“ I also oppose this development, mainly for the reasons outlined by earlier correspondents. I would add that, in spite of these properties being adjacent to the tube station, 450 houses will mean 450 cars, all of which need to be parked somewhere! I listened with incredulity to the platitudinous comments from the developers, who said their expectation was that residents would use car-sharing as opposed to ownership outright. A supreme example of 0207 thinking being applied to 0208 areas!
Another question we ought to ask ourselves is: for whom are these dwellings being built in the first place? By this I mean that a goodly proportion will be bought as investments, not as housing. The result will be swathes of empty properties, guarded by electronic security systems, standing gaunt against the skyline of our town.... a tribute to the madness of our planning system. ”