Planning Schedule Date: 10/08/2004 - Stroud District Council

Planning Schedule Date: 10/08/2004
• The address of the site is misleading as the land concerned originally belonged to properties in
Horns Road.
• Planning permission has been previously refused due to access onto a narrow lane in an already
over developed area. Nothing has changed.
• Residents require details as to what boundary walls and fences will be built.
• Overload existing inadequate sewerage and water pipes.
• If the proposals are accepted access to the garage at No.31 Bowbridge Lane would be denied due
to changes in the line of the fence, current access is barely adequate.
• The road surface is already deteriorating, the condition will only worsen.
• Clarification as to who is responsible for any repairs is requested.
• One writer considers Plots 1,2 & 3 acceptable, however Plot 4 is totally unacceptable situated
immediately in front of existing houses and not even within the boundaries of the builders yard.
• Alterations of design to Plots 1-3 will make the houses taller with more windows overlooking,
causing loss of view.
• Even if the developer takes down the fence to allow emergency vehicles through, where will the
neighbouring people, who will lose their garages, park.
• The water supply or drains for Churchfield Road aren’t big enough to accommodate more houses.
• The closure of part of Churchfield Road would make this a cul-de-sac. This is already a single width
road and to force traffic into using this would: cause a great increase in activity, force all traffic to exit
the Spider Lane end of Churchfield, which is already dangerous.
• The increased activity would cause additional noise and fumes. Particularly impacting on the 4
houses opposite the proposed turning area.
• Churchfield road is already highly populated and the already narrow access would be increased
further by additional houses.
• Building these houses will do away with existing parking spaces, forcing people to park further away
and on yellow lines.
• Closing the road would double the amount of traffic along Churchfield Road, exacerbating traffic
problems at the junction of Churchfield Road and Spider Lane.
• It is on everyone’s deeds as a road and therefore the road should not be closed.
• Three extra houses congest an already congested road further.
• Site plan incorrect.
• Loss of amenities. Nearby houses will be overlooked and privacy in gardens lost.
• The houses that are to be erected are completely out of character to the area which is primarily
made up of Victorian Houses, Cottages or Post War Constructions. The houses to be erected are
very modern and will look completely out of character within the area.
• The area is already densely populated with housing and building three more houses on such a small
site is not going to alleviate this problem.
• Loss of thoroughfare- it is totally unacceptable that the residents should have to suffer a loss of
access and added inconvenience.
• Overdevelopment- the increase of houses will worsen traffic problems.
• The proposed turning circle will only be used as a parking bay therefore leaving no room to turn
around.
• The access for neighbouring properties will be adversely affected.
• Access for delivery vans will be restricted.
• Building on the site will cause the loss of a valuable facility- the garages. In a place where parking is
already an issue, the increase in cars and the reduction of parking facilities will only serve to
increase this problem.
• On the land registry it states clearly that all rights of way will be available at all times.
• The proposed turning area will cause an unacceptable level of noise and flashing headlights, which
will shine into the rooms of the numbers 1-3 Churchfield Road.
• Ice and snow in winter can make Spider Lane impassable and adverse camber makes vehicles slide
into the wall.
• Nothing has changed regarding the access since June 1989 when planning was refused.
• The blocking off of the corner cannot be allowed and would be against the law of the land.
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