Surely it is good news for Stratford if lots of new jobs will be created during the construction of the 6000 new houses?
In our opinion, because of the scale of the project, it will be disastrous for Stratford residents on 2 counts; firstly, there are no guarantees that the developers will turn to local tradesman (electricians, brick-layers, and carpenters) to complete the works. However if they do, they will all be in great demand so the likelihood is any current resident of Stratford and its surrounding villages wanting a local tradesman will not be able to get one for years, or they will be over-priced. Secondly because (even if employed) the local tradesman will not be enough for the demand to build 6000 houses, workers will have to commute to the site, causing even more traffic chaos! Clearly the wealth generated will go back with the out-of-town workers, and therefore not benefitting Stratford’s economy.
