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Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan - Alternative Sites & Focused Changes (Reg. 18)

Representation ID: 3466

Received: 26/01/2024

Respondent: Mr Gareth Ward

Representation Summary:

Reasoned justification for the sites proposal is fundamentally flawed and inconsistent with findings from previous consultation. Proposal fundamentally affects the character of the village and poses genuine road safety concerns in vicinity of site itself i.e. Wheel Road but also stretching onto Burgate Lane, Reeders Lane & Dove Lane, Green Lane and Nichols Road which will all see an inevitable traffic increase. Road layouts, and widths are already dangerous and not sufficient to deal with increased traffic volumes

Full text:

The reasoned justification provided for proposing this allocation is fundamentally flawed. The revised proposal has done nothing to address the significant impact that the positioning of new dwellings would have on the character of the village and indeed acknowledges the requirement for loss of hedgerow frontage in order to provide direct access from Wheel Road. Perhaps more worrying are the significant road safety implications that such a development would create. Wheel Road itself is barely passable for cars travelling in opposite directions around the area of the proposed development, particularly at the start and end of the school day and at when the pub is busy due to cars parked right along the length of Wheel Road. Wheel Road also contains a blind bend in direct proximity to the proposed development site. The proposal also has wider traffic safety significance for other access routes which will inevitably see an increase in usage. Burgate Lane is predominantly single track with limited areas of double width with a dangerous blind bend at the Aldis Farm Shop junction. Reeders Lane and Dove Lane are single track roads already which are already deteriorating due to excessive traffic, passing places are limited and insufficient for vehicles larger than small cars and similarly contain blind bends which are already the locations of multiple traffic accidents per year, these lanes are used as a thoroughfare between the village and the B1332. Wider justification is required before the site can be seriously considered