MASTERPLAN AND PLANNING APPLICATION 2022/0451
(JUNCTION OF BURNLEY ROAD, BLACKBURN ROAD, MARKET STREET)
SITE OF PROPOSED PEEL/NORTHSTONE DEVELOPMENT:
- Proposed release of greenbelt to accommodate car park, play area and school extension – the car park were not included in the Rossendale adopted local plan. To approve these proposals would set a precedent for the Council to remove further areas of green belt land at will within Edenfield. Haven’t we lost enough already?!
- 2 Additional new proposed junctions – resulting in 8 junctions concentrated in one very small area, all entering from a 30 mph zone and exiting onto a 30mph zone – limited visibility – serious safety concerns for pedestrians (including primary school children), cyclists and traffic overall
- Gateway proposed– location seems dangerous, misrepresents the start/exit of the village, is unlikely to have an effect on road/pedestrian safety due to size of development/increase in traffic, A56 being closed recently has highlighted this, and traffic diverted ignoring traffic calming measures and they have not been enforced
- Double yellow lines in front of houses – how will residents access properties with shopping, babies and children etc.
- Uncontrolled crossing at school- not wide enough from a pedestrian safety perspective, how will children be supervised crossing – serious child safety concerns
- No crossings on Blackburn Road and Burnley Road – serious safety concerns of existing residents and residents from the proposed Peel/Northstone developments crossing road, particularly relevant for children walking to school who are our most vulnerable and also people with disability
- Cycle path from central (core of the village as in masterplan) does appear not link to cycle path North of village, Church Lane– hence is not fit for purpose
OVERARCHING CONCERNS FOR EDENFIELD AS A WHOLE:
There is still no comprehensive masterplan including input from all developers
- Proposed further release of greenbelt
- Proposed new junctions unsafe and not fit for purpose
- Serious traffic, cycle and pedestrian safety concerns could result in fatality
- No road safety audit, despite this being raised as a concern on several occasions- we do not believe the traffic proposal would pass a road safety audit
- Double yellow lines and restrictions on parking will have a negative effect on local business’s, resulting in a negative effect on the economy – the opposite of what was promised in local plan
- No phasing proposal – concerns over road and pedestrian safety if phasing is ignored and building undertaken simultaneously
- Discrimination against existing residents to accommodate needs of residents in the new houses
- Flood risk overall but particularly on the A56 leading to serious traffic and public safety concerns – still awaiting national highways feedback
