Peterborough farmland homes granted despite affordability worry
Tracey Westley, from the area, told the BBC the new homes were a "really good idea"."But I do think the infrastructure needs to be in place first," the 54-year-old said. "Quite a lot of the time, they build a housing estate and then add the rest afterwards. I'd like to see it done the right way round."
Specific designs for the 2,000 planned homes will be submitted at a later date.A new A16 roundabout and improvements to Newborough Road have already been agreed, as well as £26.5m towards local infrastructure.Emilia Jeeves, 35, said she welcomed the homes. "If they're treated well, I can't see why it wouldn't succeed and the families that go in them, succeed as well," she said. "If they're going to put people out of bad situations and into a better one, why not?"
But Tim Clark, 53, suggested the homes should be closer to the city centre."I think it's a bit out in the sticks," he said. "It should be a bit nearer to Peterborough itself. I'm not too bothered about it being greenbelt land, but make it local. Make it closer to the city."
Jurga Ziliene, 49, also had reservations, suggesting the roads were too narrow to deal with an influx of traffic."We already have a lot of new homes here," she said. "Why does everything have to be in Peterborough?"
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