Object
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 18617
Received: 12/03/2018
Respondent: Mr Toby Skinner
Development would cause significant road safety issues. There is already a lot of traffic on Priests Lane and pavement on only one side. It is difficult to cross the road often requiring running. Have had some near misses with cars travelling fast around the bends. Traffic causes a lot of air pollution. Road is narrow and not safe for cycling. Additional houses will make these problems worse.
Sites 044 and 178 should not be developed because of the significant safety issues that would be caused by these developments. I walk along Priests Lane often to get to the station or to the high street. There is a lot of traffic, and the pavement is only one side of the road most of the way. It is difficult to check that there are no cars coming where I have to cross and I often have to run across the road. I have had some near misses when cars come around the bends fast. In the mornings cars queue up the road and I can smell the car pollution.
The road is very narrow and I do not like to cycle on the road because it does not feel safe. More cars will make it worse.
I am worried that the number of houses being built will make the road even more unsafe and increase pollution. It is a shame to build on the green spaces in the centre of town because they help reduce pollution. If they must put houses on the green fields here, I think that there should also be some open space for everyone to use because there is not much open space in this part of Shenfield.