the council just announced they are rejecting the proposal for the oaklands development so sandpit lane stays exactly as it is. i am honestly blown away by how many of you stepped up to protect this area and im so glad we stopped them.
January 19, 2013
Final supporters
Please sign our petition and help us stop the building of 350 houses on Sandpit Lane.
Visit nooaklands.org to see how you can get involved and say no to over-congested roads, no to oversubscribed schools, no to extended waiting lists for doctors and dentists. No to Oaklands development on Sandpit Lane.
Oakland College and Taylor Wimpey are planning to build 350 new houseson the productive, arable fields at Oaklands to the south of Sandpit Lane. And to access these new dwellings, there are plans for just one new access road to Sandpit Lane.
There are further plans to increase the faculty at Oaklands bringing 800 staff, 3000 full-time students and 8,000 part-time students into the area.
These far-reaching plans threaten the local environment and the qualityof life for local residents. Thousands of additional cars will put furtherstrain on our transport system - particularly on Sandpit Lane and thejunction with Marshalswick Lane and Beechwood Avenue - making analready difficult drive to school and work in rush-hour, impossible.
• 350 new houses alone will mean600 or 700 more cars on our already overcrowded roads - every day.
• 350 new houses will make it harder to get appointments to see your doctor or dentist.
• 350 new houses will lead tolonger waiting lists to enter ouralready over-subscribed schools.
There are better sites available within the Oaklands campus. Please visit www.nooaklands.org for more information.
Please sign this petition and send your message now.St Albans is a great place to live. Together, we can keep it that way.
No Oaklands.No development on Sandpit Lane.
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
November 7, 2012
Reached 100 supporters
September 28, 2012
27 Comments
Our outlook to the rear of the property being a resident of Wheatleys, (which is currently of fields filled with very vocal sheep!) would be replaced completely by a revolting and extensive view of the newly proposed toy town! Our road is elevated which gives a pleasant view over the houses on Sandpit Lane towards the fields. The proposed site is also elevated so it will not be hidden at all! The traffic on sandpit lane is already too heavy during rush hour periods and there would not be adequate school places available for the influx of 300 odd new families with children of school age which they would undoubtedly be. Young families already move to the area to be in the catchment areas for Beaumont and Sandringham.
I am signing this petition to add my voice to those others who are saying no to over-congested roads, no to oversubscribed schools, no to extended waiting lists for doctors and dentists. No to Oaklands development on Sandpit Lane. These far-reaching plans threaten the local environment and the qualityof life for local residents. Thousands of additional cars will put furtherstrain on our transport system - particularly on Sandpit Lane and thejunction with Marshalswick Lane and Beechwood Avenue - making an already difficult drive to school and work in rush-hour, impossible.
Too many houses and not enough schools will drive locals to have to send their kids to further away schools which is not fair
Strongly object to green belt land being sold to bail out Oaklands college. Local roads, schools and other infrastructure currently over capacity - this development would push these to breaking point.
My objections are based on the fact that there is only one access to this site via Sandpit Lane adversely impacting the already existing rat run through Barnfield Road.
Lack of infrustracture to support his size development
Absolutely not
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the council just announced they are rejecting the proposal for the oaklands development so sandpit lane stays exactly as it is. i am honestly blown away by how many of you stepped up to protect this area and im so glad we stopped them.
January 19, 2013
Final supporters
Please sign our petition and help us stop the building of 350 houses on Sandpit Lane.
Visit nooaklands.org to see how you can get involved and say no to over-congested roads, no to oversubscribed schools, no to extended waiting lists for doctors and dentists. No to Oaklands development on Sandpit Lane.
Oakland College and Taylor Wimpey are planning to build 350 new houseson the productive, arable fields at Oaklands to the south of Sandpit Lane. And to access these new dwellings, there are plans for just one new access road to Sandpit Lane.
There are further plans to increase the faculty at Oaklands bringing 800 staff, 3000 full-time students and 8,000 part-time students into the area.
These far-reaching plans threaten the local environment and the qualityof life for local residents. Thousands of additional cars will put furtherstrain on our transport system - particularly on Sandpit Lane and thejunction with Marshalswick Lane and Beechwood Avenue - making analready difficult drive to school and work in rush-hour, impossible.
• 350 new houses alone will mean600 or 700 more cars on our already overcrowded roads - every day.
• 350 new houses will make it harder to get appointments to see your doctor or dentist.
• 350 new houses will lead tolonger waiting lists to enter ouralready over-subscribed schools.
There are better sites available within the Oaklands campus. Please visit www.nooaklands.org for more information.
Please sign this petition and send your message now.St Albans is a great place to live. Together, we can keep it that way.
No Oaklands.No development on Sandpit Lane.
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
November 7, 2012
Reached 100 supporters
September 28, 2012
27 Comments
I am an Architect specialised in Sustainable Design and Performance and I live and work in Jersey Farm. I understand that there is a need for new housing in St Albans, but I strongly believe that the Council should be investigating the possibility of maximising brownfield sites within St Albans before even considering creating a spread of new low density housing on the lovely fields on Sandpit Lane.
Our outlook to the rear of the property being a resident of Wheatleys, (which is currently of fields filled with very vocal sheep!) would be replaced completely by a revolting and extensive view of the newly proposed toy town! Our road is elevated which gives a pleasant view over the houses on Sandpit Lane towards the fields. The proposed site is also elevated so it will not be hidden at all! The traffic on sandpit lane is already too heavy during rush hour periods and there would not be adequate school places available for the influx of 300 odd new families with children of school age which they would undoubtedly be. Young families already move to the area to be in the catchment areas for Beaumont and Sandringham.
I am signing this petition to add my voice to those others who are saying no to over-congested roads, no to oversubscribed schools, no to extended waiting lists for doctors and dentists. No to Oaklands development on Sandpit Lane. These far-reaching plans threaten the local environment and the qualityof life for local residents. Thousands of additional cars will put furtherstrain on our transport system - particularly on Sandpit Lane and thejunction with Marshalswick Lane and Beechwood Avenue - making an already difficult drive to school and work in rush-hour, impossible.
Too many houses and not enough schools will drive locals to have to send their kids to further away schools which is not fair
Strongly object to green belt land being sold to bail out Oaklands college. Local roads, schools and other infrastructure currently over capacity - this development would push these to breaking point.
My objections are based on the fact that there is only one access to this site via Sandpit Lane adversely impacting the already existing rat run through Barnfield Road.
Lack of infrustracture to support his size development
Absolutely not
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I am an Architect specialised in Sustainable Design and Performance and I live and work in Jersey Farm. I understand that there is a need for new housing in St Albans, but I strongly believe that the Council should be investigating the possibility of maximising brownfield sites within St Albans before even considering creating a spread of new low density housing on the lovely fields on Sandpit Lane.