"The road to the south of the industrial estate (which is located within the Green Belt) provides access/egress to the adjacent Local Wildlife Site which would need to be considered. Development of the site should not restrict existing vehicular/pedestrian access/egress to the Local Wildlife Site. However, the potential to utilise the existing access/egress for the Local Wildlife Site (which is in the Green Belt) to enable a combined access/egress point for these development should be explored."
In addition SER9b states
"Access/egress to the land within Policy SER9b should not go through the Local Wildlife Site but should be provided to the north east corner of the southern section of the industrial estate, if delivered prior to the northern section."
The "road/track" to the south of the industrial estate (in Green Belt) which provides access/egress to the Local Wildlife Site is only used by fishermen and is only used on average by a maximum of 3 vehicles per day via a padlocked gate. This locking is necessary to prevent the dumping of cars in the lakes and also vandals/car thieves setting light to stolen vehicles in a quiet area.
This "road/track" runs in an easterly direction from Star Lane along the southern edge of the south industrial estate (Brickworks Site) for about 200metres before entering the wildlife site when it becomes unmade, it then forks, north in the direction of SER9b, north east to the large lake and continues east to the small car park.
There is no visibility splay at this access/egress and it is very dangerous when exiting onto Star Lane.
If this existing access/egress is to be used as a combined access/egress to BFR1 (north and south industrial estates), SER9b and NEL3 then disruption to the wildlife site must be carefully considered.
In order to minimise disruption to the wildlife site then access from the "road/track" to BFR1 and SER9b must be shortly (within 50 metres) after the junction with Star Lane otherwise there will be major disruption to the wildlife site. A visibility splay will need to be created by using part of the industrial estate south (Brickworks site). This will also have an impact on the roads in BFR1 as they will carry the traffic to SER9b and eventually the industrial estate north when this is developed.
If this is also to serve NEL3 then the noise/pollution of lorries using this access/egress needs to be considered plus would this make a bad neighbour situation with lorries turning within several metres of dwellings?