What we're asking for...
We're asking the District Council to pause now so that:
- the missing evidence can be compiled and published
- cumulative impacts can be thoroughly assessed
- alternatives not considered can be transparently explained
- the cluster can be treated as a single settlement - which is how it will impact existing and new residents in real terms
This is not anti‑housing.
This is about getting the plan right.
How to get involved
- Check back here for updates and follow our Facebook page
- Contact your District Councillor - scroll down for what you might say
- Attend parish meetings
- Respond to consultations
- Share the map
Contacting your District Councillor
What you can say:
“I’m concerned about the scale and clustering of the 24,000 homes proposed for the District, 15,000 of them within a few miles of Houghton & Wyton. Before the Local Plan is fixed, I would like to see the missing evidence completed, including cumulative impact, infrastructure requirements and alternatives.
Please support a short pause at Regulation 18 so the plan is deliverable and stands up at Examination.”
Key points you may also want to include:
- I am not anti‑housing
- The scale of the collective developments and the impact on existing and new residents' quality of life needs proper supporting evidence
- Why are sites with better, existing road infrastructure not being considered - alongside A1M / new A14?
- Other plans have failed where evidence was incomplete - Uttlesford, North Essex Authorities, Greater Norwich, Castle Point
- As a resident, I only understood the scale once a map of all the developments was published by the Parish Council
- A short pause now reduces long‑term risk