The proposed development of Thelwall Heys is unsound on the grounds that:
* it offers top quality agricultural land which, with global warming and regional/national food security being important, should be protected
* access to the site cannot sustain the volume of traffic that 310 houses would generate which in turn would affect road safety and air quality
* increased hard standing would increase flooding already experienced on the Transpennine Trail which is an important national cycle route and recreational breathing space for walkers of all ages
* Pickerings Bridge, the Bridgewater Canal and Thelwall Heys are important heritage assets that would be diminished by the development plans for the area and no amount of screening would compensate