Object
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 4855
Received: 17/02/2015
Respondent: Mrs Esther Shelton
There is not enough parking already due to the council changing its parking allocation during construction in Harebridge Crescent, forcing cars and also large vans and work vehicles to park in Roman Road.
Cars already go up to 60 mph along Roman Road which is causing it to become dangerous. With more housing and more cars this will only become worse.
I wish to object to the release of land for housing along Roman Road where the garden center is and the vacant land adjoining it.
There is an increasing problem with parking along that section of Roman Road mainly due to insufficient parking for the houses in Harebridge Crescent. Over the last month I have had several cars parked illegally outside the front of my house within the dropped curb of my driveway, obstructing the public footpath and my vision.
Added to this although the speed limit is 40, the majority of the traffic speeds up to 60 when they get part of the way down Roman Road. Because the visibility is often so bad I am halfway across the road with cars speeding towards me in the centre of the road. This situation will only get worse if more houses are built, making Roman Road unsafe to drive in or for the children to cross to get to school.