Stop Urban Sprawl survey

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Fewer, larger new places

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

I would prefer no more at all for the time being, and the money go onto the caving infrastructure that the already constructed new build developments have weakened, but there was no option for that

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Worse

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Fewer, larger new places

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

This incessant housebuilding is unsustainable...ill thought out with little considerarion for wider implications...immigration must be controlled as it is the root cause...there has been a supposed housing shortage for over 80 years with jo end in sight..this is not progress

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

More traffic, longer unpleasant journeys, air pollution, less mpg with vehicles, loss of open spaces and views...overcrowding and feelings of hemmed in...detrimental to mental health...not to mention the negative impact on the GP and NHS services and negative impact on loss of accessible countryside, loss of habitat and reduction in natural wildlife...there are no positives

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Fewer, larger new places

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

Because the more houses that get added on get very few new facilities to go with them ,schools ,doctors etc are just added on to existing facilities.

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

It’s just seems to be the numbers more than anything!

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Fewer, larger new places

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

People move to villages and small towns because they are small communities. Once they flood them with huge housing developments devices get stretched and they are no longer what the people want. It can also change the demographics of the people.

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

The developments where I live have had an impact on the services and the area. Small development of a few houses is preferable to large ones.

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Fewer, larger new places

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

The infrastructure is already breaking down in our villages because it is so overloaded and the character of these villages is being destroyed.

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

It has added more noise, more light pollution and destruction of habitats and has added increase strain on the infrastructure.

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Fewer, larger new places

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

There is already a garden village planned between Elmstead Market and Colchester. The councils should increase the housing density here rather than building a further 2000 homes on site PP9. If PP9 is allowed there will be one massive urban sprawl from Colchester to Elmstead, insufficient wildlife corridor for wildlife, masses of valuable grade two farmland lost forever and 800 year old SSSI woodland threatened.

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Already huge traffic problems in Colchester even before garden village and PP9 bring another 9000+ homes to the area (well more than 18,000 new residents, potentially 18,000 more cars!). A12 can’t cope with this volume of traffic. Accidents are a very regular occurrence. Colchester hospital is stressed beyond breaking point (ok they say they have planned extension but this isn’t in line with the amount of new residents) people are dying unnecessarily. Care isn’t sufficient. It’s truly shocking. Reservoirs are extremely low on water now (nearly into October). There is insufficient water for us all (for gods sake this is a basic for life -what are the government thinking!!). Sewerage systems overwhelmed. No GPs. Even if they build new surgeries don’t think they can staff them. Green spaces for rest and relaxation, vital for our wellbeing destroyed. Farmland destroyed at a time when the UK will need to grow more of its own food as global warming continues. Our poor wildlife doesn’t stand a chance of survival. Our government is destroying our country.

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Fewer, larger new places

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

Because adding more homes to places that are already population pressured is ridiculous. Many villages and small towns do not have the infrastructure to support more residents. Thinking education, health services, transport etc

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Worse

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Fewer, larger new places

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

It would be better than spoiling our villages.

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Made getting a doctors appointment worse and a lot more traffic in the village.

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Fewer, larger new places

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

New towns on brownfield sites is only answer

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Worse

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Fewer, larger new places

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

A new town or large village will need it's own infrastructure, taking pressure off existing schools and doctors surgeries.

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Worse, development style, pressure on GP surgery, schools and traffic through small villages that have no pavements, no street lights, becoming rat runs

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Fewer, larger new places

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

Expanding small villages deletes it's local identity. Already poor public services become strained and delays on roads rise due to lack of adequate infrastructure. Without new schools, shops, GPs and public spaces, a new expanded development puts strain on existing service that are already at capacity.

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Far more delays getting to work. Poorly planned 'upgrades' to roundabouts have added even more delays. Traffic now builds up where it didn't before. Local supermarkets crowded. Even harder to get appointments for local public services.

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Fewer, larger new places

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

I moved to Suffolk to get away from the urban sprawl in Essex so don’t want to experience the same thing in Suffolk.

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

More strain on all local services

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Fewer, larger new places

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

We have far too many new builds in Thurston, it has to stop because we’ve had more than our fair share!

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Worse! If the A14 is blocked the village is gridlocked.

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Fewer, larger new places

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

Because when they are added to existing towns and villages they don't have any extra facilities like playgrounds, GPS, dentists etc. There is more traffic on the existing roads and no parking. Parking is a nightmare as the newer cars are bigger and often there are 2-4 cars to 1 house. If they build towns from New everything can be planned for.

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

They have built a few houses in great wigbough and Peldon but the roads they are on are thin country roads. No extra facilities. In great wigborough they built 2 houses where the village hall was so now we have to share the Peldon one. Which means we have to drive there as the road is too dangerous to cycle or walk there. There are no facilities in great wigborough at all. Although the church nave is now a community hub. It is difficult to see a gp now because of so many houses being built in colchester and traffic is dire in all directions.

