Representation by Ronald Alan Leggett
- Date submitted
- 23 October 2023
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
There are already long queues of traffic travelling West into Cowfold Village every morning and evening with very many Heavy Good Vehicles. plus vehicles stopping for any more than a few minutes such as deliveries, collections, breakdown etc, This traffic tails back past our property [REDACTED] along to Kent Street and on most occasions, even further. In the event of even minor incidents, let alone accidents, the tail back can reach Bolney – 2.2 miles from our property and has affected traffic on the A23 on occasions. Both we, and our neighbour behind who has businesses and an Air B&B, can usually egress with a brief delay, but returning to our properties can already have up to an hour delay with current traffic as detailed above. This is something also experienced by other neighbours, with driveways 100m either side of us. The A272 in this area has no footpaths on either side of the road, and in places, no grass verge at all. With the standing traffic heading into Cowfold and vehicles heading towards Bolney, it is impossible for even a cyclist to get past, let alone any emergency vehicles which may be attending accidents, local residents or the village of Cowfold. In this last year, we have had to call ambulances for ourselves on two occasions, and to a road accident outside our property where two ambulances, four police cars and a fire engine were required. Any increase in traffic or delays with traffic lights etc, on the A272 is totally unacceptable, and will cause gross inconvenience and danger to ourselves and nearby residences, as well as to the Rampion 2 project. Immediate consultation is therefore required with West Sussex County Council Highways Department to alleviate the existing situation, let alone any proposed works.