Densities:
Development approval in Green Belt has introduced higher densities in sensitive areas (ironic that to justify building in GB, the allocation has to significantly help to meet housing targets, so numbers are high). The problem is compounded by the need to have the softer green edge abutting the remaining GB. The result is that designs then put the densest housing, often the affordable or social rent terraces, backing directly on to the existing residents. They therefore get the very worst of the impact from this development.

Infills and Backland Development:
Infill hasn't worked well for Toddington. We have lost a lot of informal parking spaces which have exacerbated parking pressure in the village centre.
Also seen swept path analysis has not taken account of where people traditionally park in the evenings - so that egress from new estates, especially for service vehicles, has become challenging and resulted in requests for double yellow lines in areas which have for a long time been allocated, without issues, for resident parking.
Infill is very contentious, it increases density, overlooking issues and privacy and puts more parking pressure on surrounding roads.

Building Height:
I am concerned about the potential for 3 storey becoming the norm in traditional villages. In Toddington Ward, we have had several applications where 3 storey housing has been in the designs. It doesn't help that one application was permitted (albeit via revisions following initial approval) along the back of the railway line in Harlington. This has subsequently been referenced as precedent but the setting was completely different to the site being considered. So far, we have managed to reduce heights reduced to 2.5 storey maxi but this could be a slippery slope, completely changing the character of rural villages.

Window Design:
Should there be reference to triple glazing Ref: noise/energy implications?

Parking Courts:
As discussed at Suscoms, there shouldn't be resistance to these. There are great design examples where these create a great sense of place and car-free communal areas. Marmalade Lane is a great example.