'Irresponsible plan for 235 homes will spell traffic chaos for our road
RESIDENTS have hit out at plans to create a 235-house estate on one of the main arteries into the city.
Stamford Homes Midlands has put forward an application to the City Of Lincoln Council to build 235 homes on the site of the e2v Technologies plant in Carholme Road.
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The e2v Technologies plant, in Carholme Road, where new homes could be built.
The site is set to be vacated by the end of the year, meaning if the nod for the build is given, developers could start work in the next five months.
But residents say the development, set to be called Oasis, will cause "serious problems".
Pam Bingley, of Roman Wharf, said concerns had been raised by several people in the area over potential flood risks and traffic chaos.
Mrs Bingley, who is retired and has lived in the area for 11 years, said: "Carholme Road is going to be impassable, rather than impossible, when traffic generated from around 240 extra homes is in the area.
"It is already such a busy area and then there are questions over how local facilities such as shops will cope with such a rise in the number of residents.
"There is also a risk of flooding in this area, as we are right next to the River Witham and any surface water or drain usage will just flow into the river, making the level rise."
Her partner, Martin Bough, also retired, said: "To build those houses there is irresponsible."
Fellow Roman Wharf resident Graham Samuels, who is retired, said: "I understand the need to make these developments and I'm sure they have looked at any potential issues. But traffic along Carholme Road is more congested than I've ever seen it."
As reported in the Echo, e2v Technologies is relocating operations to the former Co-operative pharmacy warehouse in Sadler Road later this year, after scaling down business in the city.
Outline planning consent was granted in June last year. Stamford Homes Midlands has submitted full plans to the council to create 35 apartments, 153 houses and 47 affordable homes.
The houses are set to be a mix of traditional two-storey homes and three-storey townhouses.
The planning committee is expected to make a decision on the build at a meeting on Wednesday, September 22.
Managing director of Stamford Homes, Brendan Blythe, said: "This project will secure additional jobs in the region and revitalise the area."
3 Comments
by McDonald, Lincoln
Tuesday, July 27 2010, 3:13PM
“The irony of it makes me laugh.
Mrs Bingley is a clown she asks, ¿how local facilities such as shops will cope with such a rise in the number of residents?¿
The answer is: a lot better, because more houses means more people, more people means more customers, more customers means the business is more viable.”
by Kevin, Lincoln
Tuesday, July 27 2010, 3:09PM
“If "traffic chaos" is a problem, there is a simple solution...
This site is within easy walking distance of the city centre, and on both a bus route and a cycle route, so would be an ideal location for a car-free development. These developments have flourished in places like London and Bristol, as well as on mainland Europe. Residents agree not to own a car, and in return are provided with good bus services, car clubs and pedestrian and cycle facilities.
The result: lots of much-needed, genuinely eco-friendly new homes in a safe, green people-friendly and child-friendly environment without creating the "inevitable" traffic.
And, because you don't need to dedicate space to parking, you can fit many more homes on the same land - so the developer is happy too!”
by Mushroom, Newport
Tuesday, July 27 2010, 2:46PM
“The NIMBY attitude shown by residents of Roman Wharf amuses me.
When Roman Wharf was built in 1990 nearby residents out forwward the very same arguments!”