Comment

Development and Site Allocations (DaSA) Local Plan - Options and Preferred Options

Representation ID: 22834

Received: 08/02/2017

Respondent: Mr David Jenkins

Representation Summary:

We would wish to amend the boundary to include our property "Elgienne". The rationale is as follows:

1.The proposed development would render the management of the wooded areas of our property untenable without provision of an unmade access strip.
2.We consider that the visibility splay of the developments' proposed access would be greatly enhanced by its inclusion.
3.Would allow for a more balanced layout with the opportunity to retain elements of natural woodland.
4.We think this site allocation could give rise to an opportunity to implement a traffic calming addition.

Full text:

With reference to question 60 of Policy BR01 (Ref BO16) we would wish to amend the same by the inclusion or our property "Elgienne" adjoining the site allocation to the south. The rationale for requesting the inclusion of our property is as follows:

1. The proposed development would render the management of the relatively large wooded areas of our property to be untenable without provision of an unmade access strip to either the north or west of the property. Due to successive decades of felling of trees to the north and west of our property and thinning to the south, our trees have become exposed and without appropriate manage would pose a danger to any potential adjacent dwelling.
2. We consider, after 30 years of occupation, that the visibility splay of the developments' proposed access would be greatly enhanced by the inclusion of our property within the scheme; allowing full visibility to both the north and south of the proposed development.
3. The inclusion of our property would allow for a more balanced layout with the opportunity to retain elements of natural woodland, thus softening the potentially harsh impact of the new build site.
4. The adherence to the mandatory 30 m.p.h. speed limit on the adjacent A28 is very poor with most vehicles exceeding the same; some dangerously so. We think this site allocation could give rise to an opportunity to implement a traffic calming addition to the road suggesting appoint mid-way between the access points of "the Coppice" and that of the "Slepe Hus". We have ourselves made representation in the past but to no avail. However, take with "2" above and the obvious benefit to both development households and the immediate community, a more authoritative application could be made.