St Peters Meadow, Bourne
Statement of Community Involvement
On behalf of Longhurst Group Ltd & Alysia Caring Ltd
November 2019
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Contents 1. Introduction ...... 2
2. Requirements of the consultation ...... 3
2.1 South Kesteven District Council’s Statement of Community Involvement ...... 3
3. We have responded to this by… ...... 4
4. Consultation ...... 6
4.1 Invitation to consultation event ...... 6
4.2 Drop-in public consultation event ...... 6
4.3 Project website ...... 6
5. Summary of feedback ...... 8
5.1 Need for the proposals ...... 8
5.2 Priorities for the scheme ...... 8
6. Responding to feedback ...... 10
6.1 Affordable housing ...... 10
6.2 Elderly living provision ...... 11
6.3 Traffic and access ...... 12
6.4 Location ...... 13
7. Conclusion ...... 14
Appendix A: Newsletter invitation ...... 15
Appendix B: Consultation feedback form ...... 17
Appendix C: Materials from consultation – Banners ...... 19
Appendix D – Materials from consultation event – four page handout (to take home) ...... 23
Appendix E: Comments from feedback forms ...... 27
Verbatim comments in the affordable housing section of form ...... 27
Verbatim comments in the elderly living section of form ...... 34
Appendix F: Feedback received via website or email ...... 37
Appendix G – Feedback received on non-GDPR compliant slips ...... 42
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1. Introduction This Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) sets out the strategy undertaken for consulting the local community with regard to plans by the Longhurst Group and Alysia Caring for 110 new affordable homes, an 80-bed care home, 22 retirement apartments and three self-build plots (reduced in number from original proposals) on land off Beaufort Drive in Bourne.
This document demonstrates that the applicant has actively informed and involved the local community about the plans, in accordance with South Kesteven District Council’s Statement of Community Involvement and national planning guidance. It also gives an overview of all consultation activity undertaken prior to the current planning application submission.
Longhurst and Alysia Caring are committed to stakeholder engagement and ensured the community was made aware of the proposed development. They welcomed and invited feedback to establish if any amendments could be taken on board prior to the submission of a planning application.
Longhurst is a leading developer and housing group providing affordable homes and support services with real social value across the Midlands and East of England. They build affordable homes for both purchase and rent to help tackle the housing crisis and have developments in the nearby region including at Boston, Empingham, Oakham, Peterborough and Waddington.
Alysia Caring is dedicated to the highest standards in care home development. They have existing homes in Peterborough and Suffolk, and a new home opening in Stamford soon. Their mission is to ensure that our residents enjoy the very best quality of life. To do this they provide the highest level of care and a luxurious living environment. With expert teams covering residential, nursing and dementia care the homes have on-site care that few others can rival.
This report has been prepared by MPC on behalf of the Longhurst Group Ltd and Alysia Caring Ltd. MPC specialise in consulting communities on planning issues.
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2. Requirements of the consultation Community involvement is at the forefront of national planning policy and is noted in National Planning Policy Framework (published July 2018). The NPPF (paragraph 39) states that “Early engagement has significant potential to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the planning application system for all parties. Good quality pre-application discussion enables better coordination between public and private resources and improved outcomes for the community.”
The Localism Act (November 2011) enshrines in law the need for consultation. The act requires developers to consult local communities on planning applications, allowing people to comment when there is genuine scope to make changes to proposals.
2.1 South Kesteven District Council’s Statement of Community Involvement
South Kesteven District Council (SKDC) has reviewed its previous Statement of Community Involvement which was adopted in 2014 and updated it to reflect a number of legislative and regulatory changes to the planning system. The Statement of the Community Involvement 2018 is now the most recent version. As well as outlining how the Council will involve the community and other national and local stakeholders in the planning process it also encourages applicants to:
“…carry out their own pre-application consultation and seek involvement from stakeholders. This may take the form of a public meeting and/or exhibition in the locality of the proposal, a dedicated website providing information on the proposal, additional neighbourhood notification or press coverage but it should be effective in bringing draft proposals to the attention of the public, parish councils and other parties in the area that may be affected by the proposal.
“Similarly, early engagement with key consultees is encouraged, allowing the opportunity for consultees to make comments on the proposal, and allowing key issues to be addressed prior to any planning application being submitted. Please note that some consultees have their own specific requirements relating to pre-application engagement.”
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3. We have responded to this by…
Involving residents:
In February 2019, a newsletter was delivered directly to every residential and business address in Bourne. The newsletter informed residents about the proposals and invited them to a consultation event on Thursday 28th February at The Corn Exchange, 3 Abbey Road, Bourne, PE10 9EF. It also told residents how to get in touch to ask questions and informed residents on how to give feedback. The consultation event was held for eight hours across the afternoon and early evening from 12pm-8pm in a central location in Bourne to enable as many people as possible to attend.
Engaging with local representatives:
Prior to notifying the public about the proposals, Longhurst and Alysia Caring met with Bourne Town Councillors on 15th January 2019 to discuss the proposals and the methods of consultation.
Bourne Town Councillors, South Kesteven District Councillors and Lincolnshire County Councillors were also invited to a private session with the project team from 10.30am-12pm on Thursday 28th February at The Corn Exchange.
On Wednesday 24th July, the project team met with officers and members of the South Kesteven District Council planning committee to answer questions and run through the design in detail.
After many further offers of meetings with the Town Council and the Neighbourhood Plan Group the team met with Bourne Neighbourhood Planning Group on Thursday 25th October to discuss developments in the Masterplan, responses to feedback, and details of the proposals. The group commented favourably on the decision by Longhurst not to make the residential development overly dense.
Since Dec 2018 the project team have continuously maintained dialogue with Bourne Town Council, Bourne Neighbourhood Plan Group, SKDC & elected members to ensure a proactive pre-application process.
Bourne Neighbourhood Plan
The emerging Local Plan for South Kesteven District Council sets a requirement for at least 100 new homes in Bourne to be identified and allocated via the Bourne Neighbourhood Plan before the new Local Plan is reviewed (by 2023)
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Following engagement with the Neighbourhood Plan Group on 25th Oct, it was appreciated that this proposal could meet much of that need, potentially negating the need for any further residential allocations.
The Neighbourhood Plan group also confirmed that they were still in the early stages of site investigations, having recently issued a call for sites.
This site was promoted through the call for sites and in turn could be allocated by the Neighbourhood Plan Group. Given the immediate housing need of both Bourne & the District, it would not be pragmatic for this scheme to wait for the Neighbourhood Plan allocations.
Engaging with community representatives:
As well as Councillors, other community stakeholders such as headteachers of all the primary and secondary schools in Bourne were invited to attend the consultation, and the project team have had conversations with both GP surgeries in the town.
Encouraging feedback:
There were multiple methods of feedback and opportunities for question. In addition to the consultation event at which feedback forms were distributed, there was an advertised Freepost address, Freephone number, email address and project website www.stpetersmeadow.co.uk.
These communication channels will remain open after the submission of the application. Prior to the submission of the application the following numbers of feedback were received:
Feedback forms: 95 copies of the feedback form either at the consultation event or via Freepost
Freephone: 12 calls via the Freephone line
Freepost: 1 letter via the Freepost address
Email address: 20 emails via the project email address or website form
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4. Consultation
4.1 Invitation to consultation event
A newsletter was sent to every residential or business address in Bourne, totalling 7,809 addresses. This newsletter provided local residents with information about the proposals, and details of the consultation and methods to give feedback. The newsletter can be viewed in Appendix A.
4.2 Drop-in public consultation event
In order to ensure that the whole community had the opportunity to review and ask questions about the proposals, a drop-in public consultation event was hosted at the Corn Exchange in Bourne on Thursday 28th February from 12pm-8pm.
Feedback forms circulated at the event invited residents to give their thoughts on the proposals (see Appendix B). At the event the proposals were displayed via 4 roller banners (see Appendix C) and a four-page handout available to take home (see Appendix D) with additional large scale versions of the concept plan on the tables. Those who visited were encouraged to complete the feedback form and talk through any queries they may have had with the project team.
