Object
Gypsy and Traveller Site Options
Representation ID: 54675
Received: 03/08/2013
Respondent: Mr Peter Forrest
As a close neighbour (150 yards away) object to proposed gypsy site GT08. Apart from nuisance caused by gypsies and fall in property value, the site is unsuitable as the entrance is on the brow of a hill and not clearly visible. The road has a 50 mph speed limit but most vehicles, particularly motor bikes, travel along it at more than 70mph. Understand the site has no utilities and the excavation needed could disturb dangerous asbestos which may have been placed there as the site has always been used as a refill site for building material.
I have recently been informed of the plan to possibly develop a gypsy site on Leicester Lane (GT08 Depot to the west side of Cubbington Hill farm).
As I live only about 150 yards from the site you can imagine the last thing I want living near me is a number of gypsies causing a nuisance and de-valuing my property.
Apart from that, the site you are proposing is just not suitable as the entrance is on the brow of a hill and not visible if travelling from Bubbenhall. The road is now supposed to be a 50 mile an hour limit but most vehicles travel along it at 70+ mph. Particularly motor bikes that all seem to use it as a test track and open it full throttle as soon as they are passed the round about leaving the built up area.
I understand that the site has no utilities at present, so considerable excavating would be required. The site was always used as a refill site for mainly building material and I would expect it to contain asbestos in the ground. Any digging would risk disturbing the asbestos and all the risks associated with it.