Object

Representation ID: 31104

Received: 23/03/2026

Respondent: Beckley Parish Council

Agent: Beckley Parish Council

Object to BC2 due to high density, access and infrastructure constraints. Hobbs Lane already serves over 100 homes, local businesses and has severe parking congestion. A viable footway cannot be delivered without reducing road width. Development would increase parking pressure, threaten business viability during construction, require unsafe pedestrian crossings of the A268, and increase car dependency due to distance from services. Power and sewerage capacity is already inadequate, with recent outages and flooding recorded.

Support

Representation ID: 31105

Received: 23/03/2026

Respondent: Beckley Parish Council

Agent: Beckley Parish Council

Support BC3 in principle as an example of spreading development through the village, but object to the proposed scale. The density would result in insufficient parking and further congestion on Main Street. A reduced scheme of around 8 dwellings would be more in keeping with the character and capacity of the village.
Support meeting Beckley’s housing requirement through smaller, lower‑density sites dispersed around the village, including potential locations on Kings Bank, Horseshoe Lane, Church Lane, Rectory Lane and Stoddards Lane. This would better reflect historical village growth, reduce traffic impacts, and allow development to integrate with the rural environment.