Response from Ms Rachel Ashton (Individual)
1. Ms Rachel Ashton (Individual) : 14 Apr 2011 16:56:00
Settlement
Swarthmoor
Map Number
41 Swarthmoor
Site reference number (e.g. R62) - If your comment is about a specific site you must indicate the correct site reference.
R685SW
Housing
Oppose
Employment
Oppose
Retail
Oppose
Community uses
Oppose
Open space
No view
Please explain your reasons
Swarthmoor already has significant traffic issues. The area has many children and elderly people, the narrow lanes just cannot sustain any increase in traffic. Building on Park Road would constitute an encroachment into the village, filling up open green space bringing a conurbation that bit closer, limiting grazing for an organic farm and damaging the quality of life for villagers. Lastly, Park Road has a significant bat population which should not be threatened. It is unclear where they roost but they feed around the mature sycamores that line the road.
