Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

Having seen the alternative parking options, I am unconvinced by the soundness of the Plans, especially where it is suggested that there be on street parking along Mendip Way. Having seen how traffic is obstructed on Great Ashby way due to the presence of parked cars across from the main bus stop, this proposal strike me as naïve and dangerous. Considering the high number of young families already in Great Ashby and likely to be attracted to the new development, the Plan also does not show how GA2 and GA2 will cater for their needs when Round Diamond Primary School is already oversubscribed and

Additionally, plans to widen roads by removing grass verges, fail to take into consideration the needs of both blind residents in the area who require the adequately sized pavements to manoeuvre safely with stick or guide dog, and also wheelchair bound or similarly physically disabled residents who would be imperilled by smaller pavements along roads where cars drive quite quickly and with obstructions preventing drivers seeing pedestrians in the form of parked cars.

Currently there is neither dentist nor doctor's surgery in Great Ashby, and creating further developments without strict assurances of budgeted and physical space allocation is short-sighted and unsound.

I believe that the lack of allocated garages of a decent size and access as well as the lack of off road parking for residents in general will put greater strain on the existing residential and main roads, and increase traffic due to the need to manoeuvre around on street parked cars that cannot be parked elsewhere.

The premise of providing affordable housing is a shallow and unsound one that due to the likelihood of such housing still remaining unaffordable to young people, will lead to a similar increase in HMOs due to buyers being buy-to-let opportunists. This will put further strain on resources such as parking space, transportation, and health care as each plot will not hold the planned for individual family unit, but multiple individuals who cannot afford the housing independently..

Having seen the alternative parking options, I am unconvinced by the soundness of the Plans, especially where it is suggested that there be on street parking along Mendip Way. Having seen how traffic is obstructed on Great Ashby way due to the presence of parked cars across from the main bus stop, this proposal strike me as naïve and dangerous. Considering the high number of young families already in Great Ashby and likely to be attracted to the new development, the Plan also does not show how GA2 and GA2 will cater for their needs when Round Diamond Primary School is already oversubscribed and

Additionally, plans to widen roads by removing grass verges, fail to take into consideration the needs of both blind residents in the area who require the adequately sized pavements to manoeuvre safely with stick or guide dog, and also wheelchair bound or similarly physically disabled residents who would be imperilled by smaller pavements along roads where cars drive quite quickly and with obstructions preventing drivers seeing pedestrians in the form of parked cars.

Currently there is neither dentist nor doctor's surgery in Great Ashby, and creating further developments without strict assurances of budgeted and physical space allocation is short-sighted and unsound.

I believe that the lack of allocated garages of a decent size and access as well as the lack of off road parking for residents in general will put greater strain on the existing residential and main roads, and increase traffic due to the need to manoeuvre around on street parked cars that cannot be parked elsewhere.

The premise of providing affordable housing is a shallow and unsound one that due to the likelihood of such housing still remaining unaffordable to young people, will lead to a similar increase in HMOs due to buyers being buy-to-let opportunists. This will put further strain on resources such as parking space, transportation, and health care as each plot will not hold the planned for individual family unit, but multiple individuals who cannot afford the housing independently..