The building is called Burnaston House and once stood on what is now the Toyota factory at Burnaston.
It was then derelict and a grade 2 listed building. It was demolished brick by brick and the remains are stored in a field. It no longer has grade 2 listing, so effectively is just a pile of numbered bricks.
The proposed site is only accessible by crossing the Greenway and the plan submitted to South Derbyshire District Council, includes garaging and parking for 10 motor vehicles. These, together with all the usual service vehicles - postman, milkman, meter readers, refuse collectors and visitors, not to mention the heavy lorries carrying consruction materials, will all be using this crossing and we feel that this is an unacceptable safety hazard to users of the path.
There is an unfortunate precedent where a teenage girl cyclist was killed by a lorry crossing the cycle path near to York racecourse. The situation here on Route 54 is potentially much worse due to the number of vehicles involved.
The path is heavily used by cyclists, runners, walkers, dogs, disabled people on mobility scooters, and horse riders. We are particularly concerned about the danger to horses from the two equestrian centres that use the path. Many of the horses are ridden by children and one riding school specialises in riding for disabled children. Horses are easily spooked by unfamiliar sights and sounds, so the proposed electrically operated gates may unsettle them with serious consequences.
The proposed crossing will also decimate the colony of rare glow worms present on the path verges, and which the Derby Rangers have been monitoring for some years. We have spent much time in improving the habitat for them. Flood lighting, noise and vehicle lights will discourage them from reproducing.
The plan was rejected by the SDDC Planning Committee last year by a very narrow margin and has been re-submitted with minor alterations.
The structure will in fact be a very large modern house masquerading as a building of some architechtural merit in the skin of Burnaston House, and if completed, would give property developers a foot in the door for further development of our precious countryside.
Please help us to stop this potentially disastrous proposal by voicing your opposition to it on the SDDC web site where you can see full details of the application.
The application number is 9/2011/0348.
We have until 29th June to put forward our views, and it is not necessary to live in the area to raise an objection.
The web site is
http://www.planning.south-derbys.gov.uk/ApplicationDetail.aspx?Ref=9/2011/0348
In spite of what it says on there it is NOT too late to object.
Thanks for your help.
Les Sims
PS
LATE NEWS 12 noon 17th June
Confirmation from SDDC now that we have until 7th July to object and also that this matter will be a Planning Committee decision, and not a Council Officers decision as currently stated on the SDDC web site. The Planning Committe will make a final decision on 12th July. We hope to see the plan rejected on the grounds of public safety.
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| Burnaston House prior to demolition. |
11 comments:
Hi,
I have just raised my concerns yet again.
Thanks Yvonne
Likewise
Geoff
I've registered my concerns and will encourage family and friends to do this too!
Many thanks
Jean
I've registered my concerns and will encourage family and friends to do this too!
Many thanks
Jean
The proposed access, SK286342 stated to be available now, is not an access at all. The actual crossing at Bannel's Gate is at SK283339 and is ony accessable via a dogs leg track from the A516 road to Bannels farm and another farm.
I forwarded a notice to this effect some time ago.Copy of their acknowledgment below.
Dear Sir or Madam,
This message is an acknowledgement of a comment received on 31/05/2011 relating to South Derbyshire District Council Planning Application 9/2011/0348. The comment was submitted by Mr F.J. Swan from email address johnswan96@hotmail.com.
The comment has been recorded by the council as follows:
The only access, as far as I know, to the land on which developers are proposing to rebuild Burnaston House is at least a quarter of a mile further south than the access shown on the plan. Sustrans have named the gate at this point 'Bannels Gate'.Bannel's Lane proper does not connect with the Greenway and the planned development land, except at this point, which is on a 'dog's leg' from Bannel's Lane, and leads to two farm premises and this cattle access only. There is certainly no existing access to the site as suggested in the planning documention in item 6, and shown on the plan.
If the comment was submitted in error or you are not the author of the comment, please contact the council at planning@south-derbys.gov.uk.
Regards,
South Derbyshire District Council Planning Services
Completely agree and will be objecting myself, but seriously meter readers?? When was the last time anyone saw one of them?!?!!
I have also added my objection as I have with the Etwall Parish Council.
Mavis
This is an exceedingly well contrived application, At one point great enphasis is placed on disabled access. With this in mind I question the statement that if flooding does occure then the means of escape is via an existing footpath, There is an alternative path which runs beside Smerrils Farm, unfortunatly this runs on Lower ground than the entrance through Bannells Farm. So, if the entrance way was flooded, so to would be the footpath by some four feet. Does anyone know of an alternative route or path not on my map?
Looks to me that people are mistaking the parish boundary between Bearwardcote and Radbourne here for a footpath!
JohnS
Another objection lodged on safety grounds. Keep me updated as to futher points for objection and of course any planning meetings arranged where representation can be made.
Doh! The 'footpath' refered to is the Cyclepath!!
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