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Representation ID: 6076

Received: 09/09/2021

Respondent: Carlton and Chellington Parish Council

This site is too far away from the village, with no pavement on a busy road. The Highways comments are noted with some amazement by the Parish Council who comment as follows:
- The road is a well used road as a cut through via Felmersham and Milton Ernest to the A6.
- It is also the only road that can be used on occasions when the bridges flood, so to say there is ‘some light traffic’ is considered an understatement.
- The Crossroads ( Bridgend/Pavenham Road/The Causeway/ Felmersham Road) is in reality only 1.5 lanes wide and there have been several incidents of the house on the corner being hit by lorries and buses turning
- The bus service is along Bridgend so residents would need to walk down Felmersham Road. Whilst mention is made of using the public footpath via Chellington Church drive, and past the sewage works into the village we comment as follows:
o This is a very muddy path in winter across fields
o It would take twice as long as walking down the road
o It would never be suitable for those with mobility issues.
o It exits on Bridgend on a sharp bend which is considered quite dangerous
In addition any housing at this site would impact on the Grade 1 listed church. Carlton NDP clearly states the requirement to conserve existing heritage. In addition policy CC1 (f) would be contravened by building here as it will be on the skyline.