I object to the changes to these plans on the following basis.
1.
Traffic – Road infrastructure cannot cope with
increase in traffic.
This development when taken together with other recent and planned
developments at Chipping Sodbury and Yate will increase traffic in the Sodbury/Yate
area by adding 8000 residents with 24000 extra journeys. The majority of this
traffic will head for Bristol from this development via Randolph Avenue, Leach
Pool lane and Peg hill, Via Iron Acton, Winterbourne and Coalpit Heath and end
up in the heavily congested North Bristol Area.
2.
Site Access -Increased risk of danger to Children
The plans will still require heavy construction vehicles to travel very
quiet roads that are crossed by children travelling to and from the local
Brimsham Green Secondary school and Yate Outdoor sports facility. Without
additional lights or crossings this is likely to result in accidents.
3.
Intensification of the Development – Drainage and
Skyline issues
The changes to the plan move blocks of 3 storey houses closer to the
Long Croft Road community. This will not only impact the skyline but could have
an impact on water drainage to the site. As highlighted in the Environmental
Statement.
4.
Development traffic flow impeded
The original design (DESIGN_AND_ACCESS_STATEMENT_-_PART_7) document
described “…attractive well connected, permeable street networks that encourage
most people to walk or cycle to local destinations…” The changes, which seem to
be a response to builders’ commercial concerns, remove the connection bit,
impeding access to most of the North East quadrant of the development.
5.
Funding – Developers obligations not effectively
directed
I believe
some the funding being proposed £2,140,000 towards the cost of new bus services
and £5,527,000 towards the cost of
Off -site highway improvements would be better spent on a North Yate
Train stop adjacent to the development. Increasing bus services on already
congested roads will not encourage people to use them. Increasing the size of
roads is shown to increase the traffic (M25 effect)thus causing increased
congestion and pollution.
A new North Yate train station would have the added advantage of making
the industrial units more attractive to prospective clients and the homes to
new residents. They would provide wider access to the Yate Outdoor Sports
facility and could move as much as 50% of the work related travel on to the
trains.
