Congresbury residents should know that there is a substantial development in the pipeline for our neighbours at Wrington.
Objections to the scheme for 71 houses at Butt’s Batch have to be with North Somerset Council by 26 January.
Although it falls outside the remit of CRAG, there is little doubt that if it succeeded, the addition of at least another 150 cars on our roads would add to the ever-increasing traffic problems in this corner of North Somerset.
Details of the scheme, planned for a field off the road between Wrington and Langford, can be found on the Keep Wrington as Wrington website accessed via CALRAG’s page.
The Wrington site lists a number of planning reasons why people might want to object including:
contribution to urban sprawl
unsustainability in that residents would use cars to travel to work and access local services
increase pollution and contribute to the climate emergency which is against council policy.
Says CRAG: “This is another example of a development scheme which is undesirable for many reasons.
“It would obviously contribute to greater car use because there is no public transport to support an influx of commuters. And that goes against the council policy of reducing pollution.
“Such a development would have a detrimental impact on the Wrington Vale landscape; would increase hazards to pedestrians and cyclists and have an adverse impact on an area already subject to regular flooding.”
John Mills
