Object
Allocations DPD Discussion and Consultation Document
Representation ID: 21516
Received: 28/04/2010
Respondent: Mr and Mrs K E Lewis
As resident's of some 35 years, we have long suffered the inconvenience of access to the King Edmund School by coaches and indescriminate parking by parent's and student's, also the need to take into consideration school times before planning any journey's or deliveries. We therefore welcomed the idea of school access being away from Spencer Gardens.
However, we strongly object to a housing developement in Brays Lane, which will result in an increase of traffic through Spencer Gardens. This has become a "Rat Run" anyway to avoid the Ashingdon Road. The situation here is already dire with parked vehicles, any increase in traffic volume would make life even more difficult for resident's. The entrance to Spencer Gardens from Brays Lane, would have to be made one way and policed or blocked completely.
Finally, any increase in traffic onto the Ashingdon Road, caused by housing developement on Brays Lane or Oxford Road, is unacceptable. Traffic flow is already very heavy due to the 3 schools along that route and commuting traffic To Southend at peak times.
As resident's of some 35 years, we have long suffered the inconvenience of access to the King Edmund School by coaches and indescriminate parking by parent's and student's, also the need to take into consideration school times before planning any journey's or deliveries. We therefore welcomed the idea of school access being away from Spencer Gardens.
However, we strongly object to a housing developement in Brays Lane, which will result in an increase of traffic through Spencer Gardens. This has become a "Rat Run" anyway to avoid the Ashingdon Road. The situation here is already dire with parked vehicles, any increase in traffic volume would make life even more difficult for resident's. The entrance to Spencer Gardens from Brays Lane, would have to be made one way and policed or blocked completely.
Finally, any increase in traffic onto the Ashingdon Road, caused by housing developement on Brays Lane or Oxford Road, is unacceptable. Traffic flow is already very heavy due to the 3 schools along that route and commuting traffic To Southend at peak times.