Westerfield Parish Council is concerned that little detail is given on how some of the necessary utility services will be implemented to show the services meet the requirement of both the development and do not have any permanent adverse affect on existing communities. The main services of concern are management of surface water drainage and foul waste.
However Westerfield Parish Council supports the inclusion of detailed infrastructure requirements and the trigger points for the Garden Suburb in the core strategy.
The Garden Suburb infrastructure requirements mentions a traffic management scheme for Westerfield and we welcome this initiative. Westerfield Parish Council have been discussing limited physical traffic calming measures for the village with the County Council, but at the moment no viable solution can be found on safety grounds.
Residents are extremely concerned about the speed and volume of traffic through the village. The east west route through the village is of particular concern as there are no pavements. Some residents no longer walk from Lower Road to the bus stop or Village Hall as they consider the road to be too dangerous. Because the planned development on the Garden Suburb is expected to produce a significant increase in traffic in Westerfield, we would like this requirement to be expanded to improve pedestrian access where no pavements exist.
Westerfield Parish Council supports the inclusion of the detailed Garden Suburb infrastructure requirements in the Core Strategy.
We also support the requirement to implement a traffic management scheme but would like the scheme enhanced to improve pedestrian facilities.