Some feedback forms were taken home by residents from the event and later returned via the Freepost address.
In total, the event was visited by 348 residents and 95 feedback forms have been returned to date. Comments from the consultation can be seen in Appendix E. 84% of respondents said that they found the consultation event useful at least to some extent.
4.3 Project website The project website has been updated throughout the process and all the materials available at the consultation event are available to download for anyone not able to attend the event. Hard copies of the four-page handout were posted to those who have requested them.
There are six sections on the website:
• Home Page
• The Proposals
• About Longhurst Group and Alysia Caring
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• Public Consultation
• FAQs
• Feedback
The website will remain open after the submission of the application to SKDC and be updated regularly.
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5. Summary of feedback Examples of the comments received throughout the public consultation are listed below. The feedback received was mixed. Some respondents were in favour of the development and the provision of more affordable housing and a care home, and some respondents did not think there was a need for affordable housing or a care home, or believed the site was inappropriate for development.
The feedback forms can be seen in Appendix B. The verbatim feedback from the open comments section of the feedback form can be found in Appendix E with the next section of this report responding to key themes emerging from the feedback.
In total, 95 feedback forms were returned, in addition to the feedback received via email or on the website. It should be noted that often couples fill out one feedback form between them, so the feedback represents the views of more than 95 people.
5.1 Need for the proposals Consultees were asked if they were personally interested in any of the proposed elements of the scheme as prior to the application we received the following registrations of interest:
• 14 people registered their interest in the affordable homes
• 12 people registered interest in the care home for relatives (with a further 2 enquiring about potential jobs)
• 8 people registered interest in the self-build plots – this indicative demand exceeds the proposed supply on the scheme
5.2 Priorities for the scheme The feedback form asked respondents to indicate, from a range of options, the three most important aspects of the scheme for them. The question on the form was:
With regard to the overall scheme what are the three most important things for Longhurst Group and Alysia Caring to consider? (Please tick three boxes)
• Protecting and improving bio-diversity
• Minimising construction impact
• Drainage and flood prevention
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• High quality design of affordable homes
• High quality design of care homes and retirement apartments
• Provision of self-build plots
• Well planned parking provision
• Substantive landscaping on western boundary
Not all respondents completed this section or ticked three options, but of those that did, design featured as a strong priority for both the housing and care home elements. A number commented that they thought quality design had been overlooked in many aspects of the Elsea Park development.
A graph of the results is shown below.
Total mentions
30 28
25 24 22 20 20 20 19
15 10 10 7
5
0 High quality High quality Protecting Minimising Provision of Substantive Well planned Drainage and design of design of care and construction self-build landscaping parking flood affordable homes and improving impact plots on western provision prevention homes retirement bio-diversity boundary apartments
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6. Responding to feedback Below is a summary of the key themes emerging from the feedback and the response from the applicants Longhurst and Alysia Caring.
6.1 Affordable housing Resident opinion was divided over the amount of proposed affordable housing. Some fully supported the provision of solely affordable homes, while others believed the development should include market housing.
Feedback form question: Do you support increased provision for affordable housing in Bourne?
• 36% supported increased provision
• 36% supported increased provision to an extent
• 28% did not support increased provision
Of the 128 feedback responses received, 14 of them asked to register their interest in the affordable homes with a mixture between those looking for affordable rent or affordable purchase.
Sample comments
• We strongly agree that Bourne needs more homes for our young adults.
• Excellent idea. Hope it happens, more affordable housing is needed.
• We need affordable long-term renting which enables people to feel secure. This cannot be achieved in the private sector as land lords increase rents and end tenancies when they want to sell their properties.
• Will they be genuinely affordable? We do need homes for those struggling.
• The estate should be a mix, not a bias to predominantly affordable homes….
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6.1.1 Longhurst Group response
We are pleased that the vast majority of people recognise the need for more affordable homes in Bourne. Our proposals will offer a range of homes in a mixture of sizes for both affordable rent and affordable purchase to help as many people as possible whatever their circumstances.
6.2 Elderly living provision Resident opinion was divided over the provision of a care home and retirement apartments. The vast majority supported some increase in provision for elderly living, while a fifth commented that Bourne already had sufficient capacity.
Feedback form question: Do you support increased provision for elderly living in Bourne?
• 44% support increased provision
• 35% support increased provision to an extent
• 22% did not support increased provision
Of the 126 feedback responses received, 12 of them asked to register their interest in either the care home or retirement apartments.
Sample comment
• We do need more care home facilities - needs to be affordable.
• I think it is a very good idea and much needed in this area.
• I believe we need to look after our elderly the same way as the new families and find a way we can all live happily and safely.
• My sister and I are interested in jobs at the care home.
6.2.1 Alysia Caring response There is a need for more provision in the local area and we are pleased that vast majority of residents recognise this. We acknowledge queries about staffing, but as a local provider of care homes, we are confident there are sufficient numbers in the local area and are pleased with the interest shown in jobs from Bourne residents even at this early stage.
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6.3 Traffic and access A great many of the queries through the verbatim feedback and during the consultation itself related to traffic and access.
Sample comments
• Concerned about the extra traffic along Beaufort Drive and on to A15, especially at rush hour
• My main concern regarding this proposed development is that there is only one in/out road.
• Vehicles entering A15 from Beaufort Drive making a right turn is already a problem in peak periods.
• This is not a question on affordable housing, it’s about the location of this development. There is inadequate access to the site.
• This development will increase traffic up-down Broadlands Avenue which causes great concern. Speed restrictions are required.
• Construction traffic is a concern too during the building years. Will they be given another road in? Temporary or otherwise?
6.3.1 Response from Longhurst Group and Alysia Caring
Full details are provided in the Transport Assessment but Beaufort Drive, through which the development would be accessed, connects with North Road at a simple priority junction. The junction is of a good standard and provides satisfactory visibility splays in both directions.
The proposed development would generate up to 67 two-way vehicle movements per hour during the peak periods, representing around one vehicle movement every minute. Analysis of future traffic flows demonstrates that the Beaufort Drive/North Road junction will operate within capacity during the peak period.
The site is well located for residential development, being readily accessible on foot, by cycle and by using public transport
During construction suitable arrangements would be provided to enable Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) to enter the site, manoeuvre within it, and exit safely and satisfactorily.
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6.4 Location Some residents believed the scheme was good in principle but thought there were more suitable locations within Bourne. This was not a universal opinion however, as some believed this was a better location than others proposed for development or where development is already underway.
Sample comments
• Good location very pleasant area and good access. • I don't disagree with affordable housing if it's in the correct location. Additional homes north of Bourne would create too much additional traffic.
• St Peters Meadow is an important development that needs siting sympathetically, which I believe the proposed location does. • A good idea but located in the wrong place in Bourne. Needs to have better access for carers and visiting guests to care home.
• Surely putting housing for the elderly so far out of town will make it really hard for residents to get into town?
6.4.1 Response from Longhurst Group and Alysia Caring
More affordable housing and elderly living provision is needed within Bourne to help tackle the housing shortage and support those looking for specialist elderly provision. This site helps to meet that need.
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7. Conclusion Longhurst and Alysia Caring have undertaken pre-planning application discussions with the wider community and stakeholders, and actively involved them in the project development in accordance with South Kesteven District Council’s Statement of Community Involvement.
This included meetings with local political and community stakeholders; a newsletter sent to all local residents and businesses with the opportunity to provide feedback; a Freepost address and Freephone line; project website and email; a public consultation event.
Longhurst and Alysia Caring have listened to and reflected on the feedback received throughout the consultation and are pleased that many who have engaged in the process are supportive of the proposals.
The concerns of those who were not supportive of the development have been carefully considered in the final proposals. Engagement with the local community will continue whilst the application is live and Longhurst and Alysia Caring look forward to continuing discussions.
