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NDP-S001 - Duchy of Lancaster - Bidwell Lane
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| NDP-S001 - Duchy of Lancaster - Bidwell Lane | |||
| Comment no.: | Q027 | Date: | 15/01/2014 20:00 |
| Comment by: | Session NDP-C001 | Post code: | NN9 6AR - Caldecott |
| C. Bidwell Lane is already a rat run taking much more traffic since the re-opening of Chelston Rise. The road is just not big enough for more traffic. If it was made wider then this could actually make the problem even worse. A. The Duchy agrees that the road should not be widened as this would encourage through traffic rather than traffic to serve the properties and businesses along Bidwell Lane. |
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| Comment no.: | Q026 | Date: | 15/01/2014 20:00 |
| Comment by: | Session NDP-C001 | Post code: | NN9 6AD - Sawyers Crescent |
| Q. Who would oversee proposed development - would it be the Duchy or would they sell the whole field to a developer who would then probably try to come back and argue for the whole field to be developed. A. The Duchy is not in a position to say how it would manage the development of the site at this stage but is clear that they are only proposing the development of the front 1/3 of the site which is approximately 1acre (confirmed by Google Maps measurement) |
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| Comment no.: | Q025 | Date: | 15/01/2014 20:00 |
| Comment by: | Session NDP-C001 | Post code: | NN9 6AX - Foot Lane |
| Q. What exactly is meant by "high quality" dwellings. This is a sensitive site near a listed building and it is very important to be specific on type and materials being proposed. A. The Duchy believes that this site would be best suited to a very small number of high specification dwellings on large plots to complement the Duchy farm development. It is too early in the process to be more specific but it would be in everyone's interest for any properties to be in keeping with what is already there. |
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| Comment no.: | Q024 | Date: | 15/01/2014 20:00 |
| Comment by: | Session NDP-C001 | Post code: | NN9 6AR - Caldecott |
| Q. With the number of houses being proposed along Bidwell Lane, will any consideration be given to the upgrading of the road. At the moment it is very narrow and there are no footways. Who would pay for this? A. The Duchy would not consider upgrading the road other than what was required by the Highways Authority as part of any application. It is a country lane at the moment and changing it from a lane to a wider road would change the character of the Village. The road near the barns is wider anyway and shouldn't be a problem. It could accommodate a footway outside the proposed development if required. Consideration could be given to passing places further down the road but as other comments have pointed out, improving the road would encourage greater use of it. |
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