Comment
New Local Plan: Spatial Options Document 2021
Representation ID: 39473
Received: 22/09/2021
Respondent: Mr Danny McCarthy
Consideration of climate and human impact needs to be considered.
This applies to rain, breaches of coastal defences, the provision of flood plains, climate warming, increase in sea levels and flooding.
Additionally, evidence on how the traffic polution is affecting young children especially where there are schools on busy roads and set against where the policy is to reduce traffic going past schools
The plans as envisaged both seem to break Equality laws and basic rights.
There is emphasis in national and county on air quality, the impact on children's health and the provision of education making reductions in traffic past schools and increase air quality is a priority in areas outside RDC. Yet in RDC this is not considered. If it is a human right in areas other than RDC to attend a school with good air quality then those in RDc are facing lietime health problems, disability and poor education through living in the wrong district.
Air quality data from road traffic, consideration of road usage and alternative routes need to be sought especially on with the Ashingdon road schools.
Further evidence needs to be sought oneducation provision and arrangements for schools.
Further data is needed on the flood plains and potential breaches of the coastal defences.