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Fewer, larger new places

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

Adding numerous estates to existing villages destroy their rural character and lack the right infrastructure.

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Raised the pressure on infrastructure such as GP services, traffic etc.

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Fewer, larger new places

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

I think they should build a new town because they are ruining small villages which have no infrastructure or enough doctors and schools to cope.

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Worse

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Fewer, larger new places

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

too many houses in small villages will turn into town then conurbations.

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

worse. Still not occupied after 2 years.

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Fewer, larger new places

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

Please stop building on green belt. We can never get nature back Country being desemated and loosing wild life habitats. Ruining villages and green spaces. Build on BROWN FiELD sites.

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Building on green spaces. No one wants this. Listen to the general public. It is our country and we need to be heard.

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Fewer, larger new places

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

To prevent compromising our villages by overextending them and to prevent and putting more pressure on our GPs, schools, etc.

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Worse. Lost fields and green spaces which MUST have affected wildlife and has changed the beauty of the village, more noise, parking issues, more litter, increased dog fouling.

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Fewer, larger new places

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

Fewer larger places with their own transport network schools and GP surgery

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Recent building has had a terrible impact on roads esoecially, the roads are frequently congested all over, consistent roadworks make things worse, Colchester is a shambles, everything is impacted school places, GP appointments and the hospital is nowhere near big enough with not enough parking either, there have been some terrible decisions in Colchester over the years, currently St Botolphs roundabout, absolute chaos and for what benefit??

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Fewer, larger new places

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

Our countryside is being errorded spoiling our towns abd villages.

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Worse overcrowded estates no extra infraestructur. Difficult to get GP Dentist or school or nursery place.

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Fewer, larger new places

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

Dear Sir / Madam, I am writing to express my strong opposition to any future large-scale housing developments within the village of Bildeston, as well as similar unsustainable allocations across other small rural villages in the district. While I understand the ongoing pressure to meet central government housing targets, strategic growth must be directed toward larger towns where infrastructure can sustainably accommodate it. Bildeston is a historic, rural village with a distinct character and highly constrained local capacity. Forcing large developments onto communities like ours places an unacceptable burden on overstretched infrastructure, including: * Strain on Public Services: Our local social infrastructure—including GP appointments and school places—is already at or near maximum capacity. * Physical Infrastructure Deficiencies: Rural drainage, sewage networks, and water tables cannot easily cope with significant additional demand, increasing the localized risk of flooding. * Highway and Safety Concerns: Our rural roads are narrow, often historic, and poorly suited for a heavy influx of commuter traffic. Large developments generate high volumes of vehicular movements, escalating safety risks on minor roads and adding to regional congestion. * Environmental and Heritage Impact: Bildeston benefits from a unique landscape, a dedicated conservation area, and valuable local wildlife habitats. Large-scale, high-density construction actively threatens these irreplaceable natural and historical assets. Under Paragraph 78 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and the councils' own local policy parameters, development in rural areas should be proportionate, sustainable, and reflective of local context. While highly contained, small-scale infill or exception sites may occasionally help sustain a small community, large-scale developments fundamentally contradict this objective. Larger towns in the district possess the foundational hubs,

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Fewer, larger new places

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

Our school and doctors surgery don’t have the space for the extra families. If new homes must be built they need to build new schools and surgery’s to accommodate them.

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

The roads are a nightmare. Busy with the lorrys and full of more potholes than ever. They haven’t even managed to sell the houses they have built so we are now stuck next to an empty, abandoned building site because the company went bust!

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Fewer, larger new places

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

Leave villages and green areas for people to use, good for mental health as world health organisation recommends and save precious enviroment areas

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Building has Ruined country lanes as too much speeding traffic,wildlife affected too

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Fewer, larger new places

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

Soon Colchester will be one big city, linked forever. We have nightmare traffic whenever there's an accident on A12 ( almost daily) already, before any more buildings go up. Our roads are falling apart from heavy lorries. Our structure is falling apart due to over use. Enough is enough.

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Theres been a development built in our village, yet no one local can afford the houses. Oversubscribed Dr, school and other amenities.

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

More, small estates on existing towns and villages

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

Suffolk is being ruined by new estates. Houses are not selling especially new ones …. Look at Brightwell. No infrastructure considered. No thought or care about nature and wildlife. Most houses being built are just awful with no thought on proper gardens or communities. Is it an immigration thing all these new houses? Suffolk is being destroyed.

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Worse worse worse Brightwells built on beautiful land on A12

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Not sure

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

The houses being built are not addressing housing waiting lists. They are being built for maximum profit for the builders.

