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NSE
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Other
Matters
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NSE's site at Chalfont Common is at the edge of a beautiful expanse
of Chiltern countryside rising up from the Colne Valley via Horn Hill
and then on to Chalfont Common itself. At present, a rambler walking
from Horn Hill to Chalfont common on the public footpath would see
the view on the right as he or she approached the NSE's site. There
are plenty of trees, the buildings are well spread out and many of
them are single storey. If the NSE's plans to go ahead, this changes
- there would be an abrupt end to the countryside and a stark entrance
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area lends itself to ramblers, dog walkers, cyclists (including children
learning to ride) and naturalists. Doubtless each of these could pursue
their interests elsewhere. Nevertheless, something valuable in terms
of quality of life will have been lost to all the communities (including
those within the NSE) for ever. |
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the development is permitted the work may take several years. During
construction of both the housing estate and the NSE's own redevelopments,
all of the local communities (local residents, care patients and staff
of the NSE) would experience increased pollution, increased noise
and an overall reduction in spatial amenity, all on a large scale. |
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After
completion of the building works these adverse symptoms will continue.
Noise and traffic will start earlier in the morning than now and
continue later in the evening. All of the local communities
(including those on the NSE's site) would be affected. For all time.
So
is the NSE's £25Million £32Million housing development
scheme the right direction to go in? For all concerned?
sense
think not.
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