I am gearing up to write to them to say, ok, build houses, BUT
make the size of the development to a decent scale, by law,
make a law which absolutely dictates that trees and hedges must be included, on the estate, not just in the gardens, at a certain number or percentage per number of houses,
make a law that earth is to be covered to a minimum, little, not loads, of gravel, tarmac, block paving etc., just a few slabs to drive the car up to the garage,
make a law which says every dwelling has to have some decorative brickwork on it, so it isn't as plain as plain, and the decoration will last for the life of the dwelling and not rot away, need painting etc.,
make a law which says that all exterior lights on a dwelling must not exceed 2 per dwelling and must be on a time control of 10 minutes, and
consider that not every block of flats has to be 27 storeys high, 5 or 6 could be useful.
No, I do not trust developers, local people, county councils or district council planning committees to do any of these things unless forced to by building regulations.