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Appendix A: Newsletter invitation
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Appendix B: Consultation feedback form
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Appendix C: Materials from consultation – Banners
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Appendix D – Materials from consultation event – four page handout (to take home)
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Appendix E: Comments from feedback forms
Verbatim comments in the affordable housing section of form • Yes to affordable homes!
• We strongly agree that Bourne needs more homes for our young adults.
• Excellent idea. Hope it happens, more is needed. Provisions for a better road infrastructure.
• I already live nearby and like the area. I might be interested in an outright sale.
• Will they be genuinely affordable? We do need homes for those struggling.
• We are by no means against the proposed development - it has been obvious for years that further development was intended at the end of Beaufort Drive.
• We need affordable long term renting which enables people to feel secure. This cannot be achieved in the private sector as land lords increase rents and end tenancies when they want to sell their properties.
• The more the better!
• I hope they will prevent them being bought for private renting – Need to be either for the Council to rent or for 1st time buyers. If no one buys - no one can move!
• If like you say, all properties do not exceed the £153,000 that most 1st time buyers can afford I'd be very satisfied, surely you’re just like every other developer who wants to make as much money as possible and screw everyone else the affordable housing plan is just a way for you to acquire permission.
• The estate should be a mix, not a bias to predominantly affordable homes. Are you satisfied that the infrastructure in Bourne can accommodate the extra people?
• What is the definition of affordable? Will it help those in Bourne in need of housing?
• Concerned about the extra traffic along the Beaufort Drive and on to A15, especially at rush hour.
• The traffic figures are wrong. It is difficult enough to get on to North Road currently without the added traffic. Also there is no provision for schooling which is full in Bourne and all NHS dentist books are full. Wildlife does use the field as do people walking their dogs - I thought there was a public access right around the edge of the field?
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• Affordable housing on Elsea Park should be brought forward to meet any increase in demand. Too much affordable housing on the St. Peters meadow proposal
• Traffic going in and out of the development in Beaufort Drive. This road is narrow for increased traffic to the extent planned including building/contractors etc.. The school run. Traffic using the North Road junction - this road is already very busy and difficult to cross at certain times. Parking in Bourne for the extra cars! Infrastructure in Bourne is already stretched with the Elsea Park development which continues.
• If there are going to be large numbers of families, will there be a good police increase to ensure that low level crime does not increase? (ie litter, drones, fireworks & late night parties)”
• Find somewhere else to put them. Entrance road is already busy enough.
• Access and egress is already a challenge when entering Beaufort Drive from North Road. Properties currently situated to the west end of Beaufort Drive already suffer from subsidence. Space, parking + free movement for vehicles is already an issue for residents.
• Seriously concerned about the proposed outlined planning. No consideration has been taking to the local area or people of Bourne. There are a number of issues: Drainage around the area, prox' to the woods, pollution of building site and 200+ cars that will be in the area, access on to the A15 and the increased traffic on to the A15 and through the town, risk to wildlife, noise pollution, infrastructure of the town needs to be improved before more housing!
• Sink estates! People who do not have consideration or care for their surroundings.
• Beaufort Drive is one quite narrow road to the area you will be building on. The traffic is bad enough with people cutting through and can be quite dangerous. To then have 2-3 years of building traffic lorries etc… on top is not acceptable at all. Basically the lives of the people on Beaufort Drive and surrounding roads will be a misery while this is going on. Not to mention the dirt and dust that will go with it. Then when its finished and another 110 cars (at least) will be using the that road. It is not sustainable the road will need repairing all the time. It will be too busy and is not the lifestyle of the road 9calm and quiet) that we were sold when we bought our house. I do not want this development to happen at all. I do not believe for a moment that the drainage you have planned will work either and will result in flooding and damage to properties. This has not been thought out at all. You have not considered the people of Beaufort Drive and how our lives will be affected. I am also disgusted that our council representative was not present when we came to the meeting. The meeting was until 8pm -
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we came at 7pm no sign! I have no comments on the housing or elderly housing except the land at the end of Beaufort Drive is not suitable. The road is not big enough and really that all there is to say.
• If thousands of people were not so greedy and had 30 or more houses they rented out there would be hundreds of suitable houses fairly cheaply available to buy. Can't keep building houses on agricultural land. A lot of people are on the housing list for Bourne that don't live in the area!
• These are not the right questions to be asking this form is biased. This is not the right site for this or any development. There is still land available at Elsea Park for the next 10 years. The SKDC plan is also to develop on the east of the town not this site. This is not a question on affordable housing, it’s about the location of this development. There is inadequate access to the site. Beaufort Drive is to narrow to handle this additional traffic. The road is already busy at peak times and will struggle to handle the minimum of another 110 cars trying to access this development and does not take in to account the construction traffic. You have not considered the people of Beaufort Drive and just assume that we want this development which we do not. I am not against affordable housing or elderly living developments but not on this site.
• This site is completely inappropriate. The people of Bourne, Bourne Town Council, Lincolnshire County Council and the Bourne Neighbourhood Plan are all against this. The significant negative reaction to this land being included in the Local Plan should be cause enough for you to realise it is inappropriate. The fact you are completely disregarding opinions of such a huge majority of Bourne is disgusting. This development would not only be massively detrimental to the local wildlife + environment but would literally ruin several individuals lives.
• I am concerned about the direct impact to Willow Drive, the green area is lovely where we live and I wouldn't want that spoiling. The eye view too could be compromised if houses were built near the boundary. I wouldn't want a road built linking Willow Drive to the new Development and I am concerned if a play area is built there as children and old people don't mix well. It is a really quiet area and I feel it should remain that way. I have a concern about the impact to the A15 but this would be the same anywhere in Bourne not just this proposed development.
• A year ago we were assured in Bourne that no more houses would be built until Elsea Park was finished. We do not have the infrastructure to cope with any more housing. North Road is
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already difficult in mornings and evenings. Lack of parking doctors dentist and shops will not be able to support any more development.
• Would be better sited on Spaling Road area where there is better access to main roads, not through a housing estate.
• Not needed with so many houses already being built in Bourne. There is not enough room for the amount of traffic that would be coming onto the estate. The main road is already very dangerous as I have had an accident trying to get out onto the main road.
• Wrong location
• Development will increase traffic up-down broadlands avenue. Which causes great concern. Speed restrictions required
• Affordable housing brings young families, where will these children go to school?! Most families have more than one car - there is not the infrastructure for an increase in traffic in the local area or to the wider Bourne. Will there be more doctors and dentists? What about the insufficient drainage?
• People are very concerned about the [illegible] of traffic that will be passing through our roads. There is already too much. I am not against the [illegible] in any way, but if there was an alternative [illegible] other than [illegible]/Broadlands this would be better. I am a walker on [illegible] and I would be concerned about the noise level also. All I can ask you to do is consider this and I hope others put their opinion into.
• Building on Prime agricultural land which can't be replaced. Increased pressure on local infrastructure lack of places in local schools/doctors not affordable housing. Very little social housing.
• My concern is the amount of traffic for one road to cope with, bringing this development it’s a serious hazard and a concern for all people in the area. I feel bringing these homes is going to have a great impact on the town and our amenitieis eg schools are bursting already and children having to go to village schools, dentists and doctors struggling to accommodate patients and appointments. Also parking facilities in town centres.
• My main concern regarding this proposed development is that there is only one in/out road. For this to work you need another relief road. There would be a massive increase in traffic for one road to cope, which will be a serious hazard for all people in the area.
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• Access via a 100% residential estate both during and after [illegible]. The need for a mix of housing is not in [illegible] nor is it opposed on this site provided that is able permanent alternative access to the site can be provided without [illegible] access Beaufort Drive and Broadlands Avenue, which already provide a rat run to by pass the town centre, a situation [illegible] will be worsened by the increased traffic this development will generate.
• Excessive traffic. Entrance onto main road already very busy. Beaufort Drive is not wide enough. The road will not cope with the increase in traffic.
