Object

Local Plan Review: Preferred Approach 2016-2035

Representation ID: 408

Received: 27/01/2019

Respondent: david marsh

Representation Summary:

Do not change the exiting transport infrastructure but force central government to adopt the northern bypass by starting to build as outlined with the new traffic in the north being routed via local roads east and west.

Full text:

This plan appears to be supporting a backdoor approach to reintroduce the discredited option 2 from the HE plan. This has been shown to be a sticking plaster for the need to provide junction free flows east and west of the city. This approach would allow the existing roads to remain unchanged to provide access to the planned developments and enable far greater access to the city from the manhood peninsula, further increasing benefit to the majority of local residents. It would in addition enable easier transit access for the planned developments to the west of the city. With the current plans the access to the Fishbourne roundabout will become a major bottle neck. The enabler required here is the northern bypass - once in place only minor changes to the current transport infrastructure will be required - how do CDC and HE unblock this huge dependency? Any changes tot he existing A27 are a) lengthy b) have limited cost benefit c) are transitory in solving the problem d)