15.2.4 Explanation
Object
Harborough Local Plan 2011-2031, Proposed Submission
Representation ID: 6183
Received: 02/11/2017
Respondent: Mr Michael Bates
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
The local plan does not address the problem of heavy goods traffic passing through Lutterworth. The increase in construction traffic resulting from the plan and the omission of a major A road by-pass will condemn the existing area of Lutterworth to a run down polluted dormitory of the proposed Lutterworth East development.
The plan does not address the impact of heavy traffic on the approach to and within the centre of Lutterworth. There are no plans to limit traffic travelling south on the A426 from Leicester and the surrounding areas. There is significant movement of heavy goods through Lutterworth from local aggregate pits, re-cycling centres and heavy plant distribution centres towards Junction 20 on the M1, Junction 1 on the M6 and the distribution centres such as Magna Park, DIRFT and the new centre adjacent to the M6 junction. The proposed "spine road" bypass, north of Lutterworth, shown on the plans is to serve the new Lutterworth East development and is not proposed until a threshold number of houses are constructed. It is my understanding that there is no budget in the national roads plan to support the road outside the confines of the Lutterworth East development. The new road will not therefore reduce the through traffic in Lutterworth and in fact during construction of Lutterworth East the volume of heavy traffic will increase to serve the needs of the site.