Residents of Tempsford, Buckinghamshire, express fears that a new rail link and development projects connecting Oxford and Cambridge will transform their peaceful village into a sprawling urban area.
Disgruntled villagers have claimed their rural idyll will be destroyed by Labour's plan to turn a swathe of Middle England into Britain's new Silicon Valley.
However, locals believe that it will lead to massive development of their 'quiet and peaceful' village, which is mentioned in the Domesday Book compiled in 1086. Chancellor Rachel Reeves today green-lit plans to create the UK's answer to Silicon Valley with plans for major development between Oxford and Cambridge'You shouldn't be able to take all of this away without consequences. We don't want to be the next Milton Keynes.'
Other residents expressed concerns about the destruction of fields and wildlife in the area which is home to rabbits, deer and birds.Locals are unhappy with the plans to build on their 'quiet and peaceful' village, which has a current population of 600 'I've got sympathy for the need for new homes but to expand here is crazy. We'd have to move as it just isn't why we decided to live here.'
Instead, Ms Reeves used her speech to say Oxford and Cambridge offer 'huge economic potential for our nation's growth prospects'.Chris Curtis, the Milton Keynes North MP and co-chairman of Labour Growth Group said: 'This speech marks an inflection point for our country. Mrs Reeves announced that the Environment Agency has lifted its objections to a new development around Cambridge with 4,500 new homes, as well as office and laboratory space in Cambridge City Centre.
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