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Worse! More traffic jams, fumes and accidents. Local doctors and hospitals are near to breaking point. Schools are overcrowded. Loss of local community feel and feel less safe. Loss of wildlife habitat and farmland.

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

A mix

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

The three places mentioned already have huge extensions added to them. There are not facilities provided to cope. The doctors surgeries are full, the dentists are full and there is still not a place in the central Stowmarket which is large enough to hold public meetings.

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Worse. There is far more traffic and the road layout is not fit to cope with this.

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

A mix

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

Every problem in this country (and the world) is down to the massive rise in population. Worldwide it has grown fourfold in 75 years. If allowed to continue there will be 10billion worldwide and 100 million in this country by 2050. This has to be controlled and the politicians are not facing this fact and looking to every other issue as an excuse.

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Just made other infrastructure problems

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Not sure

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

Because it's not simple. However, Forest City is definitely not the answer. It might be a lovely theoretical idea, and I'm very much in favour of progressive development thinking. But this particular scheme. implementation plan and location is a fairly horrifying piece of rural vandalism and should be put on the "blue sky thinking - what did we learn from this ridiculous idea" pile.

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Both - some developments and proposals are sensible, well-scaled, and well-located. Others are clearly commercially and external-stakeholder driven profiteering with negative local impact.

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

A mix

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

There is a limit to what existing communities can absorb but that should be understood and used, before creating new, fully self contained including schools, etc.

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

More demand for medical services and schools, as well as extra traffic.

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Not sure

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

Promises are made but are not kept for improving public transport, roads and transport infrastructure, building schools, surgeries, community centres, water harvesting and treatment, sewage, electricity… we need more investment in housing and communities throughout the country, not just in East Anglia. Extra housing means more traffic movements: rural roads are bursting at the seams. Make more communities that enable people to work from home or to walk or cycle safely to work or school. Piling extra people into small villages without intentional planning and adaptive growth destroys the environment and the quality of life we enjoy. Create more homes in towns, improve (free) public transport, make communities not ghettoes.

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

My lovely quiet village street is now a rat run for commuters in cars and delivery vans. Many drive too fast for the narrow winding road and conditions, many can’t reverse their vehicles and they have killed three of my pets. There’s noisy traffic at all times of day and night and the roads are far less safe than they used to be owing to the massively increased weight of traffic: there are no pavements or street lights where I live.

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

A mix

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

Braintree are looking to destroy villages by putting 5000 homes between coggeshall & kelvedon- Thai is after both villages have taken 3 /4 mid size estates with zero infrastructure improvements - just bad outside gyms in the park as a payoff. There are areas that can sustain this - but the a12 /a120 corner has become rapidly over developed - it buffers Colchester and Maldon

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Worse - worse traffic worse wait times for gps over subscribed schools and a declining sense of community. Water pressure screwed

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

More, small estates on existing towns and villages

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

we are building homes for people not yet in the country,our birthrate in this country has levelled off in the past 20 years and increasing immigration is driving the need for yet more houses.

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Woodbridge has a traffic problem not evident 10 years ago,driven by large scale house building in Martlesham.

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Not sure

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

Too many houses and no consideration of the road infrastructure and the use of other facilities.

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Worse amount of traffic and poor design of roads

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

A mix

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

There will not be any villages left. Country roads in Suffolk are not suitable for large increase in traffic. In used industrial areas should be developed before building on agricultural

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Doctors and schools at capacity. Loss of wildlife noticeable. Community fragmented. Coffee chain opened although council and local people protested- not wanted or needed. High street small businesses should be protected

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

A mix

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

I think the question should be asked if all these new houses are needed in the first place. New housing estates should include more trees and green spaces, and incorporate wildlife areas and bird and bat boxes.

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

My town has grown so much. The estates are soulless places, with too many houses crammed in and not enough parking. If trees are planted they are left to die for lack of water. I wouldn’t want to live on one of these estates. An appointment with a Dr is nearly impossible.

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Not sure

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

East Suffolk has already supplied more than enough new builds.

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Changed the whole feel for the town. It was once a Victorian seaside resort. Now as you enter it is one estate after the other. Many, many more cars and no inferstructure, just plenty of money for the builders. No thought for the people who are already here. Ruined it for them. They now want to move somewhere quieter, if such a place now exists. Very depressing.

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Not sure

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

People live/move to villages because they want to live rural with less people less busy and quietness. People live in towns because they are happy living with lots of people and shops, busy town centres etc. busy places. So build on the edge of towns, make them bigger.

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

I have fields behind my house, that there are now plans written out to build homes. (Kessingland) we have victorian sewage systems, a Doctors that is impossible to get an appointment with a small village school.

