Support
New Local Plan: Spatial Options Document 2021
Representation ID: 40116
Received: 04/08/2021
Respondent: Carol Haupt
I would like to log my objection to any ideas you have for developing the Land at the end of Sandhill Road, Eastwood. As you would be aware, Sandhill Road is not an adopted highway it is a private road and is far too narrow to accommodate an additional potential of 40 cars (say 2 per household) if the proposed 20 new houses were ever to be built. We do not have any pavements or safe footway here and therefore more traffic would be extremely dangerous for residents, pets and children who often play outside in the private road. I presume that the highways department would have to adopt the road and bring all pavements and street furniture up to current regulation, to conform with health and safety etc before any development could be considered. To accommodate the aforementioned footpaths and street furniture etc, the council would have to negotiate and purchase land from current residents, whom I know would be extremely reluctant to part with any land.
We also live alongside an abundance of wildlife including badgers, muntjac deer and bats which we all embrace and enjoy, any development will have a detrimental impact on their habitat.
I note that you have taken into consideration the flood risk, you may or may not be aware that the surface water in the area and some of the sewage is controlled by mini pumping stations, which often sound alarms and go faulty after a period of rain. Therefore, extra homes would put more strain on an already struggling system. There is a very popular private fishing lake in the nearby vicinity, which will no doubt be adversely affected by more housing and hard landscaping.
The traffic in adjacent Eastwood Rise, which also has no pavements, has increased dramatically in recent years with the promotion of Cherry Orchard Park and become quite dangerous. Therefore, any further development in this area would only have a detrimental effect on an already unsuitable road.
I hope you take my comments seriously when considering using this land as a feasible development site for additional housing.
I would like to log my objection to any ideas you have for developing the Land at the end of Sandhill Road, Eastwood. As you would be aware, Sandhill Road is not an adopted highway it is a private road and is far too narrow to accommodate an additional potential of 40 cars (say 2 per household) if the proposed 20 new houses were ever to be built. We do not have any pavements or safe footway here and therefore more traffic would be extremely dangerous for residents, pets and children who often play outside in the private road. I presume that the highways department would have to adopt the road and bring all pavements and street furniture up to current regulation, to conform with health and safety etc before any development could be considered. To accommodate the aforementioned footpaths and street furniture etc, the council would have to negotiate and purchase land from current residents, whom I know would be extremely reluctant to part with any land.
We also live alongside an abundance of wildlife including badgers, muntjac deer and bats which we all embrace and enjoy, any development will have a detrimental impact on their habitat.
I note that you have taken into consideration the flood risk, you may or may not be aware that the surface water in the area and some of the sewage is controlled by mini pumping stations, which often sound alarms and go faulty after a period of rain. Therefore, extra homes would put more strain on an already struggling system. There is a very popular private fishing lake in the nearby vicinity, which will no doubt be adversely affected by more housing and hard landscaping.
The traffic in adjacent Eastwood Rise, which also has no pavements, has increased dramatically in recent years with the promotion of Cherry Orchard Park and become quite dangerous. Therefore, any further development in this area would only have a detrimental effect on an already unsuitable road.
I hope you take my comments seriously when considering using this land as a feasible development site for additional housing.