Object
Gypsy and Traveller Site Options
Representation ID: 55950
Received: 29/07/2013
Respondent: Mr Mark Jones
Have practical and relevant concerns about this proposed gypsy/traveller site.
The site accesses on to the very busy Harbury Lane and its junction with Fosse Way. There have been many accidents here in recent years and the type of vehicles (eg bulky or slow trailers) exiting on to the road should be considered. There is also no pavement.
Also concerned about local archaeology connected with Roman town nearby, which is known to include extensive connected remains across a wide area on either side of the main Roman site. The Barnwell Farm site should be surveyed properly to establish any such remains.
The Harbury village school is oversubscribed and has required expanded classes in one-off accommodation that cannot be repeated. This may lead to problems in accommodating further children outside the main village catchment in future.
Dear Sirs,
I write in connection with the proposed gypsy/traveller sites GT03 (Barnwell Farm, Harbury Lane) and GT04 (Harbury Lane, Fosse Way) and would like to register my concerns about the plans.I believe my concerns are practical and relevant.
Both sites are on very busy roads. This site GT03 accesses on to the very busy Harbury Lane and its junction with the Fosse Way. There have been many accidents here in recent years and the suitability of vehicles (especially bulky or slow trailers) exiting on to the road should be taken into account. The access for GT04 is at an already dangerous junction where visibility is poor and traffic speed is high, a combination arising from the Middle Road junction and traffic slowing for the petrol station and railway bridge.
Both roads lack a pavement and having walked along Middle Road myself, including at night, it has no lighting and is very busy, and a pedestrian has to be careful.
In relation to site GT03, I also have concerns about local archaeology connected with the Roman town nearby, the extent of which is not fully documented but which is known to include extensive connected remains across a wide area on either side of the main Roman site. I would request that the Barnwell Farm site should be surveyed properly to establish any such remains (an interesting exercise in any case).
The local village school in Harbury has been oversubscribed in recent years and has required expanded classes in a one-off accommodation that cannot be repeated. This may lead to problems in accommodating further children outside the main village catchment in future years.
Finally, Site GT04 in particular has been the scene of flooding in the last year and a half, including meltwater that spread across the Fosse Way from the surrounding fields and which led to dangerous driving conditions and a soggy experience for pedestrians. The residents of the nearby caravan site and houses will be able to confirm the extent of this.
I hope that the above information can be taken into account when the final plans are being made.