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Four years ago Forest Heath district Council placed an advert asking for developers to think about building plans for the area. Since then, Orion Land & Leisure have been developing plans for a huge housing and sports park, called Watermark. Only now do we know what these plans are!

The proposal is based on a 1,500 metre (1 Mile) long rowing strip, 5,000 houses, a hotel, two schools, an indoor arena and business park. The development would be paid for by the sale of the houses, some 4 and 5 storeys high, into which would move over 12,000 people. The business park on its own would attract a huge increase in heavy goods and business traffic, add the local average of 2.5 cars per household and we get a nightmare scenario for our local, rural roads of over 20,000 extra traffic movements a day. The development also includes an indoor arena to be used for rock concerts and exhibitions seating up to 6,000 people.

The proposed site is in the parishes of Herringswell and Kentford, bordering on Kennett and Red Lodge.

The 5 Villages Preservation Trust is an independent group dedicated to campaigning against this development. We know that it is not wanted or needed in this area and would cause huge damage if it was to go ahead.

There are several ways to support the Trust:

1. Join the Trust as a member. Membership is free!
2. Join the Trust as an active volunteer member. The Management committee of the trust is keen to develop a network of people with skills to offer.
3. Join the Trust as a committee member.
4. Join our e-mail list for more information.
5. Make a donation to help with costs. We need money to help with print and other running costs of the Trust.

Join us now so we can all fight this threat to our way of life. Planners have to take our views into account - we just need to tell them what they are!