Testun llawn:
GT12 This site is unsuitable for development for the following reasons:
It is located alongside an A road that carries a large number of vehicles in each 24 hour period, including many heavy goods vehicles and others, throughout each day and night.
There is noise, vibration and traffic fumes all of which will be difficult to endure inside and outside of caravan accommodation.
Access onto and from the A road is poor, having to use a narrow, private lane to do so.
Even of the junction were to be changed, it requires care and good judgement to enter or cross the path of oncoming traffic, the access is situated on a bend in the road. Therefore a hazard would be created for
both any site users and traffic on the A road itself.
The site is cut off from Barford Village, physically and psycologically, being on the opposite side of the bypass and therefore is not community based as required by the criteria and objectives set by WDC.
There is no safe pedestrian access to the village and the provision of a crossing will not be possible within safety guidlines.
The site floods.
The site and activity upon it creates possible contamination to soil and watercourses, ultimately flowing into the River Avon, as a result of occupation and possible use of the site for processing and storage of materials.
There are other more suitable sites available, including those which have not been formally identified during the consultation processes.
These include the larger new mixed development sites which are being proposed, where access to facilities can be planned in and where integration between communities can be more readiliy achieved.
The Gateway and Siskin Drive developments are alternatives which can achieve the objectives and sustainability aims set out in the criteria and objectives.
Larger development sites will enable average site costs to be lower than with the smaller, piecemeal developments proposed and create lesser impact than a greater number of smaller developments will.
Overall the site does not allow the criteria and objectives set to be met.
In addition, other more suitable sites have been overlooked, as identified above, or little considered in the search process.