Comment or question: Q113
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| Comment no.: | Q113 | Date: | 24/01/2014 12:22 |
| Comment by: | Session NDP-C003 | Post code: | NN9 6AP - Water Lane |
| General issues raised in meeting NDP-C003 (Reviewing proposals around Raunds Road, Sawyers Crescent and Water Lane.) Who exactly wants to buy houses in Chelveston anyway? We always have difficulty selling in this Village. We really need to get a grip of the speeding traffic on Raunds Road before we allow any more development. We need speed cameras like Milton Earnest and we need the police to enforce the existing speed limits and weight limits. At the moment they ignore the problems. Traffic calming is essential. Where is all this traffic going anyway? How have we become a through route? The Darsdale development will make it much worse. Development on the Raunds Road is a problem because people will stop on the side of the road to visit the houses, creating a hazard on that bend. None of these proposals are contributing anything to the Village at all. They are the ones to gain and we lose - why aren't they all offering a contribution to improving the Village? At least WPG were offering sweeteners the other day. We need to look at the parking problems along High Street - these are an accident waiting to happen especially with the increase in traffic proposed. We need bungalows for older people to move into - these sites would suit bungalows and would minimise the impact on views. We keep talking about houses for young people, why do we want to attract young people to the Village - there is nothing here for them? This comment provoked lots of debate about children who had left and wanted to come back. The question was raised on building materials and it was requested that we specify clearly the materials we want in the Village to ensure that the street scene was as we want it. We mustn't allow any of these proposals to become a housing estate. That wouldn't suit the Village at all. Consideration must be given to preventing on street parking along the Raunds Road if any of these proposals go ahead. It would be a real hazard. The question was raised about how many lorries are based at Pastures Lodge Farm as these have a right to use the Village in spite of the weight limit. The point was made that they would not be appropriate vehicles to go along a more built up road. These developments will spoil views of open countryside which is why we moved here. Why shouldn't we keep pockets of open land in the Village for people to enjoy the view across. How can we be sure that these plots are not sold to developers who will then come back and fill them with houses. This is a big worry - we absolutely don't need housing estates. |
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