| # | Name | Comments |
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| 51 | Steve Dark | |
| 52 | Steve Dark | |
| 53 | Anonymous | |
| 54 | Luke Phillips | |
| 55 | Graham Watson | |
| 56 | Mark Hobson | Please safe guard these places for future! |
| 57 | Fiona Chapman | If houses are built on the Clearwater Drive wetlands and you're considering buying one, go and have a look at the area now! It's July 2007 and the area is at least 2 feet underwater! If they're mad enough to build here, please don't be mad enough to buy. You will be flooded out! |
| 58 | Anonymous | |
| 59 | P Martin | With the development at Kingsway and the proposed Hunts Grove, and with the recent flooding. How can the City Council justify any proposals for building on a natural wetland area.
Quedgeley is the dumping area for both Gloucester City Council and Stroud District Council for maintaining housing development figures. The infastructure of Quedgeley can not cope with this influx of rapid development. Regarding Hunts Grove. Where will the residents go for health issues? Stroud?
There are two Small Doctors surgeries in Quedgeley?
Any councillor who supports any development on a natural wetland area needs to be voted out at the nearest election |
| 60 | P Martin | With the development at Kingsway and the proposed Hunts Grove, and with the recent flooding. How can the City Council justify any proposals for building on a natural wetland area.
Quedgeley is the dumping area for both Gloucester City Council and Stroud District Council for maintaining housing development figures. The infastructure of Quedgeley can not cope with this influx of rapid development. Regarding Hunts Grove. Where will the residents go for health issues? Stroud?
There are two Small Doctors surgeries in Quedgeley?
Any councillor who supports any development on a natural wetland area needs to be voted out at the nearest election |
| 61 | QACA | We agree with the above comments |
| 62 | Anonymous | Quedgeley does not have enough open spaces and to lose this important natural wetland would be a disaster - for the wildlife and the people who enjoy it. |
| 63 | Anonymous | |
| 64 | Anonymous | Another important wetland in the area that could be lost forever. |
| 65 | Emma Cruise | |
| 66 | Mrs Melissa Jakeway | Apart from loosing natural habitat, building on wet lands is as bad as building on flood plains.
Quedgeley needs MORE green space forenature. |
| 67 | Mr B Dog | With the recent bad weather, it became clear that this area of land is not only a wetland but also a vital floodplain for the residents close to Dimore Brook. If houses are developed, the water will have no where else to go but into peoples gardens and then their houses |
| 68 | Beverley Aldridge | The area is a haven for wildlife of which very few exist in Gloucester and none other of it's kind in Quedgeley. It must be protected and preserved for the future. |
| 69 | John Winn | Clearwater drive is one of the last remaining recreational areas left in the mist of an ever developing housing market.
Do the right thing, leave it well alone and allow our children to enjoy the area and the beautiful wildlife it brings..............or on the other hand you can build more houses that in time will certainly flood............just like all the others. |
| 70 | David Curzon | I feel there isnt enough open space as it is in Quedgeley , hopefully we have an opportunity
still to maintain this wetland for locals out walking
nature lovers and of course for wildlife to flourish
around this otherwise densely populated area .
Please DONT build on this oasis. |
| 71 | Roger Jorden | |
| 72 | Tina Vaughan | I would like to sign this and say that living right nextt to the plot of land i understood that it was going to be kept as a conservation area, and thatwas my understanding when purchasing the property. There are lots of houses around so i feel its important to keep some areas of natural beauty for nature. |
| 73 | Jo Brown | Very much against yet more development in Quedgeley. I also note that the proposed housing development is planned with only 1.5 parking slots per house and this rather suggests that all those with more two vehicles and with any visitors will park all over the surrounding area. |
| 74 | mr c.p. tocknell | every time i walk passed this open space i am aware of the birdsong which is sadly lacking in the quedgeley area. councils and constructors pay lip service to building a better place for people to live but put profit at the top of the priorities list. how many of the people who put pen to paper and give the go ahead for development of this oasis of green space in our concrete community actually live here ! |
| 75 | Anonymous | every time i walk passed this open space i am aware of the birdsong which is sadly lacking in the quedgeley area. councils and constructors pay lip service to building a better place for people to live but put profit at the top of the priorities list. how many of the people who put pen to paper and give the go ahead for development of this oasis of green space in our concrete community actually live here ! |
| 76 | mrs p.j tocknell | i wish to fight the development of this land in anyway possible. it is time that the people of quedgeley stood up as one to stop the greed of development companies! |
| 77 | Christopher Dowle | |
| 78 | Jonathan | We need to protect valuable space like Clearwater Drive, not destroy it. It is a valuable resource for everyone in Quedgeley. Our area is already being destroyed by the Kingsway development and possibly Hunt's Grove. Don't wreck what little green space we have left. |
| 79 | Michael Pollock | I live not far from Clearwater Drive & enjoy the fact that only a few hundred yards from my home i can take a walk in a clear open area.
