Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Development Plan Document

Disagree

I am writing to object to the proposed traveller site in Water Lane for the following reasons: I have been a resident for 8 years and have seen a big change in the amount of traffic using the lanes nearby. It has increased considerably I would say in the last couple of years causing much congestion and further damage to the surfaces and verges of the roads. I think this is highly likely to satnavs rerouting people due to the amount of road closures we have had in the nearby vicinity and in turn these have become a popular short cut which previously nobody knew about. Adding into the equation the horses that are transported and exercised and many walkers, I feel it is only time an accident will happen. The speed some cars go through our country lanes is ridiculous. As you will be aware, a couple and the dog they were walking were killed on Thurnham Lane last year due to this reason. More cars will result in more collisions and potentially more deaths. Water Lane often gets flooded too so surely for this reason alone this wouldn't be a good location. We seem to have power cuts and water turned off more frequently than most people which in turn with more dwellings, would add to this problem. Add in the environmental factor, the location, pressure on schools, dentist and doctor's there must be other more suitable locations you could choose. Please carefully consider all the reasons above and apply common sense. I appreciate that you have to accommodate these sites somewhere but this in my opinion being a local resident is not the one.