Object
Gypsy and Traveller Site Options
Representation ID: 55680
Received: 26/07/2013
Respondent: Michael & Isobel Grimes
Number of people: 2
The nearest doctor's surgery has no capacity for new patients and the nearest primary, junior and secondary schools are full.
On a High Risk travel route with more than 12 serious accidents in the last 3 years. The Fosse Way/ "Blaken Knob" crossroads is extremely busy and dangerous with limited visibility
No bus stop and providing one would be unsafe for road users. No path or pavement and cycling is dangerous. Children cannot be allowed on a busy road to wait for transport to school.
Will have a visual impact from Harbury and The Fosse Way.
No mains gas, mains sewerage or drainage.
There would be damage to wildlife habitats.
Often floods at the end of Middle Road, Harbury Lane and fields.
Odours from Barnwell Chicken Farm are unpleasant and would be a health risk.
Also object to impact on local businesses, archaeology and heritage, urbanisation agriculture and rural landscape, including Chesterton Windmill which would overlook the proposed site.
Brown area sites would not use prime farm land or involve speeding traffic, flooding etc and put lives of any children and families on this site in danger.
Dear Sirs
Proposed sites for Gypsies and Travellers
I wish to object against the proposal site GT03 Land at Barnwell Farm for Gypsies and Travellers.
My comments and concerns are as follows: -
1 Access to Local Amenities:
The nearest doctor's surgery has no capacity for the influx of new patients.
The nearest primary, junior and secondary schools are already at capacity
2 Travel
The site is on a High Risk travel route with more than 12 serious accidents in the last 3 years.
No bus stop is available and providing one would be unsafe for road users. The site borders onto The Fosse Way / "Blaken Knob" crossroads which is already extremely busy and dangerous, especially from increased Jaguar/Land Rover traffic and visibility is very limited in either direction.
Indeed I take my life into my own hands every time I use this crossroad as it is often used a racetrack by other road users.
There is no path or pavement to walk anywhere - either on the Fosse way or into Harbury - and cycling is dangerous on the busy commuter route.
Children cannot be allowed on a busy road to wait for transport to school.
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3 Rural environment/Other
The proposed site will have a visual impact from Harbury and The Fosse Way.
The proposed site has no mains gas, mains sewerage or drainage.
There would be damage to wildlife habitats.
It is a flood risk area often flooding at the end of Middle Road, Harbury Lane and fields.
The smells that permeate from Barnwell Chicken Farm are awful and would be a health risk.
There are many other issues already listed to include in my objection including local businesses, archaeology and heritage, urbanisation agriculture and rural landscape, including Chesterton Windmill which is nearby and is a well known and well loved heritage site and would overlook the proposed site GT03 at Barnwell Farm.
Is it not possible to find some brown area sites that would not take away from prime farm land and also brown area sites that would not involve the danger from speeding traffic, flooding etc to put the lives of any children and families on this site in danger?