What about the Enviroment is this another flood plane to be built on, What effect will this have if we have rain like july, when the foot path along side this area was completely impassable,where will all the water go if this area is developed! |
| 80 | Gary Scott | |
| 81 | Lucy Scott | |
| 82 | Anonymous | This is a copy of the objection that we have sent to pdc@gloucester.gov.uk
We wish to object to the proposed development on land adjacent to Clearwater Drive and request that this site is designated as Public Open Space.
Apart from the obvious facts the local area is already over developed with very little (and if the council has its way) ever diminishing green space and the fact that there is already an inadequate public infrastructure to support more homes, the area to be developed is on land that has public right of way access. Although signs were erected a few years ago in an attempt to counter this access I believe that they were erected outside of the legal permissible timescales for this type of action and are therefore invalid
Having read the 'Draft Supplementary Planning Document - Clearwater Drive, Quedgeley Planning Brief' on the council website I am absolutely amazed that they can even contemplate building on this wildlife haven.
Below are some extracts from the document;
Clearwater Drive POS would not be the right site to house a NEAP and MUGA games area due to it’s natural habitat value……..
…..this site offers one of the few remaining opportunities for correcting the poor distribution of POS within the Quedgeley area…
The Public Open Space Strategy defines this division (Q) as seriously short of open space….
The site was identified as being worthy of grade B Nature Conservation status in 2001.
……following representations regarding the lack of POS in Quedgeley the site was given joint allocation that of Primary School and POS should the site no longer be required for educational purposes.
The site is designated a Key Wildlife Site by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. It is also designated in the 2002 Local Plan Review as a Site of Nature Conservation Interest grade B.
…..is starting to colonize with quite a rich diversity of species invading what must be a nutrient poor clay substrate. Small areas of wetter habitat occur in small pools and dips. …
Although generally species poor the area is home to some interesting plants for example cowslips and Corky Fruited Water-dropwort.
The site is a Key Wildlife Site, due primarily to the amphibians it supports.
…there is a copse of willow which is developing into a carr-type habitat.
The lower and wetter parts of the site have become particularly valuable for wildlife….
We all know (at least us local residents do) that Quedgeley is already over developed, with an inadequate transport infrastructure and insufficient facilities, e.g. doctors. dentists and supermarkets (Tesco car park is almost always full to bursting point) and that this is a situation that will get far worse due to the current developments on the former RAF sites.
Yet here we are with a council proposing to build yet more houses on a green field site which is just about the only open space locally, a fact which they themselves state many times in their planning brief. But if they acknowledge that there is already a lack of open space why are they intending to reduce it further, are they completely mad ? They also appear to disregard the environmental implications to the local wildlife, choosing to ignore the status of the site.
We are already suffocating in Quedgeley from over-development and lack of open space, please help us to maintain what little we have left. |
| 83 | Anonymous | This is a copy of the objection that we have sent to pdc@gloucester.gov.uk
We wish to object to the proposed development on land adjacent to Clearwater Drive and request that this site is designated as Public Open Space.
Apart from the obvious facts the local area is already over developed with very little (and if the council has its way) ever diminishing green space and the fact that there is already an inadequate public infrastructure to support more homes, the area to be developed is on land that has public right of way access. Although signs were erected a few years ago in an attempt to counter this access I believe that they were erected outside of the legal permissible timescales for this type of action and are therefore invalid
Having read the 'Draft Supplementary Planning Document - Clearwater Drive, Quedgeley Planning Brief' on the council website I am absolutely amazed that they can even contemplate building on this wildlife haven.
Below are some extracts from the document;
Clearwater Drive POS would not be the right site to house a NEAP and MUGA games area due to it’s natural habitat value……..
…..this site offers one of the few remaining opportunities for correcting the poor distribution of POS within the Quedgeley area…
The Public Open Space Strategy defines this division (Q) as seriously short of open space….
The site was identified as being worthy of grade B Nature Conservation status in 2001.
……following representations regarding the lack of POS in Quedgeley the site was given joint allocation that of Primary School and POS should the site no longer be required for educational purposes.
The site is designated a Key Wildlife Site by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. It is also designated in the 2002 Local Plan Review as a Site of Nature Conservation Interest grade B.