• Excessive traffic on to Beaufort Drive. Already difficult to get out onto North Road in the morning. Will increase traffic onto Broadlands Avenue and consequently Stanley Street. The green play area is also very close to the proposed access site. Danger to children and animals. What about all the wildlife that will be displaced?
• We are surprised and disappointed to see these proposed development plans in this specific area of Bourne, despite the unprecedented opposition from the local community. In July 2017 the community noted its concerns about plans to develop both this Beaufort Drive site and that of Cedar Drive. We detailed concerns over local issues, traffic problems, infrastructure weaknesses and the adverse effect these plans will have on the local community. A development in the eastern area of Bourne would allow for a vital link road lending more support to the industrial areas, alleviating industrial traffic through the centre as well as plenty of available land to build new housing with little or no disruption to current residents. Our concern is not the detailing of these proposals but the suggested location of them.
• Bourne had over 1000 new homes built over the past 5 years. Enough is enough. The infrastructure of Bourne cannot sustain any more housing. This is a small town. Let it stay so. Are you investing in schools? Are you investing in GP surgeries etc?
• I knew the need for housing but I wonder when this madness will stop, preferably because Bourne is submerged in a sea of roads and brick boxes.
• Any development on this site will increase traffic onto the junction with Beaufort Drive and North Road/A15. A right hand turn into Bourne is presently risky with the closeness of the pelican crossing. The density of the proposed development would also increase the traffic flow through Bourne at already congested peak times.
• Only concerns about Bourne woods and traffic onto the A15 road.
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• The junction to North Road is already dangerous - especially at peak times. This proposal will significantly increase volume of traffic and unless the junction is improved cars turning right onto the A15 will be queueing and the roads surrounding Beaufort Drive will be turned into dangerous rat runs putting childrens lives at risk during the school run times.
• Not happy with position of development there are better areas around the town this development is not needed this will affect the wildlife of the area and noise and pollution.
• The key issue is traffic. Over a 24 hour period any effect is minimal but at peak times it will be extremely bad, anyone who lives here or travels down the A15 will be horrified at the impact this will have.
• I don't disagree with affordable housing it it's in the correct location. Additional homes north of Bourne would create too much additional traffic through estates which cannot sustain the volume of traffic which will be generated. Traffic joining the A15 already causes issues + has caused accidents.” “The drain frequently fills and drains adequately, concern is that drainage would be impacted if the land is used. The neighbourhood plan would contradict the use of this land for development.
• I have 2 concerns: 1) Access to the site along Beaufort Drive & access to the main A road. This is already congested at peak periods. 2) Lack of provision for facilities on the site. I think a local shop is essential give distance to the nearest shops.
• Roads are terrible - there is no other access. The location for these homes is not viable due to the road access to and from the development. Access out of Beaufort Drive is already dangerous and there have been 3 serious RTAs on North Road in the last 6 months. The schools cannot handle more residents/children. The waiting list is already long, so bringing more families in to the town will mean their children will have to go to a school outside of the town - defeats the object. Impact on wildlife in the area. Disruption to residents + safety of children playing local to the development with construction traffic in and out. Social housing will devalue the properties around the area. This end of Bourne is nice _ quiet + highly sort after BECAUSE there are no new house being built.
• Considerable development has already taken place in Bourne. I do not believe further housing developments are either desirable or needed. The loss of agricultural land is unacceptable to me.
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• Vehicles entering A15 from Beaufort Drive making a right turn is already a problem in peak periods. The North Road junction with a zebra crossing nearby is already a problem. People wanting to use the crossing are regularly not noticed by drivers. It is already a dangerous place to cross the road. Bourne residents were told that there would be no more building until the Elsea Park development is completed.
• Concerns and fears: Town saturated with traffic. Infrastructure cannot absorb traffic increase. Medical services stretched already. Parking facilities inadequate. I do not oppose change & progress but sadly our little town is not equipped to take on any more people and traffic, our little road cannot cope, the areas around our schools are dangerous!!
• The question is, how can the current infrastructure cope with this increase in numbers. Care homes require medical facilities. Houses normally have 2 cars each - 400 additional cars. Pedestrian access to Bourne Grammar School from this site requires all these extra children walking or cycling down the A15 which is a very hazardous commute.
• Bourne can't cope with anymore traffic or people. The GPs, dentists + schools are already struggling with the volume of people. Morning and evening the town is chocked with traffic. Drivers already come off North Road and use this estate as a cut through so that is only going to get worse. The land is close to Bourne Woods so what impact is this going to have on wildlife? I feel sorry for people living in Beaufont Drive because this will be the end of their peace4 and will reduce the value of their property. At the previous meeting not one person agreed with plans to build in this area. Will the SKDC listen to the people that actually live in this town? I hope so but some how [sic] I doubt it. This is simply a bad plan.
• Yes - restrict it to only residents who live in the current postcode. A15 impact - another 200+ cars leaving Bourne 7.30 - 8.30 and returning at 17.00 - 18.00. How about Bourne finishes Elsea Park without the need for another development. Public services are already maxed out in Bourne. Schools are at a max! Primary and secondary!
• If this development goes ahead the site entrance should use the farm track which runs down the side of the site now Beaufont Drive. Also this site has already been rejected for development by side and all new housing should be on the the last side of bourne as around by Sride & BNPG
• Have you proven the need? What research has been done?
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Verbatim comments in the elderly living section of form • I think it is a very good idea and much needed in this area. • Concerns over dementia patients getting out causing issued for the families and young children on the estate currently. Access will be a major issue. • Yes we do need more care home facilities - which needs to be affordable. There will be increased traffic for staff/deliveries/visitors to the care home on top of the other properties. • Interested in jobs at the care home
• A good idea but located in the wrong place in Bourne. Needs to have better access for carers and visiting guests. Ambulance access may be an issue given that currently residents in Beaufort Drive park on this road as there is insufficient driveway space. Whilst housing is needed in Bourne this location and access to the site is completely wrong - other sites to the west should be investigated as per SKDC guidelines. • Care home not required on this plot!! Out of character please build affordable homes for young couples starting up home please. • I appreciate that elderly living needs to be increased but it needs to be in discussion with the town council/people of Bourne. • Concerned about the extra traffic along Beaufort Drive and on to A15, especially at rush hour. • Site already suffers from surface water and drainage issues thus adding to subsidence. Plans previously refused due to the town already benefitting from large developments such as Elsea Park. Archaeological interest - possible Roman burial grounds with King St running through the site. Development will impact existing views and directly affect house pricing. • We feel that we have enough care homes. • I believe we need to look after our elderly he same way as the new families and find a way we can all live happily and safely. From me, in summary, this development could work if the impact is to existing residents is priority. Happy to be consulted if you need any further help. • The fact that you are trying to scrape this through quickly before the Local Plan comes in to force is despicable. It is not surprising that you are putting profit before common sense. If you had any sense you would listen to the people who live here. Everyone agrees that Bourne neighbourhood should decide where further development should take place. The people of Bourne WILL be listened to! I'm sure it will be most welcome, a long way from local shops etc. • Access to care home should be restricted. • Make it affordable for people
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• How do they get into town when this proposed area is so far away from shops and doctors. The continuous traffic in onto such a small road is going to be a danger for the elderly. How will you deal with the flooding that occurs on the proposed plots. • There is no evidence the type of development described is required in Bourne. • Wrong location • It would be nice to know that developers have enough respect for existing residents to ensure that windows do not overlook gardens and rooms of bungalows. • I am concerned for my property as it is directly next to the open field at the bottom of Beaufort Drive where the proposed care home is going to be built. If this does go ahead, please consider my drive way is not enough to turn round so I will need a longer and bigger driveway to park at least two cars. • I feel placing the care home where it’s going to be is too far out of the town, so would be a long way to walk in or outings. It would be very isolated for them and yet again brings concerns with only having the one road in or out. • Surely putting housing for the elderly so far out of town will make it really hard for residents to get into town. Isolated accommodation sounds terrible in my opinion. • The site is too far out of town for elderly. This site could cause a lot of problems with access to north road. • Too large an age range. Young families don’t mix with older people whom require peace. • Not really a suitable site for a care home. No access to town for elderly people unless via a vehicle. • Staff and care workers pus doctors and ambulances will have only 1 access route to the site. • Shouldn't be built near residential housing, could be built if it has to be, nearer the woods. Investment also needed in local surgeries, dentists, schools. • It would be essential to provide good access to medical counters, shops etc. Good transport links. • The A15 is already clogged with traffic. This will fast add more into the mix. • Too far out of Bourne with no bus service. Are the retirement units to be freehold or leasehold? • Finding 75-100 regular care workers over and above Bourne's existing needs is a bit of an ask. • Too far from the town centre. I will lead to even more traffic. • I don't disagree with elderly living - if its in the right area. There are areas south of Bourne with infrastructure to make it easier to get to the major through fares without additional traffic
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going through an already conjested town centre. I think the local wildlife + resident welfare should be put before a monetary agenda - maybe once, by a reputable developer. • No concern about the care home. If it was just that then that would be ok. • Is this a good situation for this, as it means all the extra traffic going down Beaufort Drive - a small residential road. All this traffic will need to get out on to the A15. • You don't need an 80 bed care home in Bourne. We can't staff the ones we have now. Over priced homes, uncaring staff. • Sufficient care home provision is, in my opinion, already existent in this area and I do not believe there is a need for more. The loss of agricultural land is unacceptable to me. • What consideration has been given to the GP/District nurse cover for Bourne? Why does Bourne need more homes for the elderly? Are you proposing to import elderly people in to Bourne? • Representatives from Alysia Caring should have stayed until 8pm to have taken comments. People are working until after 5pm and they were not here. • Traffic for elderly will be increased therefore making lives at risk with high volumes of vehicles up and down Beaufort Drive. What are the plans for traffic control on Beaufort Drive and North Road? • Another retirement home - really? A profit-driven proposal! We have struggled to sell the 55+ housing currently in Bourne. • You need to use the farm track for access, not Beaufort Drive. • Irrespective of final location (if approved) where are staff for nursing home to be retained in view of current national shortage.
