Comment

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

Representation ID: 23153

Received: 09/02/2017

Respondent: Mr Sean Tailford

Representation Summary:

BX116 is inappropriate because of poor access through small side roads (often used for parking) and inadequate local infrastructure to support such a large scale development. It will also have a significant effect on local wildlife and could adversely affect adjacent important wildlife sites.

The transport assessments of Little Common Roundabout seem unrealistic. I am still waiting for a response from transport England about assumptions made in the SATURN modelling but the developer lead ARCADY assessment in the transport note is farcical.

Other sites particularly BX124 and BX101 seem much better supported/ more appropriate and BX124 could be further expanded

Full text:

Site at Spindlewood Drive (BX116/BEX9) is inappropriate for development because of poor access through small side roads (often used for parking by residents and for local businesses) and inadequate local infrastructure to support such a large scale development (schools, GPs etc.). It will also have a significant effect on local wildlife and could adversely affect adjacent important wildlife sites .

The transport assessments of Little Common Roundabout seem unrealistic. I am still waiting for a response from transport England about assumptions made in the SATURN modelling but the developer lead ARCADY assessment in the transport note is farcical (no HGVs, no pedestrian crossings - there are 2, road capacities set at 99999 vehicles per hour and a current queue of 12 on Barnhorn road at peak times (often actually between 0.5 and 1 mile).

Other sites particularly BX124 and BX101 seem much better supported/ more appropriate and BX124 could be further expanded