1.Donnington residents will trapped having to travel west before going East where the major retail/business park has been developed by the LPA over recent years, adding 2+ miles to every vehicle movement or taking a shorter route through the city increasing pollution.(DM24&SP28) where Air Quality already fails to meet the required standards.
2.The Peter Brett report identifies a drainage ditch alongside Fishbourne roundabout as a constraint. The ditch links the Fishbourne meadows water vole habitat with the ditch network and River.Lavant. A survey a few years ago identified their presence in most of the ditches and they are known to visit the spring fed pond/lake halfway down the Mile Pond farmland (Site AL6) adjacent to Stockbridge settlement boundary.Threat to this network will be contrary to the Policies on ecology and biodiversity.
3.Site AL6 land includes a flood plain and HE previously confirmed any Appuldram link road would need to be elevated upto 4 metres. This will raise vehicle noise and pollution to the level of bedroom windows contrary to national guidance (Only new development will be protected by Policy DM25.not exisiting) Climbing vehicles produce more pollution due to greater load on the engine..Stockbridge already exceeds the statutory air quality limits.(Policy DM24 &SP28). Traffic pollution has been proven to be a cause of asthma and sleep interruption by traffic noise has been proven to affect mental health.
4. Necessary flood avoidance elevation will prevent noise mitigation screening without additional land commitment. If it was possible to provide it will obstruct views of Chichester cathedral and the Chichester Harbour ANOB 100 metres away.
5.The HE highways Planning Engineer at the A27 consultation admitted the link road would need to be upgraded to a dual carriageway within 10 years. This has not been identified. He also explained it is "HE's job to get the traffic off of the A27 as quickly as possible, the problems it causes on local roads is a matter for the local highway authority"!
6. The traffic which backs back to the A27 in the height of the summer season is not caused by the road capacity or design on the Manhood Peninsula but the speed with which vehicles can enter the car parks and other holiday destinations at the coast. The traffic will still back up and will obstruct access to any business units on site AL6 contrary to policy on easy access to industrial/business sites. It is difficult to get onto the Fishbourne roundabout from the A259 now without the additional traffic from new housing developments such as Whitebridge Farm.. An additional entrance/exit and priority to through traffic and the number of returning daytrippers who want to go east will make it impossible.
7. Plans for the A27 improvements are similar to HE option 3a which was strongly rejected by the community. Early in the 1970's the Stockbridge, Hunston and other junctions were controlled by traffic lights which were removed, because they caused congestion, and replaced by roundabouts. We have been there before!
8.The plans for the A27 junction improvements give priority to through traffic and completely ignores local traffic and local people and businesses.
9. With the prevailing wind from the SW (source WSCC weather) air pollution will continue to be distributed across the whole of Chichester including the developing lungs of pupils at Bishop Luffa, the High School and Kingsham Primary.
10 there is a strong suspicion that the long term plan is to extend the Fishbourne/Birdham link road incrementally to join Hunston, Bognor Road and then on to rejoin the A27 thereby achieving a second southern by-pass and strategic route by stealth, avoiding proper scrutiny and inquiry by the Government Inspector .
11There are mature trees on existing roundabouts which help to absorb CO2 which will be destroyed by hamburger route clearance.