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services such as the low water pressure, the overhead power supply, inadequate mains
drainage and the dreadfully slow broadband.

5. The high risk of setting a precedent for other agricultural land in the close vicinity.
Our concern here is based upon what has already happened in the case of No. 139 North Cray
Road (Ref 13/00595/FUL and 13/01779/FUL). Inexplicably, Planning agreed the
construction of two dwellings on this Green Belt site to replace an existing house and various
garden outbuildings. Armed with this success, the applicant swiftly followed up with an
application to build five new dwellings, then for six. The planning committee agreed the
latter; but indicated that had they been asked to agree the initial two they would have refused
the application. Bearing in mind the large area in which the current application site sits – with
its several buildings (please see attached aerial view)- we think it extremely likely that a
request for more than two dwellings will follow.

Orchard View Farm has already appealed against the refusal for planning permission to
replace work units by houses (see 2 above). If Manor Freehold Farm succeeds in its
application then a fresh application from Orchard View Farm is certain to follow. Similarly,
Forest View Stables are likely to renew their application to build a detached bungalow (see
Appeal ref APP/D5120/A/14/2212677, Bexley ref 13/01826/FUL).

Manor Farm, off the North Cray Road, are known (from local knowledge) to be waiting in the
wings for a breach to occur so that it can capitalise on its large site, which contains buildings
such as stables, a barn etc. So is the North Cray Riding School, whose owner has already
tried to to sell up and capitalise on his large land holding with its stables, barns etc.

There are others, too, just waiting for a breach...

6. The toxicity of the site We are not comforted, nor reassured by the applicant's report
regarding the toxicity of the application site (the old maggot farm site).

The detailed environmental survey produced does not take into account the potential risk of
vCJD arising from the long-term practice of dumping waste carried out by the former maggot
farm operation. We believe that maggots were bred on rotting carcasses including cattle, many
of which may have been culled due to 'Mad Cow Disease' caused by their ingestion of prions.
It is possible that the concentration of prions in the soil in the vicinity of the old maggot farm
may be significant. NB Prions originating from rotting animal carcasses have been
demonstrated to remain active in soil, particularly clays, for many years. Whilst there is little
information regarding the persistence of the 'Mad Cow' prion in soil, or the risk to human
health from soil fomites, the related animal prion, that which causes Scrapie in sheep, has
been shown to persist for periods in excess of 15 years.

Before any change of use or permission to build is given, Bexley would be well advised to
take expert advice on this issue.

Hoping very much that you will continue to defend our Green Belt and Heritage Land- and
take account of our other concerns- and refuse this application.

Yours sincerely

Jean Gammons