, cyclists, and vehicles. The village cannot support this development due to the recent loss of local amenities and inadequate footways. Additionally, the local infrastructure, including GP services and schools, cannot handle the added population. This development will negatively impact the community, environment, and local wildlife.

Object

Representation ID: 2958

Received: 16/08/2025

Respondent: Mr Scott Smith

SKPR-318
I have serious concerns about the proposal to build new houses off The Drift. The increased traffic on The Drift and A607 poses safety risks to pedestrians, cyclists, and vehicles. The village cannot support this development due to the recent loss of local amenities and inadequate footways. Additionally, the local infrastructure, including GP services and schools, cannot handle the added population. This development will negatively impact the community, environment, and local wildlife.

Comment

Representation ID: 2961

Received: 16/08/2025

Respondent: Mr J Murray

I strongly object to the proposed housing allocation SKPR-318 (off The Drift, Harlaxton). The site lies within the sensitive Harlaxton-Denton Bowl, a valued rural landscape of open farmland and panoramic views. Development would harm the historic setting of Harlaxton village and Grade I listed Harlaxton Manor, while risking destruction of significant archaeological remains. The narrow road access and limited capacity of the local Water Recycling Centre make the site unsuitable for large-scale housing. For these reasons, I urge the removal of SKPR-318 from the South Kesteven Local Plan.

Object

Representation ID: 2979

Received: 17/08/2025

Respondent: Mr Steve Frudd

Loss Agricultural Land
SKPR-318 risks extending
Disproportionate development would be inappropriate
Insufficient infrastructure GP, schools
Increased traffic on The Drift and poor visibility on A607 poses risks to pedestrian, cyclist, and vehicle safety
The Drift is narrow, no footways, and cannot support the such a volume increase
Precedent-setting for even more large-scale development in Harlaxton
Insufficient capacity at Anglian Water's sewage treatment plant
Would intrude upon the open historic setting west of The Drift
Harlaxton, with declining services and demonstrable infrastructure deficits, is not sustainable under this definition.
Drainage and implications of downstream flooding issues and responsibility

Object

Representation ID: 2985

Received: 17/08/2025

Respondent: Mr andrew Duncan

The infrastructure is not adequate of in place, there would be a significant increase in vehicle activity on the A607 and adjacent country lanes.

Object

Representation ID: 2989

Received: 18/08/2025

Respondent: Mr Nigel Large

I object on the following grounds:
Adverse impact on historic conservation village and Harlaxton Manor
Significant traffic increase on dangerous junction and narrow roads
Water treatment limitations at sewage treatment works
Harlaxton is NOT (despite SKDC designation) and should NOT become a large village - This development will be n unwelcome precedent
No local infrastructure to support development on this scale - particularly GP and education services
Villages should be left as villages - we do not want/need Barrowby 2.0
Negative impact on quality of life for residents
Loss of Agricultural land
Yet more unnecessary 'urbanisation' of the Lincolnshire countryside

Comment

Representation ID: 2994

Received: 17/08/2025

Respondent: Philippa Bason

Number of people: 2

Please note the following observations with regard to the additional proposed allocation in Harlaxton which should clearly not be permitted.

1.The proposed area is a prominent and obtrusive extension of the village which is entirely out of scale with existing village.
2.The limit of the water treatment facility would exceeded.
3.Access to the site by either the A607 or The Drift would be extremely problematic and dangerous.
4.The village does not have the resources and infrastructure to cope with such an allocation.
5.The proposal would suggest a population increase of 250 to 300 people with probably in the region of 200 vehicles, neither of which this conservation village could manage.

Proportional development in a gradual manner which is in harmony with the context is reasonable, but the idea that this proposal is reasonable is complete nonsense!

Object

Representation ID: 2995

Received: 17/08/2025

Respondent: Mrs Jill Sanders

The land that is being proposed to be built on has always been agricultural and it will be a blight on this open rural area and the village as a whole for that land to be developed into housing. It will materially impact the amenity of all residents on and near The Drift, including in Daybrook Close.

In particular, the traffic that a development of residential property on that site would create will be unmanageable for such a small and narrow road and where access to the A607 is already difficult.

Harlaxton cannot in my view support the development of that many houses as there is insufficient infrastructure in the Village. The capacity of the local GP surgery is already stretched. I would also question the capacity of water and other services.

A grave concern of a development on this scale being approved is the precedent it would set for future applications for large developments in such a picturesque and historic village with its rural setting. Its character could be irreparably and detrimentally changed in a very short space of time which, as a long term resident of the Village, I consider to be a wholly unacceptable risk.