Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

I am writing to object to the above mentioned plan on the basis that the local infrastructure can not cope with the existing number of residents and adding more people would be totally ridiculous. The local roads are congested and hazardous and could not cope with the additional traffic the new development would put on them. When we bought our property we were promised a tree lined avenue. The proposal to rip out our trees and put a bus route through a road that takes 10 minutes to exit due to the cars parked either side of the road is crazy. I understand the need for more housing but the proposed entry roads are truly ridiculous to consider. The proposal to create car parking spaces in the road is also not a solution to the long term increase in traffic as the traffic surveys were done during the middle of the day when residents were at work and was therefore not a true representation of the parking nightmare that is Mendip Way. Please please do not make a decision unless you yourself have driven up these roads.