Object

Village Housing Options and Settlement Boundaries

Representation ID: 60674

Received: 08/01/2014

Respondent: Mr Mark Dickenson

Representation Summary:

I object to Options 2 and 3 being discounted from the Village Housing Options.

Full text:

I object to the discounting of sites 2 and 3 from the Village Housing Options. The information provided by WDC in Appendix 6 states that these have been discounted after the Highways Agency indicated that a junction to these sites would be unsafe at the present road speed (50 mph) and that reducing this road speed would be unlikely. If Options 2 or 3 were to be taken forward a reduced speed limit in this region (30mph) would be essential for safe pedestrian paths to the rest of Radford Semele. Why is this speed limit reduction here so unlikely? I believe these two options are the least likely to cause increased flood risks in the village and due to the new road junction would provide the safest road access to the sites and would not increase congestion in the main village (Lewis Road and School Lane).