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Appendix F: Feedback received via website or email
• Excellent ideas all round for affordable housing and care home for elderly all badly needed in Bourne • Good location very pleasant area and good access • Fantastic! There is quite simply not enough provision currently. • I am a dog owner and for years walked the surrounding countryside of Bourne and as such feel qualified to take issue with comments in the Bourne Local dated February 22nd by Councillor Helen Powell regarding the proposed site development known as St Peters Meadow in Bourne. Here briefly are her objections to the proposed site with my comments:- 1 The site is needed for a firebreak should a fire occur in Bourne Woods.
The fire risk must have been assessed many years ago because there are already large numbers of existing properties in the Beach Avenue area much closer to the woods, (some actually back onto the woods), and in the event of such a major fire many would be reduced to a blackened ruin long before this site would be affected.
2 This is site is an important habitat for wildlife.
I would like to have that qualified with named species because I suspect that while this arable field, already with residential housing on two boundaries, may experience the occasional stray deer from the woods, it is not that important.
3 The ancient Blind Well is on this site. The Blind Well in not on this site, but located hundreds of yards away in pasture land behind Cedar Drive.
4 All the building materials will have to arrive on site through a residential area.
There is perfectly serviceable road to Conjury Nook Farm which could be temporally used for the site construction traffic thus avoiding any major disturbance to local residents.
As an alternative site the Councillor suggests that it would be more forward thinking to develop the land behind the Bourne Academy, off Meadow Drove, because it would mean any children would have a safer route to school.This land is a mixture of arable fields and some pasture land. On its western boundary there is a popular public footpath that follows the route of the ancient Roman Car Dyke all the way from Manning Road, Bourne to Dyke Village.
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definitely not agree that this minor road with no pavements is a safer route for children to attend the town’s schools. I walk the public footpath regularly because it gives pleasant open views for miles over the adjoining fields, (on clear days it is possible to see the power station in Spalding), and it passes through an area rich in wildlife.
The Car Dyke attracts increasing numbers of Little Egret as well as Herons and Mallard. While in the nearby fields I have seen muntjac dee fox, rabbit and badger. As well as the usual farmland birds Buzzards and Red Kites are regularly spotted overhead. The ditches and field margins have a healthy population of rodents, which are welcome prey for Barn owls. These beautiful birds can sometimes be seen at dusk quartering these fields.
In fact a special effort has been made to help this endangered species locally when funds were made available recently from the Len Pick Trust for students from the Peterborough Technical College to construct an impressive Owl Tower near to Meadow Drove with a detailed explanatory plaque erected next to this footpath in Mill Drove.
St Peters Meadow is an important development that needs siting sympathetically, which I believe the proposed location does. I do not believe the alternative site suggested by the Councillor has any meaningful merits whatsoever and in fact would be very detrimental to the locality and mean the loss of valued local open space enjoyed by many people.
• I find it difficult to understand why you would build there. The access in and out to North Road is bad enough at the moment with queues building up without the extra cars which just adds to the pollution from stationary vehicles. There is no provision for extra schools - badly needed with Elsea Park still expanding. We have empty places in our existing care homes in Bourne and the dental practices are full so where are the extra people going to be treated. The same applies to the doctors surgeries. How many jobs will this create - you mention 75-100 for the care home but what about the residents? Shoe horning a development into the small field seems senseless without adding further infrastructure - roads and bypass for example.
• My objection at this stage concerns the implied attempt by you to circumvent/pre-empt the forthcoming Bourne Neighbourhood Plan which as you will be aware is still in the course of development. You will also be aware that South Kesteven District Council, in their draft Local Plan submission to the Government, has specifically said that future residential development in Bourne, beyond that which already has planning consent, should be on sites effectively chosen by the residents of Bourne following a consultation exercise and local referendum as
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part of the Neighbourhood Plan process. I contend therefore you are trying to pre-empt this process and as such any planning application you may be preparing should be refused as to grant permission now before the Neighbourhood plan process has been completed would breach basic democratic principles. If ,following the completion of the Neighbourhood Plan, this site has been chosen by local residents for future residential development then that would be the appropriate time for you to submit your application."
• My initial thoughts is this is in a bad location for dense affordable housing and a large care home. The access is via an existing housing estate which cannot cope with extra traffic trying to exit onto the A15 towards Bourne. A care home is a business and shouldn’t be accessed via a housing estate. The site is on the outskirts of Bourne with no shops/schools or other services nearby therefore every journey will be via a car. The site is within a mature housing estate and adding dense low cost housing and a business is out of keep for the area. Low cost housing, social housing, and rental housing concentrated in one area is a bad mix which may breed a bad culture back from the 70's. This low cost housing next to a private care home for elderly looking for a quiet existence does not make an ideal mix together. The affordable housing list quoted (700) are from the county, not Bourne itself, so I question policy to rehouse low income families are from Stamford & Grantham rather than to look after Bourne's own families. There are better locations...... SKDC are selling building land off Folkingham road Morton (ideal for affordable housing). Manning Road Bourne...allocated for commercial, but residential application in place. This makes sense for a care home with surrounding bungalows. Elsea Park has an area of land allocated for commercial (ideal for care home). Argument for low cost housing and elderly care may hold some water, but location totally unsuitable.
• Your concept plan clearly shows various keys indicating site access, primary street etc. However there is no indication on this plan to show where the ‘shared private drives’ will be. Can you please provide details to show this? The concept plan does not show where the properties will be, how close they will be to each other, where the six self build plots are going to be positioned. Can you please provide details of these? Your proposal states there will be 110 affordable homes, 22 retirement apartments, six self build plots, and the eighty bedroom care home. This could mean there would potentially the need to accommodate approximately 200+ cars. What allowances have been made to provide enough parking for these vehicles? Throughout the building of these properties, there will be considerable disruption to existing residents on Beaufort Drive. How will the disruption be kept to a minimum and why can you Longhurst Group Ltd and Alysia Caring Ltd – St Peters Meadow, Bourne SCI
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not access the site via a different access route? Why have you positioned the care home next to existing properties and not considered moving it to the top left of the site? This would minimise noise from residents and also the constant coming and going of visitors to the home.
