🚨 IMPORTANT 🚨 - Only days to object!

 

With more and more people signing everyday it's incredibly important you take the time to action the below! This petition won't mean anything unless every single one of us officially object!

 

A petition shows strength of feeling. Individual objections are what planning officers and committee members must actually read and consider.

 

⚠️ PLEASE NOTE: For objections to carry weight, they need to focus on valid planning concerns, not emotion, property values, or “we just don’t want it.”

 

Please focus on points like:

 

🚗 Road safety & traffic

Example wording:
“I object to this application due to the significant road safety concerns associated with increased traffic movements onto London Road, which is already a constrained and accident-prone route.”

 

or 

 

“I object because placing the sole access for a 400-home development on a blind corner of an already dangerous road is an obvious and avoidable safety risk that could lead to serious accidents or loss of life.”

 

Further options:

Dangerous proposed access point
Blind bend safety concerns
Increased accident risk on London Road
Unsafe for pedestrians and school children
Additional pressure on already congested roads
Unsafe impact on zebra crossing users
Increased risk at Raunds roundabout
Increased risk at Red Lion roundabout / A45 access
Construction traffic safety concerns
Emergency vehicle access concerns
Unsuitable road infrastructure for this scale of development
Cumulative traffic impact from previous developments
Unsafe traffic generation from 400+ homes
 

🏥 Pressure on local infrastructure

Example wording:
“I object because local infrastructure is already under significant strain, including GP access, school capacity, parking and utilities, and this development would worsen that pressure without clear mitigation.”

GP surgery already overstretched
School capacity concerns
Pressure on local dentists
Pressure on local pharmacies
Utility capacity concerns
Water pressure / sewage infrastructure concerns
Parking pressures in town
Lack of supporting infrastructure
Local services already at breaking point
No clear infrastructure improvements proposed
Disproportionate burden on Raunds residents
 

🌳 Environmental concerns
Example wording:
“I object due to the environmental sensitivity of the site, including flood risk, drainage concerns, loss of green space, and ecological impact.”

Existing flood risk concerns
Surface water drainage concerns
Increased runoff from hard surfacing
Pressure on existing drainage systems
Concerns around Hog Dyke capacity
Long-term maintenance concerns for drainage infrastructure
Flooding risk to neighbouring homes
Unsuitable site due to water management challenges
 

Loss of greenfield land
Harm to local wildlife habitats
Ecological impact concerns
Loss of biodiversity
Impact on protected wetland areas
Impact on bats / birdlife
Loss of countryside buffer
Urban sprawl concerns
Inadequate environmental mitigation
📍 Cumulative impact
Example wording:
“Raunds has already experienced substantial housing and warehousing growth in recent years, and the cumulative impact of further major development would be disproportionate and unsustainable.”

Raunds has already taken significant housing growth
Cumulative impact of repeated development
Disproportionate growth compared to infrastructure
Overdevelopment of Raunds
Warehousing growth already impacting the town
Lack of recovery time between major developments
Development fatigue within the community
As well as:

Impact on community wellbeing
Noise disruption concerns
Construction disruption concerns
Pressure on local amenity
Loss of peaceful residential character
Safety concerns for vulnerable residents
Increased antisocial behaviour concerns (if genuinely evidenced)
Reduced quality of life from over-intensification
Questionable need for this scale of development in Raunds
Lack of evidence of local housing need - more than 10,000 already agreed in Kettering, Corby and Wellingborough
Failure to address local affordability
Disproportionate scale relative to local need
 

❌ Please DO NOT focus your objection on:

 

House prices
Losing your view
General anger at developers
Politics
Emotional statements without planning reasons

We know this development has made many people angry and upset; but to be effective, objections must be strategic.

 

Follow this link to make a comment: https://publicaccess.northnorthants.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=makeComment&keyVal=TDNA30IUK6400

 

You will need an account, then you can make a comment but THIS IS WHERE YOUR VOICE MATTERS

 

This is where community action really counts. 💚

 

Full planning application: https://publicaccess.northnorthants.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=TDNA30IUK6400

 

NE/25/0915/OUT – Land West of London Road / South of Meadow Lane