Object
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 19227
Received: 03/03/2018
Respondent: Mr Roger Branscomb
1. The target of 95 dwellings on the two sites is far denser than the surrounding area and therefore not in keeping.
2. This will bring more traffic into the immediate area, adding to the existing congestion and pollution. The junctions of Ingrave Road, Priests Land, Middleton Hall Lane and Shenfield Crescent are already regularly grid-locked. The expansion of Hogarth School already resulted in incrased traffic issues.
3. The options for site access are far from ideal, with both leading directly onto Priests Lane, only a few yards apart.
I strongly object to the proposal to include sites 178 and 044 for the creation of dwellings in the local plan, on the following grounds:
1. The target of 95 dwellings on the two sites is far denser than the surrounding area and therefore not in keeping. Indeed it is difficult to see how such density can be achieved without including multi-storey blocks of flats.
2. An additional 95 households will bring a similar number of cars into the immediate area, adding to the existing congestion and pollution in what is an already crowded area. The junctions of Ingrave Road, Priests Land, Middleton Hall Lane and Shenfield Crescent are already regularly grid-locked at key school and commuting times. As a resident of Shenfield Crescent, I see the evidence from the effect of enlarging Hogarth School in that the queue of parked cars waiting to collect children now stretches almost to the bend near Priests Lane and creating difficulties for motorists trying to pass each other in opposite directions.
3. The options for site access are far from ideal, with both leading directly onto Priests Lane, only a few yards apart.