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Site Proposals document

Representation ID: 14883

Received: 20/03/2018

Respondent: Dr Adriana Sinclair

Representation Summary:

The impact is threefold: Firstly, it will have significant negative effect on wildlife in the area, including the UEA's Wildlife Trail. Air and noise pollution will increase and more people and dogs will be forced into a smaller area. Secondly, this will significantly alter the nature of the neighbourhood. Cringleford has already undergone substantial development losing this space will remove one of the few green spaces Cringleford has left. Thirdly, Colney Lane is already unable to cope with the traffic to the hospital, Norwich Research Park and the UEA. This poses three dangers: pollution, congestion, and traffic safety.

Full text:

This development is worryingly close to the UEA Wildlife Trail and will have a significant and detrimental effect on the wildlife by increasing pollution and forcing more people (and dogs) into a smaller area. The area around the broad is already heavily used and placing further pressure on it will drive wildlife away. By allowing development on the same side of the road as the broad, the noise and air pollution will further encroach on the Wildlife Trail: of which there are few in the area. The recent and extensive development over recent years in Cringleford has meant that green spaces are at a premium and so this space is even more valuable than before. As more development continues, it will only become more so. This development will also raise the possibility of cutting off access to the UEA broad from Colney Lane and hence all of the residents in Cringleford (the new development). Moreover, this development will substantially alter the nature of the neighbourhood. After a decade of rapid and significant change, Cringleford has doubled in size. It should also be noted that Colney Lane is already heavily congested and the GNLP proposes several developments along the lane. The road is not able to cope at present, and there are no plans to widen it. This means that congestion, pollution and dangerous driving will all increase. There is therefore a significant traffic safety issue which, at present, is not surmountable.