• I attended your consultation regarding the proposals for a new development off Beaufort Drive at Bourne Corn Exchange on Thursday 28th February, and wanted to voice my thoughts and concerns. The current SKDC Local Plan policy does not allocate any new housing sites in this area of Bourne. The new Local Plan after all the consultations in 2017 led the existing residents in the area to believe that all the extensive complaints regarding new housing estates (including this plot) near Bourne Woods had been laid to rest. So now, Longhurst Group sees fit to rake up all what was a hard won battle and ignore the Local Plan and try to persuade the Planners that it is a good idea. The residents of Bourne had already made their views very clear regarding these plots near to Bourne Woods that it is not a suitable site for your proposed development. The ‘Local Plan’ for Bourne with other ‘supporting’ documents provided on the SKDC website have led everyone to understand that when the entire Elsea Park development is actually completed, Bourne will not only have reached its population quota for the previous local plan but actually exceed the policy requirement. The points I have raised below mention how this recent fast and furious growth in Bourne has affected the infra-structure of Bourne. Consultation of local community - Before the consultation we received a leaflet from the Longhurst Group, which appeared like any other sales material (could have been easily ignored and therefore treated like junk mail) and in my view disguised the proposal as an already approved building site. Also many people might still be unaware of this proposal and their opinions not heard. Nursing Home - What assurances are there in place that this Nursing Home be exclusively used for the existing population of Bourne, or would people be shipped in by the operator from other areas? Waiting lists for the Doctor's Surgeries seriously affects many people, and is something that needs to be addressed before any more population increase in the area. As the Doctors, schools, dentists are already at their capacity and struggling to meet demand, it is apparent Bourne does not have the infrastructure for such another large increase in population! Traffic - Although the developer says they have done a Traffic assessment, it is obvious to anyone with knowledge of Bourne, that North Road is already very congested and this development would seriously impact on the traffic flow. I have seen a number of incidents and accidents on that part of North Road, that actually required the road to be closed! I feel that the residents of Bourne need to be informed and warned if there is a planned, or yet to be revealed proposal, for another by-pass that will cut into Bourne Longhurst Group Ltd and Alysia Caring Ltd – St Peters Meadow, Bourne SCI
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Woods to meet North Road, and therefore threaten the Northern part of the town. This development could encourage this to happen and could lead to allow far more building on the adjoining field in the future, which would then start to finance and justify an unwanted ring road next to Bourne Woods. Wildlife and green zones - The map of the St Peter's Meadow development shows a green solid bank on the left hand side, however does this hide a continuation exit to the adjoining field, however, on the South Kesteven BRN1 document it clearly shows a ‘potential access to other site’. At the consultation at Bourne Corn Exchange, your employees assured me that Longhurst had no interest in this adjoining plot, that this hedge line (green buffer) would be entirely protected and in fact widened for the wild life that inhabits it. Is this true, that it would it be a self contained development with no possible future through road onwards to the adjoining field, and that the entire green buffer on the left hand side of the map be treated as a wildlife area and therefore protected as such? Any building in such close proximity to Bourne Woods would be damaging to the wildlife. There are frequent visits of deer, hares, badgers, ferrets, weasels, foxes, birds, bats and a barn owl that inhabit, visit or use the hedge line of the green buffer. The barn owl’s flight path follows the hedge bordering the proposed site SKR62 and the dyke/drain along the back of my home. There are at least two bats that frequent the fields, hedges and dykes in the evenings. Bourne Woods has generated an abundance of wildlife over the years. SKDC’s Local Wildlife Sites Summary Report does in fact state that all 1-7 compartments of the ancient woodland of Bourne Woods is a Local Wildlife Site and that this should be protected and enhanced. So building on that land would encroach on the existing wild life and your proposal would be better suited for a site south of Bourne.
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Appendix G – Feedback received on non-GDPR compliant slips These slips of paper were provided to residents by an unknown author and given to the project team at the consultation event.
• We are by no means against the proposed development - it has been obvious for years that further development was intended at the end of Beaufort Drive. When we moved to Bourne in 1991 we were lucky enough to find good new housing on a green field development where we could make a family home - and where we still live. We think others, including new-comers, should also have that possibility. Also, Bourne needs to grow if it is able to support adequate community facilities such as shops, pubs, restaurants, service companies, health facilities, education and other social and business infrastructure. The proposed mix of properties looks sensible. What we also need to see is adequate enhancement of the town infrastructure (without overburdening the development). We would like to see moves towards completing the north-south bypass to gt through traffic out of the town centre. Market Deeping became a much nicer town after its by-pass was completed. Bourne deserves something similar.
• Build more affordable and social housing on the Elsea Park development, this is not the area for this type of housing. If we wanted to live next door to this type of housing stock and social tenants we would move on to the Elsea Park development, which is surely the slum of the future! Keep the north of Bourne an area to be proud of!
• Will consideration be given to people from Bourne and local surrounding village for occupation of the proposed social and low cost housing. Or will the policy be first come first served?
• The majority of care homes in Bourne appear to be sufficient for the population. Nationally many care homes have closed due to empty beds. Local authorities are struggling to find places. This proposal for affordable homes is welcome but what % for social housing? With the number of properties involved, what infrastructure changes will be put in place to cope with the restricted access?
• The most important thing for Bourne is the bypass. Any development must not in anyway reduce the possibility of the necessary extension of current bypass.
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• Concerns 1) Already difficult to access A15 during busy periods 2) Capacity for anticipated sewage. 3) Impact on house prices 4) School run!! 5) Alternate access required.
• Proposed development would create far too much traffic onto Beaufort Drive and accessing North Road is very difficult at busy times already and would be much worse. The town centre would be locally affected by more traffic travelling towards Peterborough. Once Elsea Park development is completed a study of the impact of more houses on the town must be completed before any other houses of this large number are built. Bourne doesn't have the amenieities to serve the population now so building even more houses is not a good idea. The proposed Care Home is completely wrong for the site and not required in the town. The existing care hhome find difficult and the local council is struggling to find them without building another one. Finally, this site is close to Bourne Woods and is vital to wildlife and the people of Bourne appreciate this beautiful open space.
• The number of homes is too many. It will have a huge impact on the number of cars using Beaufort Drive. How will traffic be able to turn left or right onto an already busy A15?
• Access to my home at the very end of Beaufort Drive directly next to the open field is already a nightmare. There has already been an incident where a car has crashed into my house due to insufficient space. I am against this development going ahead. However, if this still goes ahead despite this opposition what will you do for me to ensure suitable parking and access arrangements to my property. I would hate to be overlooked by another property due to the fact it will take out the light to my property and devalue my home.
• This end of town is not built to cope with all the extra traffic especially going through a residential street. Build it where there is plenty of access to main routes ie Meadow Drove, Spalding Road area!! The north side of Bourne will be spoilt if they start building estate, especially with a nursing home too! It needs to be somewhere suitable with better access roads.
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• We would like to register our wholehearted objection to the plans proposed for land at the end of Beaufort Drive. The environmental impact on this area would be catastrophic. This being close to Bourne woods and will have an effect on wildlife and is prime agricultural land. The project should be sited in an area with better road access and not in a housing estate!!
• We don't need another care home. As they are still building at Elsea Park and other sites in Bourne. We need another doctors surgery.
• I would be likely to raise objections if: 1) A road or pathway ran directly across the boundary to the end of the garden. 2) If tall flats or houses directly overlooked garden (as has been done at Elsea Park). 3) I moved away from the city to get some peace and quiet, under the impression that new development would be Elsea Park or infills only.
