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Search the Public Notice PortalAN update has been issued as plans progress for up to 250 homes next to the headquarters of the SAS in Herefordshire.
In July, local firm James Spreckley Ltd applied to Herefordshire Council for outline planning permission to build up to 250 homes on land opposite Stirling Lines, home of the Special Air Service (SAS), in Credenhill.
Plans show the site, north of the A480 and next to the SAS cemetery, would be developed as a largely rectangular housing estate.
Now, environmental health advisers have issued their views on the scheme's potential impact on air quality.
In a consultation response submitted by Worcester Regulatory Services on behalf of Herefordshire EHTS (Environmental Health and Trading Standards), officers said they do not believe the development would have a significant impact on local air quality.
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The response notes that the developer's transport assessment estimates the scheme could generate around 1,000 additional vehicle trips over a 12-hour period.
Because of that increase in traffic, officers said the proposal would likely require a full Air Quality Assessment to be carried out. However, they concluded that the development is unlikely to have an adverse impact on air quality in Hereford's Air Quality Management Area due to the site's location and the surrounding road network.
The application has so far attracted more than 130 objections from residents and other consultees.
Among them is Annette Larranga, who questioned whether local services would be able to cope with the increase in population.
She said: "I think putting in more houses without building up the infrastructure to support more people will make it even harder for the military families that get posted in and out, along with all the other people that live here.
"It’s too much strain on the current system. There should be focus on getting more support of the hospital and schools first before bringing more people in and cause more of a strain."
Another objector, whose name was redacted, said the development would "disproportionately and negatively affect military families connected to the nearby Garrison", arguing that pressure on school places could make it more difficult for military families relocating to the area to secure education for their children.
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