Comments on: Have Your Say On Burgess Farm Plans – Public Meeting On Monday http://www.iainlindley.co.uk/2009/11/28/have-your-say-on-burgess-farm-plans-public-meeting-on-monday/ Cllr Iain Lindley - Prospective Conservative MP for Worsley & Eccles South Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:02:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Norman Alexander http://www.iainlindley.co.uk/2009/11/28/have-your-say-on-burgess-farm-plans-public-meeting-on-monday/comment-page-1/#comment-4707 Norman Alexander Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:42:42 +0000 http://www.iainlindley.co.uk/?p=1485#comment-4707 Whilst I appreciate that housing in some areas is a priority, certainly in the current economic climate, I do have grave concerns about the development on Hilton Lane. My concerns relate to the suitability of Hilton Lane and the Newearth Road junction to cope with a massive increase in traffic flow and the detrimental effect this will have on Hilton Lane itself. The road surface is already of a pitifully poor standard, the "speed" bumps are in a state of disrepair and the difficulties of navigating the patches of parked cars and oncoming traffic when there are the frequent"convoys" of buses will only be exacerbated. I live at the top end of Hilton Lane, near Manchester Road East and there are times of day when I am unable to exit my driveway because of the amount of traffic - the addition of a proportion of the traffic envisaged from the proposed development will have a massively detrimental effect on egress on to the Lane from the estates on either side of it. I am also concerned with the loss of a large tract of greenbelt, albeit a current working farm, in an area that has become more and more developed over the years. What about the Public footpaths that traverse the farm and the linear walkway? Will they suffer as as a result of the development? I am not against progress - that would be akin to Canute's feeble efforts against the tide - but am worried about the destruction of a quality of life in this enclave for both the local residents and those of us who, whilst not in the immediate vicinity, will still feel the knock on detrimental effects of this development. Whilst I appreciate that housing in some areas is a priority, certainly in the current economic climate, I do have grave concerns about the development on Hilton Lane. My concerns relate to the suitability of Hilton Lane and the Newearth Road junction to cope with a massive increase in traffic flow and the detrimental effect this will have on Hilton Lane itself. The road surface is already of a pitifully poor standard, the “speed” bumps are in a state of disrepair and the difficulties of navigating the patches of parked cars and oncoming traffic when there are the frequent”convoys” of buses will only be exacerbated.
I live at the top end of Hilton Lane, near Manchester Road East and there are times of day when I am unable to exit my driveway because of the amount of traffic – the addition of a proportion of the traffic envisaged from the proposed development will have a massively detrimental effect on egress on to the Lane from the estates on either side of it.
I am also concerned with the loss of a large tract of greenbelt, albeit a current working farm, in an area that has become more and more developed over the years.
What about the Public footpaths that traverse the farm and the linear walkway? Will they suffer as as a result of the development?

I am not against progress – that would be akin to Canute’s feeble efforts against the tide – but am worried about the destruction of a quality of life in this enclave for both the local residents and those of us who, whilst not in the immediate vicinity, will still feel the knock on detrimental effects of this development.

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