Response from Mr Dave Thomson (Individual)
1. Mr Dave Thomson (Individual) : 24 May 2017 10:53:00
Have you any other comments, including on the Proposals Document?
Following the development brief consultation event I would like to raise the following comments for consideration.
I live at no 66 Mayfield Ave backing onto one of the designated building sites.
1. My property and the adjoining properties suffer from excess water running onto our gardens from the field and areas of our lawns are damp and soggy except in very dry periods.
There are two manhole covers in the field at the back of our garden presumably soak always but they are not affective. In fact the area appears as a flood risk zone on the environment agency website. Building in the field behind our properties would I feel increase this flooding issue and was experienced by the older bungalows on Mayfield ave following the construction of our properties.
2. Access to the site. Pre and post construction. It was indicated that access to the site would be via Milnthorpe road with eventually a roundabout in place. I feel the access from Mayfield ave should be a cycle path only and emergency vehicle access. Otherwise there is the potential for this to be used as a rat run through to Milnthorpe road.
Currently there are no road markings or right of way indicators and a lot of young children play in this area which would make it unsafe with lots of lorries and eventually a big increase in traffic in the area. Potentially there could be an increase of about 140 vehicles which in a small village may have an impact on traffic movement.
3. If building does take place behind the existing properties I feel there should be a sufficient barrier put in place to protect the existing residents privacy and to avoid excessive noise that the residents would be subjected to on a daily basis.
Thanks.
Dave Thomson.
