It appears that Talbot Village is going to be subject to a swathe of developments that will change the entire area for ever. Whilst few can deny that something needs to be done about the traffic problems that blight the area many are mystified as to how the building of even more houses with no improvement of infrastructure will benefit anyone apart from those who stand to earn juicy, but short term, contracts from the development and sale of this land.
But the residents of the Village?
The residents of the surrounding area, already creaking under the weight of astonishingly dense infill?
Why is the Talbot Village Trust so determined to build houses all over the woods surrounding the Historic Talbot Village?
Apparently the 'Council' approached the Trust indicating that they had identified a number of sites that 'should' be developed.
A tree survey commissioned, presumably to include all potential sites for new housing, includes at least 3 horse paddocks as well as the gardens of existing cottages. If any part of these developments are allowed to proceed then it is made more likely that all will eventually succeed.
The character and even the purpose of the village will be changed forever.
It is worth remembering that the cottages were built and endowed to be sufficient in enough land to feed a family.
The Trust is not strapped for funds - nearly £28M in the bank and in profit every year, even after some very generous charity work. It doesnt seem to need the money and the eagerness to develope land for private housing seems at odds with everything the Trust seems to be supposed to stand for. Indeed it was probably set up to prevent exactly this kind of exploitation of a place enjoyed by so many to the short term financial benefit of a very few.
So who benefits?
What is driving this strange desire to build houses all over the Conservation Area?
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