Comment

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

Representation ID: 23808

Received: 14/02/2017

Respondent: SPINDAG

Representation Summary:

SPINDAG asserts that Barnhorn Road traffic flows have already reached 2028 levels and submits the following information:

1.The Ashridge Court application-latter table was extrapolated to predict traffic flows along Meads Road for BX116- http://www.rother.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=28225
2.Comments on the Exigo report-provided by Mr Geoff Lawson-(ex Civil Engineer with traffic management expertise)- http://www.rother.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=28223
3.Little Common traffic flows-from Mr Geoff Lawson- http://www.rother.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=28224
4.Submission from David Allen-SPINDAG Committee member with knowledge/experience in traffic- http://www.rother.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=28248

These support that the traffic assessment provided by Exigo has inconsistencies/inaccuracies and takes no account of traffic along Meads Road/Cooden Sea Road/Little Common roundabout should BX116 be accessed via Spindlewood Drive.


Full text:

SPINDAG's asserts that traffic flows along Barnhorn Road had already reached levels predicted not to be achieved by Highways England until 2028.

I attach information relating to these issues.

1. The Ashridge Court proposal and associated traffic flows along Barnhorn Road (table 3.1) and traffic movements in and out of the proposed site of 31 properties (table 5.2). This latter table was used in extrapolated form to predict traffic flows along Meads Road for the Spindlewood site - http://www.rother.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=28225
2. Comments on the Exigo report - provided by a resident Mr Geoff Lawson (an ex Civil Engineer with particular expertise in traffic management) - http://www.rother.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=28223
3. Little Common traffic flows - also from Mr Geoff Lawson - http://www.rother.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=28224
4. Question 27 submission from David Allen a SPINDAG Committee member with knowledge and experience in traffic issues - http://www.rother.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=28248

All these documents support our case that Barnhorn road traffic is already close to capacity with potential serious implications for future traffic congestion once the traffic lights and zebra crossing are operational along Barnhorn Road near to the entrance to Barnhorn Green.

They also support the case that the traffic assessment report provided by Exigo is full of inconsistencies and inaccuracies and takes no account of the traffic chaos that will ensue along Meads Road and into Cooden Sea Road and Little Common roundabout should the Spindlewood development access be via Spindlewood Drive (and which is contrary to your own Core Strategy Document of Sept 2014 that stated that all access to new developments to the West of Little Common roundabout should be via Barnhorn Road).