"New houses will swallow up whole village"
Fri, 18/09/2009 - 17:09 — cairnhillresident
With reference to the feature in tonight's Evening Express I read with interest the comments made in regard to Barratt's application for a further 60 houses.
In particular - "It will bring more traffic to Newtonhill which will be dangerous, it will be an accident waiting to happen".
Surely this could have been said in the case of the application by Tesco to build their new store? This is inevitably going to bring more traffic into the village, but this did not seem to be high on the list of concerns.
As soon as Tesco were given the go ahead to build, this opened the way for further housing applications to be made.
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Well said Col.
I too am in my second house since moving here when I left the Forces in 96. House No 1 became too small: Not enough driveway for my two 4x4's, rally car & trailer, lol.
Inevitable
I live in Cairnhill, and, I really don't mind the new houses going up. I also think it is great that we are moving with the 21st century and are getting better amenities, specifically Tesco. I used to live in a much larger house down in St Michaels before we moved abroad, and, at that time, I/we were against further development in Newtonhill. However, when we returned to the UK, we really wanted to live back in the village. At that time there was literally nothing on the market, other than in Cairnhill. So it was a welcome surprise that we could still live and return to the village, albeit in the place we didn't want built years ago. "Turncoat???", well maybe, but we love living in Newtonhill.
Re years ago
Maybe crossed wires here as I have no problem at all with the barratt application and am all in favour of it. What I did find slightly amusing is the quickness of individuals to be up in arms over the Traffic concerns regarding the barratt application when they took a back seat and did not seem overly concerned at the time of the tesco application. Perhaps a case of tesco not directly affecting them but new houses proposed will be virtually in their back yard?
Years ago...........
The same thing was said about the Cairnhill Development.............
Many of us still remember that being open fields. I wonder if that's where you live going by your ID on this forum?
There is a need for housing, people have to live somewhere. The UK population is growing because life expectancy is longer than it was years ago.
At least with the new Tesco, Newtonhill has the start of better ammenities, something that has been lacking for many years as more & more houses were built.
Quote, "In particular - "It will bring more traffic to Newtonhill which will be dangerous, it will be an accident waiting to happen".
As with the Tesco application for planning permission, any "Additional" housing will have to undergo traffic surveys & analysis. I am sure your concerns will be addressed if there are any.
I do agree though, a single access & entry to the Cairnhill Site may be a cause for concern. That's something which could be highlighted in the traffic analysis and could stop the additional houses from being constructed unless the developer is prepared to construct a complete new A90 junction. Who knows?
New Houses
The most recently approved development, now underway, had question marks re the number of houses and only one access road. Surely another 60 houses is well in excess of what can be approved on this basis.
The advice to all again has to be make your observations known in writing to the council planners by the given date. The full application can be viewed here:-
http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/planning/apps/detail.asp?ref_no=APP/2009...
The following are the grounds that are considered regarding planning applications. These may guide residents in preparing submissions to Aberdeenshire Council.
Material
Policy (local and national); Visual impact; design; privacy/overbearing; Daylight/sunlight; Noise, smell; Access/traffic; Health and safety; Ecology; Ground conditions; Crime; Economic impact; Planning history; Related decisions; Cumulative impact; Factors on the ground; Views of consultees
None material
The applicant; Land ownership; Private rights (e.g.access); Restrictive covenants; Property value; Competition; Loss of view; "Better" site or "better" use; "Need" ; Change from previous scheme
For an application to be refused the reasons must be sound in planning law. An applicant can appeal, objectors may not. An unreasonable refusal may result in costs being awarded against the council. Only one good reason is sufficient.
Finally, representations can be made in support of an application, in objection, or merely in making observations. Indeed residents could write to bring attention to issues that officials may not be aware of.