No

Draft Local Plan Review

Representation ID: 2560

Received: 13/02/2017

Respondent: Dick Andrewartha

Representation Summary:

Object to housing Site 18 as will add to the already dangerous traffic congestion and situation at school arrival and departure times and with school and local business parking, increase safety risk for children walking to school, and medical services are oversubscribed.

Full text:

Proposed Housing Allocation 18

I am most concerned that this development will ad to the already dangerous traffic situation that I witness daily at school arrival and departure time. The arrival of the orthodontist next to the school a few years ago ensures that there are vehicles parked on Sharmans Cross Road from 8 am through to 6pm Monday to Friday.
It is now common practise for vehicles to mount the pavement on the even numbered side of the road and travel past several house without slowing down. It is only a matter of time before a child is injured as mothers compete for pavement with vehicles. Obtaining a medical appointment can currently take several weeks and can only get worse.
Sharmans Cross Road requires less traffic not more if it is not to come to a standstill at rush hours.