FURTHER to the article regarding Mandorla Cohousing (Housing share plan given nod, Hereford Times, December 4), I would like to comment on the proposal.

We have something akin to a modern-day commune to be developed within the new 150-home estate. As somebody said to me, Kingstone has most things, you might as well have a commune as well.

So there will be a community within a community within a community. Cohesion will be very difficult if not impossible and Kingstone will become very split.

Prior to planning permission being granted, Archihaus have to meet 28 conditions. To anticipate the possibility of moving in late 2015/early 2016 will involve heaven and earth being moved to achieve meeting all the conditions. This includes catching numerous pairs of our beloved skylarks and moving them to an address in Lyde.

Let us hope all this upheaval will not send our beloved buzzards away as well. Once and if these conditions have been met (which, strangely enough, I am sure they will) then the houses can be built and a Grade II valuable food-producing field will be dug up and the natural habitat of much wildlife will be destroyed forever. All very eco friendly.

The cohousing estate in Stroud attracts coachloads of visitors as I am sure this housing estate will – more traffic on our narrow roads, more chaos. How very short-sighted of the council not to see that the estate of Archihaus along with the cohousing section will both attract visitors.

Money to be made there – toilet facilities/refreshments/parking. Perhaps some enterprising soul in Kingstone will capitalise on this.

Am I a Nimby? No, just a realist.

DENISE LLOYD Kingstone