Representation by Mr S Bainbridge (Mr S Bainbridge )
- Date submitted
- 31 August 2022
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
Mr and Mrs Bainbridge live at (REDACTD) with their two children. Mr Bainbridge also uses the buildings at (REDACTED) to operate a kitchen fitting business which currently employs four workers who require daily access to the buildings along with a range of delivery vehicles. Mr and Mrs Bainbridge had concerns about the proposed new access route to Browson Bank to the east which would have resulted in extended travel times when they were travelling west. We understand the proposed plans have now changed and a slip road will be created onto the A66 from Browson Bank to travel west, this is the preferable option for Mrs and Mrs Bainbridge. With this access, it is important to consider that any access route to Browson Banks will need to be at least 4 metres wide to accommodate large farm machinery and HGV’s. Generally, the proposals will have significant landscape and visual impacts on the local area which will need to be considered. The woodland planting area located to the west of the Browson Bank access road is agreed to in principle as it will minimise the visual and noise impact from the road. However, careful planning is needed to allow access through the plantation to retained land to the west and how it is used to protect views to the north due to the steep incline.