Object
Gypsy and Traveller Site Options
Representation ID: 55904
Received: 18/08/2012
Respondent: Charles Cook
Visual impact on approaches to Harbury, Harbury Fields Campsite - an established business - and Harbury Rugby Club
No utilities - water supply, mains electricity, gas.
Effect on wildlife and habitat.
Serious flooding on junction of Fosse Way and adj fields.
Fosse Way extremely busy with poor accident record. Increase accident risk.
No public transport. Increased accident risk if buses stopping, accelerating or turning. Pedestrians would be at risk waiting for transport.
No footways and cycling extremely dangerous.
Nearest surgery at capacity with no availability for increase.
Primary secondary and junior schools at capacity.
Recent and proposed development already straining resources of Harbury (parking, shops and facilities)
I am writing to object to the proposal to establish a Gypsy Traveller Site on the Fosse Way under Reference GT03.
My concerns are:
Rural and Environment
That the proposal will visually impact the approach to Harbury and the Fosse Way, in addition to visualy impacting the approach to the Harbury Fields Campsite, an established business in very close proximity to the proposed site and also the approach to Harbury Rugby Club, in the same vicinity.
The proposed site has no utilities such as Water supply, Mains Electricity or Gas
Wildlife will be affected by this proposal, and their habitat damaged
Perhaps most importantly, any resident of Harbury will confirm the serious flooding that occurs annually at that junction of the Fosse Way and in the adjoining fields, at exactly the point where the site is proposed. The water level can be between 6 to 12 inches across the road and into those exact fields, and is slow to drain.
Travel
The Fosse way is an extremely busy A road with a poor accident record. The increase in traffic from the site directly accessing the road would increase the accident risk on this section. Jaguar Land Rover is close by, with a consequent high traffic volume.
There is no public transport, bus etc, accessible from the site. Having fast moving traffic suddenly stopping on the Fosse way to wait for a bus to stop, or to turn out of GT03 as above and have to accelerate will lead to accidents.
There is no path or pavement anywhere in that area, along this busy A road, and cycling would be extremely dangerous.
Pedestrians and in particular children would be at risk standing at the side of this road waiting for transport to school.
The nearest Doctors surgery is operating at full capacity, with no availability for a substantial increase in new patient numbers.
Local primary, secondary and junior schools are also at capacity.
Harbury has already seen a large number of new homes built on the village boundary with more to come. This is already straining the resources of the village in terms of parking, shops and facilities
In summary I feel that due to the Environmental concerns, Safety concerns and in addition the flooding risk as above, it would be entirely inappropriate to establish any kind of site in this location, and I would ask that you give my concerns your most serious consideration.