two grumpy old men with a few friends trying to save our neighbourhood

Thursday 1 February 2007

possible changes for you and your neighbourhood

- Main entrance will be between Little Wonder roundabout and Electric Avenue.
- A new roundabout to built near Electric Avenue and FOUR lanes of traffic from there up to the Little Wonder roundabout
- Major traffic problems on Ripon Road opposite the Pine Shop with large lorries turning and also using an already congested Little wonder roundabout
- Overflow parking will be on Transco land
- Residents on Electric Avenue will now overlook a potentially 24 hour supermarket
- A normal day for us now will be like Wetherby Road outside the tip and Sainsburys
- Increase of vehicles on our small back roads, denying residential parking
- Increased noise pollution
- Increased light pollution
- Increased air pollution
- Lorries delivering at all times of the day and night
- Air brakes at the roundabouts
- Increased litter
- Noise from refrigeration units
- Possible decrease in YOUR house price by up to 10%
- How much disruption whilst all this is built and what effect on your quality of life
- Affect on local wildlife and water table
- Potential health and safety risks whilst making the contaminated gas works safe
- Possible damage to your house foundations due to deep excavations