Comment

Draft Local Plan - Supplementary Consultation

Representation ID: 6722

Received: 18/02/2019

Respondent: Mr Steven Webb

Representation Summary:

Comments about consultation process:
Not all owners of Pinfold Road informed about the plans for Site 16. Letters sent out about drop in after the event. This happened last time as well.
There appear to be only fairly junior council staff. Why aren't senior council officials/local MP's/Mayor attending. Those saying they would fight to protect the Green Belt.
No new discussion on traffic/transport/Medical Centre impacts.
Why on masterplans is so little regard paid to existing property owners. No details about fences/mitigation for overlooking/wildlife impacts and mitigation.
Should have drop in near each proposal at times working people can attend.

Full text:

1) Why weren't all owners of Pinfold Road informed about the plans.
2) Why did the council originally send letters out about drop in after they had already taken place. This happened last time as well. I was the only person in my road who went to one and nobody else was informed!
3) Why at drop in do there appear to be only fairly junior council staff. Why aren't senior council officials there, why aren't the locals MP's there, why isn't the Major at one or two. Most of those people said they would fight to protect the Green Belt.
4) Why is there no new discussion on traffic impacts, transport impacts, Medical Centre impacts.
5) Why on the plan diagrams is so little regard paid to existing property owners. No details about fences, ways of blocking properties now being overlooked. Nothing about how wildlife that visits gardens may be effected and how to counter act this.
6) Why are locals not asked face to face about these plans. For instance why not have a drop in near each development and at a time when people who work can visit. Why not have the local MP attend.

I feel that this consultation is really just the council going through the motions and they really have no interest in people who are effected and their complaints.