Currently, traffic handling in Little Common is a major concern relating to the diverse issues of road safety for road users and pedestrians, excessive traffic volumes, small business viability, parking and environmental pollution.
The A259 is the main artery running through Little Common failing to effectively handle the high volume of traffic between the east and west conurbations of the south coast of England. The layout of Little Common and its surrounds was never developed to cater for the current demand let alone the dramatic increases that would ensue from the Spindlewood and Barnhorn developments.
Whatever traffic management "solutions" are envisaged to counter these issues, the realities are that road accidents and fatalities will increase, traffic flow will descend into gridlock, parking will be painfully inadequate with the consequent disastrous effects on local business. Little Common has an ageing population that in many cases means that many older people do not cope well with high volume traffic conditions as pedestrians or motorists.
Little Common will not be improved in any sense by the proposed developments and consequently the current desirability of living in this area will dramatically decline and property values will plummet. Let's not destroy a little jewel I the crown that is Rother.