16.1

Object

Representation ID: 2436

Received: 23/02/2023

Respondent: Mr Eliot Ross

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

The blind bend is a consistent problem, with the current level of traffic this is already hard to negotiate and with the addition of the houses proposed this will become a nightmare for existing and new residents alike.

Object

Representation ID: 2438

Received: 23/02/2023

Respondent: Miss Lucy Butcher

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

I'm extremely concerned about the safety of the villagers who live along the road with increased traffic. It's a struggle to pull out safely as it is with the traffic flow. When traffic is diverted through the village due to accidents the road simply cannot take the increased traffic and it has become congested with buses and lorries reversing around the bend to let oncoming cars through.
Parents with children, the elderly and disabled and people such as my self who need to transport equipment to and from their vehicles for work need to park along the street.

Object

Representation ID: 2443

Received: 24/02/2023

Respondent: Ms Tamsin Watt

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

The development of VC GIL1 is not in line with the NPPF and will not enhance the rural community. The allocation of the site for up to 35 dwellings, represents gross over-development of a Service Village, particularly when taken alongside the previous development 2022/1897 at Fieldgate Reach which was completed only in summer 2022. The effects of which are not yet fully understood and not fully assessed within the Village Clusters Plan Supporting documentation. It is unclear why Gillingham is being subjected to such high levels of development which are out of keeping with the rural character of the village

Object

Representation ID: 2479

Received: 27/02/2023

Respondent: Mrs Tina Twitchett

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

My objection to this development is due to the inadequate infastructure which surrounds it.
Local schools, GP and dental surgeries are at/beyond capacity, with the latter 2 generally failing its users.
The proposed access to the development; via The Street, Gillingham, is inadequate for the exisitng amount of road users.

Further development will exacerbate the above mentioned issues.

Object

Representation ID: 2737

Received: 05/03/2023

Respondent: Mrs Emma Elliot

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

The Street has a blind bend, made more dangerous by the parking of cars and vans too far round the corner. Residents from Geldeston and Gillingham, plus school traffic, have daily issues getting through the village. The village is brought to a standstill every time the A146 is closed making it very difficult for residents to reach/leave their properties. The recent development has resulted in cars being parked on the road/pavement putting pedestrians at risk. Daily speeding issues.
The bend on the Street cannot cope with additional traffic developments in Gillingham and Geldeston would bring, confirmed by the Highways Agency.

Object

Representation ID: 2798

Received: 06/03/2023

Respondent: Ms Jane Black

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Because of the layout of the village all traffic for any new development has to go along the street and negotiate the blind bend. Residents have to park along this road as there is no viable alternative and the road is already hazardous during busy times with traffic coming from both directions. Any new development will greatly increase the potential for accidents. This problem was confirmed in a report from the Highways Agency within its response to a planning application in 2022/1993

Object

Representation ID: 2823

Received: 06/03/2023

Respondent: Mr Ian Thurbon

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

The Street is currently too busy to sustain more traffic. The blind bends that lead to single carriage way traffic, due to on street parking, is often a place where cars meet head on. Often they can not reverse as there are either cars behind them or they are reversing around a blind bend into oncoming traffic. This leads to cars mounting the pavement, which leads to the primary school, causing a danger to pedestrians. This street is also bus route and so this exacerbates the problem.

Object

Representation ID: 2867

Received: 07/03/2023

Respondent: Mr Nick Goodge

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

The housing expansion plans for Gillingham and Geldeston rely on the existing infrastructure to be able to cope with the new demand. The existing ninety degree bend on "The Street" is the fundamental flaw with any expansion and will eventually lead to a fatal accident i.m.o. I have personally come face to face with delivery driver vans on the wrong side of the road that were obviously unaware of the danger of that bend. This danger will only get worse as more cars use it due to more houses and more delivery drivers due to the way we shop.

Object

Representation ID: 2920

Received: 07/03/2023

Respondent: Ms Julia Johnson

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Gillingham is a village of approximately 250 houses separated into two parts. The road which connects the two parts (The Street) is narrow and has two 90 degree bends and extensive car parking which blocks the road, rendering it to be one way only. These concerns are acknowledged in the NCC Highways response to planning application 2022/1993 which is an outline application for this exact site and which notes that mitigation will be required as it cannot cope with the proposed additional traffic levels.

Object

Representation ID: 3003

Received: 08/03/2023

Respondent: Mrs Susan Oglesby

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

The Street currently is very busy, difficult to negotiate and dangerous for pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles.

Object

Representation ID: 3029

Received: 08/03/2023

Respondent: Mrs Elizabeth Wilson

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Travel through Gillingham is already an issue as, due to the parking, The Street is virtually a single carriageway with a blind bend and there is so much traffic trying to negotiate it any additional traffic just adds to the problem. Whenever there is an issue on the surrounding main roads traffic diverts through the village and gridlock often ensues. More housing in Gillingham or Geldeston - and therefore more vehicles - will only exacerbate this problem.

Object

Representation ID: 3037

Received: 08/03/2023

Respondent: Mr Paul Thurbon

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Within Gillingham there is a blind bend which is very dangerous with cars parked on 1 side too. This is the only way into or out of Gillingham. An increase in traffic (caused by extra cars/houses). The Highways agency have also noted this.
The area is in flood risk zone 3, as confirmed by the environment agency and therefore should only be built on in very extreme circumstances (when all other possibilities have been explored.
Development of this site would harm views out of the 2 main parts of the village into open countryside.

Object

Representation ID: 3055

Received: 08/03/2023

Respondent: Lorraine Greenwood

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Had our quota of houses.
Road is dangerous
Site in a flood zone that likely be worse due to global warming and extra urbanisation from new houses
/Increase in commercial site