Object
Site Proposals document
Representation ID: 14561
Received: 19/03/2018
Respondent: Hainford Parish Council
significant flooding on site, previous objections from Environment Agency,overflowing ditches and flooding onto road,
Disproportionate to status and size of existing settlement,
infringement on school car park and setting of church,
existing speeding/parking problems
loss of mature oaks for visibility splay,
outside Development Boundary,
conflict with status of 'other village' and Parish Plan,
Unsustainable-lack of infrastructure.'Hainford having very limited standard everyday facilities is not considered an acceptable location' 'Footway links are sporadic and public transport services are very limited resulting in an over reliance on the car contrary to sustainability objectives',
reliance upon inadequate rural roads,
School has inadequate capacity
1.This site was previously objected to by the Environment Agency , due to very significant risk of flooding,
2. It would infringe on the school car park and be detrimental to the setting of the church,
3.There are existing problems with speed/parking along Newton Rd.
2. Loss of mature oaks to provide visibility splay.
4.This site is on an area known to be subject to significant surface water flooding. There have also been long standing issues with sewer capacity in the area of Stratton road nearby causing problems with the pumping station and residents toilets overflowing. Flooding is widespread throughout Hainford with overflowing ditches and flooding onto the roads.
It is current planning policy to direct development to areas with the lowest probability of flooding.
5. The site is outside the Development Boundary.
6.. the site is disproportionate to the status, size and aspect of the village
7.. The site is in conflict with Hainfords status of 'other village' which by definition stated in the GNLP still applies.
8. The Development would be in conflict with Hainfords Parish Plan.
9. The Development would be unsustainable due to lack of adequate infrastructure services, general facilities, limited power supplies with a reliance upon oil, electricity power failures and lack of transport services to support this level of development. (when commenting recently on a single dwelling proposal in the Grange Rd area the Highways response was
"in regard to transport sustainability Hainford, which has very limited standard every day facilities is not Considered an acceptable location, the site is not connected to footway links which, in any case, are Sporadic in the village and public transport services are very limited. Accordingly the proposed Development will result in an over reliance of the private car contrary to sustainability objective
10..Narrow winding rural lanes throughout Hainford are inadequate for increased volume of traffic.In many locations there is insufficient room for two vehicles to pass safely.There would be increased congestion at the junction between A140 and B1354(Waterloo Rd).Also potential congestion at the junction with Newton Rd and the B1354.
11.The Primary school is small and would not be able to accommodate increased volume of pupils generated If wider development were allowed on this scale
12. Loss of rural amenity-the site has landscape value.