LAND ADJACENT TO BEECH AVENUE BUSINESS PARK/ RINGLAND ROAD
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It would again appear that an application has been made just because the land is "there" with little thought of the impact on the community already living in the area and a number of other issues:-

Traffic, between The Street/ Ringland Road and Beech Ave, Beech Ave has already become a very busy road in what is essentially a residential area, I have noticed the traffic has considerably increased recently compounded by the fact that cars are now using it as a "Rat Run" from the NDR, the junction from the Street turning right into Beech Avenue is blind and traffic speeds into Beech Avenue from the other direction where visibility will also be impaired from the proposed development. With less than 100 yds from the junctions to existing drive ways and approx 50 yds from the proposed entrance to the new site the whole junction will become a potential accident black spot

All the local roads, Taverham Road, Ringland Road and The Street which distribute traffic on to the Fakenham Road are very narrow and were never built for such volumes of traffic

The traffic at peak hours currently queues at the junction of Beech Avenue and Fakenham Road, already a dangerous junction, with queues becoming longer by the week as Fir Covert Road also leads towards the NDR

Surely considering the area has 4 schools in close proximity the idea should be to reduce traffic for safety reasons not to increase traffic by the number of cars that would be situated on the proposed development turning on to the road as well as cars using Beech Ave as an alternative route.

As with all these speculative developments it appears there has been no consideration or provision in the plans or any explanation from the Developers on how to relieve pressure on already stretched resources such as the schools, GP surgeries and utilities and only seems to serve the purpose of profit for land owner and developer

You will be aware there has been some extreme weather recently leaving roads in the area flooded,standing water is still visible on many areas of the roads as I type this letter
How will removing farmland and replacing it with hard standing effect water management in the area? and what effect will it have being situated so close to the River Wensum environmentally

I understand that there is a need to build housing in the area both affordable and otherwise and that the Council is under pressure to provide numbers but do we really have to squeeze large numbers of houses in satellite green sites without any consideration for the local residents, environment, already stretched resources and traffic management
Was the NDR not built to release land for large developments and new communities with additional schools and medical facilities?