• These houses not in local plan / greenfield site. No facilities for retirement homes. Will have to go by car. Also not enough doctors or dentists. I have to wait 3 weeks to see m doctor of choice. Have you done environmental survey or archaeological survey. 2 small holes not enough. The fields too near woods. Too much traffic on A15. Too many houses have already been built and allocated on Elsea Park.
• Inappropriate use of prime agricultural land. Increased pressure on local infrastructure. This proposed care home is going to be surrounded by houses offering a very bleak outlook and is going to be a great distance from shops and other amenities. We have a large upstairs arched window on the gable overlooking this proposed site and will compromise our privacy. This proposed site is prone to flooding at the corner of the field ear our house. We strongly object to this proposed development.
• Why is this site being considered for development whilst Elsea Park is far from complete? Why are yet more houses needed when work opportunities in the town are limited? This will only increase the need for people to commute - making local roads even busier than they are now. How can the local schools and health centres/dentists cope with another 150 plus families? The development will have a direct impact on the local residents particularly on Beaufort Drive, Broadlands, Stanley Street, Beech Avenue, St Gilberts and North Road as upwards of 250 plus vehicles (no doubt some of them goods vehicles supplying thr proposed care facility) a day access/exit the site for work, school etc (the
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area is near to gridlock at school times already!) If the plan gets the go ahead what guarantees will be provided that once planning is passed that there will be no amendments to the site on a peace meal approach to increase site density!
• 1) Traffic air pollution approx 200 vehicles using an estate road 2) Fire hazard with the woods being so near the development. 3) Social housing - the % of social housing next to the care home 4) Not enough amenities for the size of town at the moment 5) Why use this field when Elsea PArk still hasn't finished extra land is available for planning in the east.
• 1) Whilst building in progress what action will be taken to minimise disruption eg, lorries, dust any alternate entrances to the new estate 2) Projected influx of approx 500 extra residents to the area, what provision will be made re parking, doctor (will they be able to cope) Bus route (some residents will be elderly or not have cars).
• The proposed development at Beaufort Drive is absolutely out of the question. It would pose a safety problem for the existing residents and also imagine another approx 300 vehicles exiting on to North Road if the development goes ahead. Focus on the opposite side of town which is nearer to schools etc, really needs expanding. Finally leave Bourne Woods alone. This would encroch eventually.”
• Bourne retired years ago. Too many care homes. Beaufort Drive. Not development of care home. Out of character. Please make it about the young couples wishing to start up in their own homes, please build for them. Why copy-cat Stamford + Peterborough prison design etc. There's no reason to build more homes in Bourne, and especially at this end of Bourne. Not enough schools. Too much traffic Already. Destroying wildlife. Affordable homes will devalue our properties. Disruption to residents. Roads and access issues. Waiting lists for the NHS. All in all its ridiculous!!. I’ts all about making money. This cannot and should not happen.
• I am concerned about the volume of traffic along Beaufort Drive. It is already far too busy and the junction to the north road takes a long time to get out as it is. Will roads be built to accommodate extra traffic from elsewhere. Construction traffic is a concern too during the building years. Will they be given another road in? temporary or otherwise? What will they do with Beaufort Drive (particularly n road junction to alleviate the extra traffic) Can
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the private road be bought/rented to service this? Concerns - increased traffic up and down Beaufort Drive, higher pollution levels and alongisde green play area used by children and families. Increased congestion getting out of Beaufort Drive onto A15. Flood risk to this area.
• We are very concerned that Beaufort Drive is the main entrance and exit from the proposed development. It is a nightmare getting out of Beaufort Drive onto North Road and when we potentially have a lot more traffic it will be even more difficult. There is also the green used by children and we have people speeding by already.
• Elsea Park is not yet completed. It has the infrastructure in place to support the community. Bypass, access to A15/151 school, shops, community centre. Beaufort Drive offers none of this. What provision is there for the increase of traffic and access to the A15? What plans are in place to prevent traffic using the local residential roads as a route to the A151 ie Beaufort Drive - Stanley Street -Beech Avenue West Road and out? Finally we will lose more agricultural land and woods.
• We should not be giving up food production areas - deal or no deal brexit. Will they actually build affordable houses? These will be a lot more traffic and pollution going out onto the A15. Who is going to staff this care home? Bourne will become another sleeper town.
• I object most strongly to this proposed development on Beaufort Drive, which would destroy one of the most attractive areas of Bourne. There is plenty of room for such developments to continue in the Elsea Park area and I cannot understand how anyone thinks North Bourne, with the ever increasing traffic situation on North Road, is a suitable area to be developed.
• Why is this proposal made now? The SKDC local plan issued recently says "no extra housing in Bourne" following public consultation. Why no mention of SKDC? Letter of objection will follow. Why this location if anything is needed (which SKDC thinks not)? Surely off the main A151 opposite Elsea Park is the obvious choice. Strongly object.
• The development within the bypass should be completed before considering other sites. The new housing developments under construction are already obliged to provide affordable homes. There is no requirement for a further 110 affordable homes when there
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are X50 homes for sale at 150k or less. The infrastructure in the proposed area (North) is not suitable for the proposed number of additional residents.
• Beaufort Drive is not suitable for increased traffic access to north road and congestion during peak times is already excessive. Proximity to Bourne Woods is detrimental. Why not use East Side of Bourne?
• This proposal is not needed for Bourne. Our quota for homes up to 2036 is already full. No room in schools, docs. Wildlife area greatly treasured. Plenty of care home spaces already. Bland off the shelf housing not appropriate for our lovely market town. No vernacular features are present in your designs. No images of layout, density or green planned spaces. No vernacular features are included in any of your dwelling designs. many rare species in the woods are protected.
• I feel this would ruin the natural rural location, put excess traffic through the local town. As a local resident I use the wood for recreational use.
• Bourne is already up to its quota for housing. We protect our wildlife and Bourne Woods from development. No more room in schools.
• I work in Bourne as a professional driver, this would increase traffic in an already congested town. Bourne is congested enough already its difficult to use town centre shops, for traffic fumes. The woods and wildlife are special to Bourne and need protecting. No more room in Bourne schools.
• I object strongly to this development. It will result in excessive fumes and dust from constant vehicles in the town centre and be detrimental to the local economy ie my business in the high street, and all the others too.
• This site is too far out of town for this development the carbon footprint on Beaufort Drive would be detrimental to the health and wellbeing, traffic passing a well used play area, engines running at a standstill to get out on to the already very busy north road. Not enough local jobs to accommodate local people, therefore people travel to Stamford, Spalding and Peterborough, too close to wildlife woods. No shortage of nursing home places in Bourne (I'm a carer). Also no shortage of assisted elder living in Bourne. People choosing to stay in their family homes. Infrastructure not in place to cope with even more Longhurst Group Ltd and Alysia Caring Ltd – St Peters Meadow, Bourne SCI
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development, drs surgeries, schoolplaces, emergency services, nurseries and jobs. Bypass plans passed and in place for the east side. This takes traffic directly to jobs industrial estate, Peterborough, Spalding, Stamford, any development should be on the east or small pockets of land closer to town or near existing by pass, Elsea park still developing, build houses where the jobs are Grantham - Peterborough to achieve better quality of life and lower carbon emissions. Older people will be isolated this far from town ameneities, social outcast. Really bad choice for this kind of development. Council already agreed to buy some properties, could lead to a ghetto estate, 110 should be broken up and distributed within the most affluent areas. • Concerned about extra traffic along Beaufort Drive and onto A15 especially at rush hour.Access obviously. Does Beaufort Drive become the main access route? If so, what about access on to North Road? It can be bad enough as it is between 8-9am. With all the houses scheduled be built around Elsea Park - do we really need more houses at this point?
• I am concerned about the volume of traffic along Beaufort Drive. It is already far too busy and the junction to the north road takes a long time to get out as it is. Will roads be built to accommodate extra traffic from elsewhere.
