Once again there is a serious risk of greenfield land being destroyed for the sake of multiple housing. This time, potentially 1,000 houses.

Yet another, local area is threatened to become dense housing creating a serious risk to ever decreasing natural land.

The candidacy to become a site important for nature conservation must be accelerated before it is destroyed for the sake of housing. 

Accompanying infrastructure problems are a serious issue.

Around 2,000 residents, at least a thousand vehicles. More schools will be needed. As will another surgery.

Countryside around Winchester is cherished by all. 

As I have stated a number of times; once developed it can never be returned to a natural landscape. Animal and bird species would suffer dramatically.

Time to protect Northern Fields and other locations under threat.

Simon Lever,
Juniper Close,
Badger Farm,
Winchester

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