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Harborough Local Plan 2011-2031, Proposed Submission

Representation ID: 6442

Received: 03/11/2017

Respondent: Mrs Rae Scott

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Representation Summary:

There is not the need for the amount of warehousing proposed
The Lutterworth area has a very low employment rate so workers would have to travel from afar
There would be a huge increase in the amount of traffic in an already congested area
The extremely congested A5 road would not cope
Surrounding villages would have increased traffic at change over times from workers commuting
There would be greatly increased pollution in an area of residential housing and several schools
An increased development at Magna Park would deprive other areas of Leicestershire with greater needs including high employment from developments

Full text:

There is not the need for the amount of warehousing proposed
The Lutterworth area has a very low employment rate so workers would have to travel from afar
There would be a huge increase in the amount of traffic in an already congested area
The extremely congested A5 road would not cope
Surrounding villages would have increased traffic at change over times from workers commuting
There would be greatly increased pollution in an area of residential housing and several schools
An increased development at Magna Park would deprive other areas of Leicestershire with greater needs including high employment from developments