- Homes would suffer the noise and smells of the adjoining sewage and refuse plants.
- Homes with a high flood risk based on previous assessments which climate change may render understated.
- The Borough’s summary of this site says: ‘The Inspector also noted that the Environment Agency had objected on the grounds of flood risk and impact on the River Loddon and associated wetlands on biodiversity grounds.
- He envisaged major infrastructure would be required, to ensure that the impact on the biodiversity of the Loddon Valley can be mitigated to an acceptable standard, and flood risk concerns could be addressed. He stated that it was difficult to see how this could be achieved based on the information available at that time. ‘This statement is identical to that in the summary for site 003 – and it came from a central Government agency
- An acute traffic problem with another 2000 or so cars, and 100’s of trade vehicles serving the site. The only potential access to a main road is through site 001 to the single carriage way A33, already at capacity and with no plans for relief. Access to Pyotts Hill would encourage ‘rat runs’ across the congested lanes of Old Basing
