Monday, October 09, 2006
15/09/2006 Why I oppose development at Queen Alexandra Road
15th September 2006
Speaking on the application to build 31 houses on a site at Queen Alexandra Road, Cllr Paul Sample said:
“I am opposed to this application because of the impact on local services – like schools and roads. The additional traffic from the site will have a detrimental impact on Queen Alexandra Road, which is already congested with parked cars. It is already busy enough without this new estate.
"I am also concerned about the children coming onto the estate. Can our local schools cope with the extra influx of up to 20 children? I am unhappy that the social housing on the planned estate is all to be grouped together – creating a social housing “ghetto”. It is important that in all new developments like this, we should properly integrate social housing alongside private dwellings.
"We should strive for effective mixed ownership developments. Social housing should not be isolated in the way planned for this development.”
Cllr Sample said he was also concerned that, if the development went ahead, the developers were not contributing significantly enough to so-called community gain.
“I do not believe our Council is sufficiently robust in asking for payments from developers for community projects. When we threw this out a few months ago, the developers were offering £34,000. Now, after further negotiation with our Council, they are being asked for £28,000. Salisbury District Council is being seen as a soft touch."
Speaking on the application to build 31 houses on a site at Queen Alexandra Road, Cllr Paul Sample said:
“I am opposed to this application because of the impact on local services – like schools and roads. The additional traffic from the site will have a detrimental impact on Queen Alexandra Road, which is already congested with parked cars. It is already busy enough without this new estate.
"I am also concerned about the children coming onto the estate. Can our local schools cope with the extra influx of up to 20 children? I am unhappy that the social housing on the planned estate is all to be grouped together – creating a social housing “ghetto”. It is important that in all new developments like this, we should properly integrate social housing alongside private dwellings.
"We should strive for effective mixed ownership developments. Social housing should not be isolated in the way planned for this development.”
Cllr Sample said he was also concerned that, if the development went ahead, the developers were not contributing significantly enough to so-called community gain.
“I do not believe our Council is sufficiently robust in asking for payments from developers for community projects. When we threw this out a few months ago, the developers were offering £34,000. Now, after further negotiation with our Council, they are being asked for £28,000. Salisbury District Council is being seen as a soft touch."
