Marlborough has terrible traffic and a serious lack of parking.

The plans to build 200-odd new houses mean 400 more cars, 400 more children in our full schools, 200 more families shopping in Waitrose and waiting weeks for a doctor’s appointment.

The Crown Estate gives no indication of how many affordable homes are planned, so assume very few. It’s a mile up a steep footpath from town. Nobody would be walking or cycling or using the infrequent buses to get to primary school or work.

Marlborough’s setting in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty would not be enhanced by largescale new housing. The southern boundary is not fixed and could allow building visible for miles. Tourists would not visit Marlborough to stay in a hotel on a large housing estate.

This proposed development would benefit only the Crown Estate and the landlords who would buy up many of the houses.

New homes would be more acceptable in small groups, not by swallowing up swathes of open countryside.

ANN JOHNSON Marlborough