• I am concerned about traffic. Broadlands Avenue is already used as a rat run to avoid high street and Beaufort Drive is very hard to exist in rush hour onto A15.
• Believe the traffic on North Road will be excessive. Also due to this fact the major roads though the estate from Beaufort Drive to Beech Avenue will be like a rat run with cars wanting to miss North Road.
• If the access to the new development is to be solely along Beaufort Drive, my concern is the considerable increase in volume of traffic both during construction and after completion. There is already speeding past the green where children play and many minor accidents and near misses on the North Road junction. This would get worse with increased volume. What are the plans for traffic management improvements?
• Just worried that it is going to create even more problems in the high street with the extra traffic. I think it is too far from town for elderly people to do their shopping. Also it would
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disturb the wildlife in the woods. Will there be any more exits from site [illegible] Beaufort Drive?
• No, no, no. There is always traffic on North Road. Worse if anyone has an accident on it. We already have 6 care homes looking for staff. Surgeries, dentists and schools full to capacity. Parking on Beaufort Drive is busy now. If this only road in and out it will be a nightmare.
• Bourne already has six care homes most are always understaffed. Another 200 cars being pushed onto the A15 putting extra pressure through Bourne. Town still needs green areas for farming , wildlife and conservation.
• Can contractors not use an alternative route other than down Beaufort Drive? Could the care home not be situated nearer the woods, considering the residents it will house may have behaviour that challenges?
• With the obvious increase in traffic that will result on both Beaufort Drive and the junction between Beaufort Drive and the A15 North Road Bourne from this development, especially during the rush hour time. What provision are the council / developers making to ease congestion.
• With the increase in population what is the impact on doctors, dentists, schools, fire, police, refuse disposal and sewage provision within Bourne? How will any shortfalls in provision be addressed and financed?
• What are the plans that all housing will utilise the latest technology (eg Solar) to maximise energy efficiency and lower carbon emissions within this development?
• Increased traffic flow either to busy Lincoln road, where there have been fatal accidents or through the local existing estate. Increased use of woods we have already lost our nightingales who like peace and quiet, precedent for further development right up to woods. Increased demand for car paring in Bourne where there is already insufficient for existing population.
• This is a green field and should not therefore be built on. What justification is there for this drastic step? Longhurst Group Ltd and Alysia Caring Ltd – St Peters Meadow, Bourne SCI
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• What has changed? It is only last year that I believe all sites on the north eastern side of Bourne were removed from the prospective building stock by SKDC mainly because the area was so waterlogged. The infrastructure we currently have in Bourne are unable to cope, therefore more care homes and social housing would put even more demand on these facilities, also more traffic moving directly onto the A15 would cause chaos! Have any environmental or archaeological surveys been done?
• This site was removed from the most recent SKDC local proposal has more accommodation planned than was approved in 2018 Increased traffic through housing estate onto A15. Dangerous {illegible} wrong place for retirement flats. No facilities without driving. Care home increased traffic, workers - yet another care home for Bourne. Affordable Housing - still only affordable once. How come it is taking so long to build it at Elsea Park? Why is it quick here? Still unlikely to be priority. Housing allocation - Bourne has its housing allocation allowance with Elsea Park. This is a green field agricultural field. We already need all the food production we can get! What is the point of a local plan by the district council if a large scale build can amend despite not being in the plan.
• Cannot see how 100s of extra cars etc can use one road for all the houses. Very busy already. Think will be quite dangerous!
• This proposed development makes a total mockery of the SKDC local plan and the consultation surrounding it. The site is not allocated in the plan and development should not be allowed here. This is a crude attempt to overrule the wishes of local people.
• If more houses are needed in Bourne at present, only not purposes towards the already agreed capacity for Elsea Park? By whom will the 75-100 jobs in the care home be filled if the existing care homes are already short staffed? 110 houses + 100 care home jobs=approx. 350-450 more cars entering and exiting the north road junction.
• Developers make no mention of increased traffic would create on A15. New housing should be built to the east of Bourne with developers assisting financially to the eastern bypass. This would alleviate the volume of traffic currently passing through the town. Also building to the east would give children easier access to local schools and create less environmental impact.
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• With reference to the above, may I offer the following observations: The availability of affordable homes that local people can buy or rent. The impact of increased traffic into Stanley Street which is currently very difficult to enter at certain times.
• When we moved in here 2 years ago one of our searches [illegible] a [illegible] level of surface water flooding [illegible] I am concerned about a development on boggy ground as we are in a dip also I understand we need more housing, nothing is being done about roads especially the A15 it will not cope. Also no one looked at the house to the site, it is in a small [illegible] road.
• 1) The availability of affordable homes that local people can buy or rent. 2) The impact of increased traffic into Stanley Street, which is currently very difficult to enter at certain times. 3) The impact on the local medical services available, again obtaining a doctor's appointment can prove to b very frustrating, especially if one is required at short notice. 4) The impact of educational places in the town, including in pre-school provision. 5) The width of the roads on the proposed development. It seems to me, that all new current town developments have been built with roads that are too narrow.
• How do you intend to access the site during the building phase? 2) What is the intended mix of property to be built? A) Owner occupier b) Rental C) Social Housing D) Retirement 3) What is the mix of property type to be built? A) Bungalow B) 2/3 storied home C) Retirement HMO. 4) How will site be accessed post-development? 5) What open space/play area (poses air ambulance landing), will be reserved/created? 6) Will there be any local shop or medical facilities be built? 7) In light of the current/future traffic flow any likely hood of lowering the speed limit on Beaufort Drive/Broadlands Avenue?
• I am particularly concerned about:- The curtilage to Bourne Woods. The impact on endangered and protected bat population which live in the trees on the green fields and in the woods. Has an impact assessment been carried out as I note:- Elsea Park is already a vast development with another 770 homes planned up to 2027. I also note that there will be a need to provide another 200 homes in the area by 2036. The SKDC plan for Bourne indicated no planned development in Bourne apart from industry off Manning Road. I note across SKDC there is a requirement to provide from 2011 to 20136 686 new homes each year with 30% affordable housing. The road system at the moment is inadequate. Many
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of the roads have the same width as they did in the early 20th century. Bourne town is overrun with traffic and needs a bypass as the 19,000 vehicles a day, are killing off businesses (look at the number of shops vacant on the high street) and how run down the town looks. The lack of car parking. The increased traffic flow through the town and to the proposed development, noting it will be on greenfield land. Beaufort Drive is a minor road and the traffic at peak times is heavy leading onto a major road. What impact assessment have you made about the affect of the increased traffic on the surrounding area? The effect on child care arrangements when one out of four of the UK population cannot access suitable childcare. The effect on local GP/dental/education services which are already overstretched. Bourne as indicated above does not have the facilities to support such a development. Concerning the care home development, whilst acknowledging as a result of an ageing population the need to develop such facilities, I am aware of the 100,000 vacancies in social care across the UK including 1,000 vacancies in Lincolnshire and 126,000 across health services including 46,000 nursing vacancies. I would like to know where Alysia Care intends to recruit the large amount of staff required to support 80 vulnerable people. I note you intend to provide a "landscaped environment with pedestrian links and public open space". Fine words but judging by Elsea Park, some roads are without pavements and there are too narrow roads provided for two lanes of traffic. I am therefore totally opposed to this ill-conceived and poorly thought out plan.
• I am concerned about the following, flooding on the south boundary, construction traffic along Beaufort Drive & additional traffic emerging on to the A15. This site has been rejected in the past and the current local plan is not expected to include this site. Future development in Bourne must reflect local opinion which is expressed via the Local Plan.
• This proposal for housing development is not being considered as part of the local plan. I would expect a developer to listen to the local community and on this matter that view is expressed throughout the local plan.
• There will need to be the infrastructure there to support this housing estate. The current healthcare, schooling system and roads are already under pressure. We understand there is a need for affordable housing, elderly living options but no - one puts the money into the infrastructure first. This should be the most important part of the building
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