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Not sure

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

There are too many developments already with no infrastructure in place, it really doesn’t matter where you put them, no one takes any notice of public opinion, local hospitals are not coping now let alone building more houses to bring more people to an area that just is not coping

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Worse, too many houses, too many cars, building on green space, no consideration for wildlife, the countryside or public opinion

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Not sure

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

There are many existing empty buildings, over shops for example, or disused military housing, which could be renovated into new homes without losing precious countryside we will never get back. Use brownbelt sites before the greenbelt. Revent

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Recent building in Elmswell, Woolpit and Thurston means our doctors surgery, and pharmacy in particular, is struggling to meet demand and there are long waits and queues. Although building close to the A14 does at least mean there isn't too much increase in traffic on narrow rural lanes.

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

More, small estates on existing towns and villages

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

Less disruption

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Changed slightly for the worse

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Not sure

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

Haven't lived here long enough to fully understand how it all works

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Definitely worse

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Not sure

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

Use existing brown sites not green belt. The extent of building in Thurston is ridiculous

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Villages are losing their identity turning them into small towns. In return this is bringing problems to the countryside

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Not sure

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

It is a very hard question to answer. I think it should be looked at on a case by case basis as well as an overall plan. I think often well placed small groups of small to medium sized houses added to existing towns and villages are a good thing

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Smallish new estates locally have added to housing stock have not so far been detrimental to the local area

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

More, small estates on existing towns and villages

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

Villages should remain so, that's why me and thosands of others moved to one

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Far Worse. Roadworks everywhere, more traffic, delays, getting to work, more heavy delivery lorries danaging roads verges and kerbs, more pot holes. Gridlocked roads due to traffic problems. Roads closed for weeks due to utility companies providing to new housing sites.

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Not sure

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

Small estates on existing towns cause more pressure on all resources usually without any extra schools, doctors etc..

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

We have problems with the huge increase of traffic. No NHS dentists available, hospital and doctor appointments with long waiting times. The planning was approved for the upgrade of a major road which is vital due to the increase in traffic volumes from current extra estates added on to the outskirts of Colchester. This has been cancelled causing misery for road users.

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

A mix

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

There a lot of old and derelict buildings in and around town centres that need demolishing leaving land for redevelopment. This has got to be a smarter starting point taking public transport and amenities into account.

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

I live on the outskirts of a town, very close to countryside. The development plans in my area are not taking traffic congestion seriously, nor schooling or medical services. Wildlife doesn't stand a chance with what is happening in the whole of this region.

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

More, small estates on existing towns and villages

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

I don't think there should be any new house built anywhere. Use the housing that already exists. If you really must build, and I don't believe you should, then build in the towns. If you keep building in villages, they won't be villages for long.

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Worse, the roads get clogged.

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

More, small estates on existing towns and villages

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

Smaller gives services a chance to develop

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Nothing

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

More, small estates on existing towns and villages

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

Many villages have virtually no facilities as it is. Adding an 'economically' sized estate to such a village can be hugely disproportionate, irreparably altering the character of the village.

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Those who move into new housing seem to take very long time (if ever) to become involved in community activities.

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

Not sure

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

There seems to be so much going up in this area. The new builds are swamping the original towns and especially the villages.Suffolk is disappearing under concrete

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

Where I live all the fields are being built on. All wildlife is being displaced. Skylarks have all gone,no swifts or swallow s nesting, no owls and only a few bats. Pheasants are coming into the garden along with partridges and deer. Definitely a decline in a ll normal every day birds. All hares have gone.as well.as rabbit's. This area is drowning in new builds,that are not selling,and houses being bought up by London firms, instead of local people. The pollution is very noticeable now with all the extra traffic. Trying to get in and out the drive is horrendous and very dangerous. Traffic speeds through the villages taking no notice of the speed limit. We need the fields to grow our own crops instead of relying on foodstuffs from abroad. We need to support our own farmers first.

Q1. Would you rather new homes came as estate extensions, or as fewer, larger new places?

A mix

Q2. Please tell us, in your own words, why you answered as you did.

There is no infrastructure. Need more supermarkets, petrol stations, car parks to support people coming in from villages. Infrastructure is nord Ghana schools and GPs.

Q3. What has recent building changed about where you live, for better or worse?

The estates that are breng built are just ugly boxes. They pay no respect to the character of Suffolk villages. There is no following of the National Chracteristics Guidelines. Mid Suffolk is supposed to be claylands with farms. Most estates have no reference to this type of architecture and environment. Planting is not in keeping with Suffolk countryside. They plant topiary and cypress trees at ghe enterence to make estate look luxurious but its Suffolk and not the Tuscan Hills. Should plant native Suffolk plants and trees. Developers do not even replace trees or if they do they are just saplings. They should be made to plant mature trees.if you look at estates there is no shade and nothing for wildlife to survive in.