Object
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 19723
Received: 08/03/2018
Respondent: - C B Watson
-Traffic caused by 200 extra houses plus a care home would cause a dramatic increase in traffic in all the local roads. Honeypot Lane is already a cut-through from London Road to Weald Road the 20mph speed limit isn't working. This area is also already being used as parking area, for those working nearby or commuters.
-The Residents of Homestead Estatecontribute to the upkeep of their estate. This is not a NIMBY observation, if the Homesteads were respected in your decision to allow the planning to proceed, I am sure there would be fewer protesters.
For development of 200 houses plus a 40 bedded care home, anticipating a minimum of one care per house would mean 200 extra cars or more likely two cars per household, which would make this figure double to four hundred extra cars.
There will also be vehicles to meet needs of a care home, with deliveries, staff and visitors. The area involved has very little choice of where these extra vehicles can exit the site.
Honeypot Lane is already a rat run, with T junctions at each end, and the narrowing part of Honeypot Lane, with people completely ignore the 20 mph speed limit.
This area is also already being used as parking area, for those working nearby or commuters.
The Residents of Homestead Estate, bought their properties in a gated community, they contribute to the upkeep of their estate. There is no street lighting however there are plenty of pot holes.
With the courtesy of the Homestead Estate, Linkway, Langley Drive and Belvedere all directly feed into their estate. They do not deserve more invasion of their estate.
This is not a NIMBY observation, if the Homesteads were respected in your decision to allow the planning to proceed, I am sure there would be fewer protesters.