SANDLEFORD PLANNING OBJECTION OF THE DAY!

Sandleford involves 2 Developers building approx 1500 homes which will take in excess of 10 years to build. During that time THERE IS NO SAFE HAUL ROUTE IN PLACE. That means that every lorry and all other construction traffic will be travelling Newbury roads without restriction. It effects us all, and in particular the safety of our children travelling to and from school throughout Newbury. Lorries will be travelling past local schools and other sensitive places at a rate that I could not believe when I first read about it. The previous planning application was restricted to 1 HGV per 4 minutes (for the 2 Developers as a whole). Now Sandleford has 2 planning applications and there is no limit on HGV movements. They can also deliver during the following times with NO restrictions: Mon-Fri 0730-1800 hrs Sat 0830-1300 hrs No deliveries on Sundays or Public Holidays. The Western Parcel, Donnington New Homes will use the Warren Road Access for access into Sandleford taking all construction traffic past both Falkland and Park House Schools. Obviously there are huge safety implications with this, especially as the Developers have submitted plans to add an extra turning lane at all points of the Andover Rd/Warren Rd junction, again right at the door of the schools, decreasing the grass verges for this purpose. SO WE ARE ASKING THAT AS SANDLEFORD HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE 5 YEAR PLAN, THE SANDLEFORD DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE PUT ON HOLD UNTIL THERE IS A SAFE HAUL ROUTE IN PLACE. THE A339 ACCESS IS DUE TO BE BUILT AT A DATE IN THE NEAR FUTURE WHICH ALLOWS HGVS EASY ACCESS TO TOT HILL, SUITABLE FOR HGV TRAFFIC AND THERE IS ALSO THE OPTION OF THE SOUTHERN LINK ROAD. So I'm appealing to all those who find this concerning to take the 5 minutes it takes to write an objection letter (and if your family and friends do too then all the better). I am very much aware that this has been rolling on for some time but your support is extremely valued and the cause is very important. The email address is planapps@westberks.gov.uk, please state your name and address and the planning application numbers 18/00828/OUTMAJ and 18/00764/OUTMAJ Thank you! Julie