Representation by Ashington Parish Council (Ashington Parish Council)
- Date submitted
- 6 November 2023
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
Representation from Ashington Parish Council. Ashington Parish Council wish to register as an interested party. Rampion 2 Offshore Windfarm project - this matter was discussed at parish council meetings on Oct 5th and Nov 2nd 2023. With respect to the parish of Ashington, the council are concerned specifically about the impact that additional traffic will bring to an already busy local network. - The Washington roundabout, just south of Ashington village, already deals with a large volume of traffic with commuters and general traffic travelling north and south via the A24, and east and west via the A283, with traffic using this route to travel from the A272 down to the A27 on the coast. - Increased traffic will encourage drivers to take alternative routes along the country lanes of Hole Street at Ashington to Water Lane at Wiston to reach the A283. These roads are unsuitable for heavy vehicles and any increased movement of traffic. - Increased traffic will also encourage drivers to travel through Ashington village if the A24 is congested. - There is concern about the increase in HGV traffic and again the use of the local country lanes as cut through routes to access works. - There is concern about the possibility that one of the construction works compounds for the project may be sited locally, again creating additional traffic movements, particularly HGVs, in the locality. - Increased traffic will undoubtedly have an impact on the air quality for local residents, and the local village of Storrington already has an Air Quality Management Area that has been in place since 2010, due to existing high traffic flow. Ashington Parish Council also supports the responses already submitted by Washington Parish Council and by the MP Andrew Griffiths.