…..is starting to colonize with quite a rich diversity of species invading what must be a nutrient poor clay substrate. Small areas of wetter habitat occur in small pools and dips. …
Although generally species poor the area is home to some interesting plants for example cowslips and Corky Fruited Water-dropwort.
The site is a Key Wildlife Site, due primarily to the amphibians it supports.
…there is a copse of willow which is developing into a carr-type habitat.
The lower and wetter parts of the site have become particularly valuable for wildlife….
We all know (at least us local residents do) that Quedgeley is already over developed, with an inadequate transport infrastructure and insufficient facilities, e.g. doctors. dentists and supermarkets (Tesco car park is almost always full to bursting point) and that this is a situation that will get far worse due to the current developments on the former RAF sites.
Yet here we are with a council proposing to build yet more houses on a green field site which is just about the only open space locally, a fact which they themselves state many times in their planning brief. But if they acknowledge that there is already a lack of open space why are they intending to reduce it further, are they completely mad ? They also appear to disregard the environmental implications to the local wildlife, choosing to ignore the status of the site.
We are already suffocating in Quedgeley from over-development and lack of open space, please help us to maintain what little we have left. |
| 84 | Louise Coughlin | |
| 85 | Dylan Green | |
| 86 | mike lagan | i live across the road from wetland and love walking there the wildlife is so diverse from slow worms to foxs and even an owl in the area so save our wetland for our children to enjoy |
| 87 | Anonymous | I strongly oppose and have written to the council highlighting out concerns. We do not want building on an open space that is home to a wild range of wildlife, concerns have been raised with the flooding, this year saw the area flooded - hoe is this to drain away if houses are built on the area?? |
| 88 | Anna Mozol | Clearwater Drive should not be built on, there are a range of wildlife, and should houses be built, this would increase the risk of more floods, and considering the latest flood situation, the Council should think very carefully before deciding to give permission for houses to be built.
Almost all our open space is being built on, its about time consideration is given to the people of Quedgeley and leave our open spaces, open.
Let the children enjoy the open space and see all the wildlife that is at Clearwater Drive. Gloucester City and County Councils have a statutory obligation to have regards for habitats and species listed in the Biodiversity action plan when undertaking their duties.
Keep the builders away from our Clearwater Drive, and let the habitats have their space, |
| 89 | Anonymous | I think its a disgrace that the council could consider using this area after the development of the Kingsway City (village)!
After the recent floods you think they would take note of whats been said and leave the green areas to filter the increase of rainwater we receive away. |
| 90 | Anita Russell | My children and myself often use the open space near Clearwater. There is a fantastic range of flowers, plants, animals. During wet periods the ground becomes very marshy - NOT A GOOD IDEA FOR BUILDING ON!!! - but brilliant for hunting tadpoles and newts and seeing pond life for real. Such an educational and real life experience for the children. There are trees to climb, areas to build dens. Its so close to the canal for exercise and feeding the ducks. It has to be kept as it is. We would loose so much if it was built on.
During the July floods we tried to take a walk along the canal path to see the wet land at Clearwater. We couldn't get to it. The water from the brook was over waist deep. Quite scary and Teal Close houses were so close. If Clearwater ground was built on then the water would really have no where to go but into the houses and Teal Close would definately get flooded out. Its horrendous for the house insurance now. It would be even worse if more houses were built. |
| 91 | Anita Russell | please save this land |
| 92 | Anonymous | |
| 93 | Kerrie Gilonis | We must save this open space from being built on. It would be criminal to put more house here. |
| 94 | Anonymous | This site must be kept, as this is the only site left for open space in Quedgeley.
Quedgeley is short of public open space pro rata per head of population.as per Goverment Regulation. |
| 95 | stephen newport | |
| 96 | Michael Werrett | Definately have to stop this, Quedgeley desperately needs this lovely open space. |
| 97 | Andrew Smith | I have commented to pdc@gloucester.gov |
| 98 | Andrew Smith | I have commented to pdc@gloucester.gov |
| 99 | Chris Parker | Not only am I worried about loss of open space in an otherwise densly populated community, I am worried about the impact of extra vehicles, extra strain on our resources - health and education etc, particularly as the Huntsgrove development on the edge of Kingsway is threatening our resources even further. I believe this site was originally planned for use as a school. It should not be developed with houses. It should give something back to the community - either in its current form, or as a community building built to enhance the area and to keep as much open space as possible. |
| 100 | Neil Souter | This is the last bit of green space in Quedgeley.
Please save it! |