Neighbours have expressed concern over traffic and access amid plans for more than 130 new homes in a Nottinghamshire village. If Gedling Borough Council gives the go-ahead, farmland off Hayden Lane, Linby, could see 135 homes built.
The plans involve access from Delia Avenue and Dorothy Avenue, which are cul de sacs off Hayden Lane. Residents and a local councillor have expressed concern over the small cul de sacs being used for access.
Resident Barrie Pilsworth, 85, who has lived in the area for the past 50 years, told Nottinghamshire Live that another access route should be considered. Mr Pilsworth said: “It’s not wide enough, I don’t understand, if they build on here they should take it the other way out. It seems a bit silly if they already have new houses there. Take down to Papplewick Lane.
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“This has been going on for years, I’ve been here for 50 years and it’s been going on for 50 years. Everyone complained and fought it."
Barrie added: “I don't want them to come down here. They don’t need to come out of this estate, I can understand that we need the houses.
“The schools are full, the doctors are full, we’ve been at the same doctors for years. It’s only going to get worse, not better. We just haven’t got it.”
Another resident, Dennis Robinson, moved to the area in 1967. He said there there is concern over increased vehicles on the road. The 78 year old added: “We are concerned about this, the junction, it’s going to be a death trap. We have periods of really busy traffic. We get double decker buses, lorries, 135 houses, double the cars plus the official transports, lorries, post office vans, deliveries.
“It’s just not good, it’s bad enough trying to reverse out the drive, sitting there waiting for traffic. Trying to get into the dentist here is like trying to get an appointment with the pope. For the doctors you have to be really ill to be seen, where are these people going to go?”
Julie Elliot, who is 56 years old, shares upset over the housing development and highlights that the street can get buy with parked cars. She said: “The access is going to be Dorothy and the other Delia. At school times, it’s[traffic] not too bad. We’ve got the shops but they are a bonus. Like swings and roundabouts. I can’t stop it. You can see up and down here it’s busy. At night it’s not too bad. It’s just sad.”
The land for the development was allocated in Gedling Borough Council's Local Plan, but the vehicle access falls within Ashfield District Council's jurisdiction.
A Councillor at Ashfield District Council has said ‘enough is enough’ in regards to the plans. Councillor John Wilmott, Ashfield Independent Councillor for Hucknall North, said: “Ashfield Independent Councillors are vehemently against this application. It will detrimentally change residents’ ways of life on Delia Avenue, Dorothy Avenue and others in the environs. Small cul-de-sacs will have to service a massive development in Gedling. For us, this is unacceptable.
"There are no guarantees that any section 106 developer funding will actually be spent in Hucknall where the impact of this development will be. This development will devastate our communities in Hucknall and we want to reach out to Gedling’s Labour Council and say enough is enough.”
A spokesperson for Gedling Borough Council said: “Gedling Borough Council has a statutory requirement to identify suitable locations in the borough for housing to meet the Government’s housing targets and Land off Hayden Road, Linby, has been identified as being suitable for development in the Local Plan which is supported by the independent Planning Inspectorate.
“Funding to mitigate the impacts of the development, known as a Section 106 Agreement, has not yet been determined and this will be informed by comments received from key stakeholders including the County Council and the NHS. The funding is used to support local infrastructure such as transport links, highways, schools and health care provisions that would benefit the local community, including residents in the neighbouring Hucknall.
“As with all planning applications, any comments and feedback will be taken into consideration when deciding if plans can be approved. Discussions between the developer and Council are ongoing and a report is expected to be considered by Planning Committee later in the year. If any amended plans come forward there will be further consultation with local residents before a decision is made.”
In May of this year, a planning row erupted between two Nottinghamshire councils over a 'life destroying' access to the development.
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