I was horrified to read of the proposal to build 70 houses on the Portland site and to lead the ensuing traffic down Malthouse Way to Pound Lane. Pound Lane will become impassable. Can you imagine the chaos at the Higginson Park roundabout during the rush hour? Moreover, motorists will seek alternative routes to avoid this jam. I feel sorry for the residents of Penwood Road, Harwood Road and Westwood Road. Their lives will become intolerable , especially on Mondays when the roads will be blocked by the refuse collecting lorry!

There are people in WDC who must hate Marlow to even contemplate such a lunatic and environmentally damaging scheme! — Brian St. Clair, Pound Crescent, Marlow