Bruton Town Council has been provided with more information about one of the proposed developments on Brewham Road. Claremont, who are proposing developing the north side, are seeking feedback. You can find out more in the linked leaflet.
They told us: “Claremont Planning Consultancy are preparing an outline planning application on behalf of Southern and Regional Developments for the residential development of the site north of Brewham Road, Bruton. This site has been identified by the District Council as a preferred allocation for new residential development at the town within the emerging Local Plan. It is Southern and Regional Development’s objective to deliver a sympathetic development that will provide much needed affordable, family homes within the town that reflect the local and historic character of Bruton. Please contact Claremont Planning using the details provided in the leaflet to provide your views and feedback on the development by 9 September 2019”
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Considering the infrastructure as at current. Doctors, schools, etc. This further development will have a serious effect on them, not to mention the added traffic flow through the town and the increase in pollution.
This development should not go ahead:
1. Access free m Wyvern Close is unsuitable due to the level of traffic/narrow roads.
2. The infrastructure of Bruton is already under strain:doctors/parking.
3. There is a flooding problem in this field.
4. Yet another housing development is destroying the very essence of why we enjoy Bruton so much.
5. This will add to pollution/environmental problems due to the extra number of cars.
We do not need more unaffordable houses in a town that already lacks the infrastructure to sufficiently support the rapidly increasing population in the area. This field is also very prone to flooding.
Having worked on a number of new build sites similar to the one proposed I know full well what damage they cause to local environments – not only to the immediate surroundings but also, via the increase in heavy vehicle traffic, noise, random rubbish and excessive signage, to the wider area.
It would be some consolation if the properties proposed were at least being built using sustainably sourced materials and were designed to be environmentally friendly once constructed.
The tragedy for the town is yet again what might be considered as a development of benefit decisions are made without sufficient thought the consequences because its not just building but the impact will not be of gain to the town without other factors being improved.
The entrance to this site through Wyvern close is a disaster try get any number of cars through here wont work. To get up to this point off the Breham road the entrance is so sharp that some vehicles touch down on road. If vehicles attempt to go out via Eastfield you have to get through cars parked both sides by bungalows. How on earth will all the building materials and machinery get through let alone possibly fire engines. The average house has two cars there is no room through Wyvern close for cars to pass are you taking away the gardens of existing houses of young familes to widen.
The Doctors surgery is struggling on existing site and coping with existing numbers and remembers this without the Cubis homes being occupied. The cars on this site have not been considered for its impact on town. No proposal has been made to give the town a new surgery we are at the point where we could loose or have any surgery in town. Remember the population is greater when all schools are open. You can hardly park to get a prescription now.
The houses on all proposed sites would have children needing schooling how will this be coped with in primary and senior level. The town fought for our local children to attend Sexeys but now people move here to get children into school yet again we have taken a backward step.
The Cubis homes are of such a price the average families could not afford although offers have been made for locals to apply to rent. On the new estate affordable shared housing and bungalows would be available no mention is made of price range or criteria for these. In town now bungalows designed for elderly are now given to families with children as we are told no local persons were interested. There are people living in two or three bedroom properties who might as older less mobile might have liked to move were they asked probably not.
Employment in town is limited people cannot all work at schools and would be travelling out if they use station or public transport, cars are already choking town
Many things have been improved but the town is being used by these devopments for financial gain with thought and the Town Council is not listening and one would think that anybody representing and knowing the town must surely see using Wyvern Close as the entrance is daft and and as somebody who has lived here and been a Councillor can see this should be refused and rethought. To many wrong decisions are made stop this now.
Very good news. The county, the district and the country are all in desperate need for more homes. We must do what we can. This development should be welcomed by residents, local businesses and local schools. Early stages though, let’s hope this development focuses on entry-level family housing alongsides it’s legal commitment for ‘affordable’ housing that an go to the council’s housing waiting list.
As the access to the ite is so limited all the construction traffic and eventually all traffic will be fun helped through a sheltered housing estate.
If there is no access from Brewham Road this site should be considered inaccessable
I forgot for a moment that these developments are not decided by public debate but by the size of the Brown envelope