Object
Harborough Local Plan 2011-2031, Proposed Submission
Representation ID: 5411
Received: 10/10/2017
Respondent: Mrs Emma Parsons
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
700,000 is opportunistic not strategic.
road network is not viable to support increased traffic.
no need for more jobs.
not near a rail network.
won't help local residents employment will all be in warehouse work rather than a diverse range.
I wish to object the above development as I do not believe the plans are sound.
Currently and for the past several years unemployment has remained at an extremely low level in this region. The roads locally are already very busy and due to the number of new employees required the traffic will increase enormously. The plans should not be passed as there have been several opportunist plans submitted for the same vicinity and it would appear the companies are trying to get the expansion without sufficient reasoning. Warehousing is simply not required of this size without sufficient rail links. The development would be far more suited to a location where unemployment is at a higher level In recent years warehousing of in excess of 1,000,000 sq m has been approved in this vicinity. There is no need for any further development. especially as there is no plan to improve the local road network, already insufficient to local needs, until 2030