Neighbours’ opposition for new bungalows plan for South Rauceby

Executors of the estate of Gillian Hoare, who lived at Rauceby Hall, are applying for permission to build five bungalows on land behind numbers 82 to 88 Main Street, using an upgraded field access into Thorpe Drove. They also want to create garages for numbers 84 and 86, which they also own, reducing the number of vehicles parked on the street close to a bend.

They say the low density “leafy” layout and appearance has been designed to minimise impact on neighbours and fit the character of the village and local planning guidance on scale. It butts up to the village conservation area.

Kathy Carter and her mum Maureen Jackson, along with Peter and Jacqui Green, live on Chapel Close, overlooking the site.

Mrs Carter said: “We adamantly and angrily do not want this building to go ahead.”

She disputed the garages for number 84 and 86 would reduce congestion or danger, instead more likely used for storage. She suggested putting parking spaces within the houses’ own gardens. The extra vehicles would also affect the peace and tranquil nature of the area.

They bought their properties for the open countryside views and total privacy, which would be lost, she claimed, and a large balcony on top of their conservatory would overlook the new properties.

She said the sewers were already beyond their limit, while three out of four new bungalows recently built nearby were still unoccupied.