Object

New, Revised and Small Sites

Representation ID: 17036

Received: 13/11/2018

Respondent: Mrs Katie Toms

Representation Summary:

More traffic would put pedestrians at risk (no pavement, minimal street lighting, evidence of speeding traffic on Church Road from recent survey). Greater numbers of cars likely to lead to more traffic accidents to the east of the proposed site in an already congested junction with an A road (A140)

Full text:

Inadequate infrastructure to support more houses in this village. Church Road is narrow and in parts twisting . On some stretches (east of the church) there is no pavement (and no scope to provide one because of proximity of property to the road). There is minimal street lighting and cars travel along this road fast (as evidenced by recent speedwatch results). This can be very hazardous for walkers. Access from Church Road on to the A140 in the mornings and vice versa in the evenings in very difficult. Cars travelling north towards Norwich pass at speeds in excess of 50mph and there is a bend south of Church Road which makes visibility poor. It is hard to pull out safely. There are frequent accidents. More traffic resulting from the building of more houses will compound the already significant traffic problems