Save Our Hearthlands campaign to stop 5000 new homes in Lenham

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Plans for a five thousand home garden settlement in Lenham have come under renewed scrutiny.  The Save Our Hearthlands campaign have voiced their growing concerns about the scale of the project, and the infrastructure, transport links and local services required for it.  Henry Luck reports.

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00:00This is the sound of the people of Lenham who are opposing 5,000 new homes being built in their area.

00:12Part of the Save Our Heathlands group, these residents gathered outside a public consultation

00:19to express why these new houses would not be suitable for the area.

00:25What's at stake here is the fabric and community cohesion here in Lenham for a small medieval village

00:33that will be completely overwhelmed by this monstrous new town that will be put on our doorstep.

00:41Dozens of Lenham residents turned up to this protest to express why they feel this housing plan isn't suitable for the area.

00:52It's not the only place in the county where this sort of development is creeping through

00:57and quite frankly it's not good enough. Lenham deserves better.

01:00I think someone who's lived in this village for their entire life deserves to live out the rest of their life in peace and tranquility

01:06and I think this is really going to disrupt that and for the majority of people here

01:10it will be a very painful and prolonged experience and painful experience for them.

01:17There is no way we can understand how it affects our community.

01:21We need that before anything goes in or even if it's the right thing to do.

01:26Mainstone Borough Council have said these sites have been approved as part of its local plan

01:32and that these consultations give members of the public a chance to offer feedback on the project.

01:41The council adds that this will allow people to ensure the plans reflect local needs

01:49and minimise environmental impacts.

01:52It looks like these new homes will be making their way to Lenham

01:57but residents and members of Save Our Heathlands argue these plans will be too big for this little farmland.

02:08The consultation will be open until midnight on Monday the 15th of December.

02:15Henry Luck for KMTV in Lenham.

02:20Listen to the community!

02:22Say no to Heathlands!

02:23Listen to the community!

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