The local planning committee officially rejected the proposal for the warehouse site this morning. We have successfully protected the area from this development but we will continue to monitor the council for any future reintroduction of these plans.
November 18, 2014
Final supporters
They promise UPTO 1,000 jobs. We like jobs, but not at the expense of jobs in our Town Centre. We also want jobs that are WELL PAID, not LOW PAID?
Do you think that a building the size of 20 + football
pitches, built on a flood plain, by Hardenhuish Brook, which is prone to cause
flooding in Chippenham Town Centre can ever be of a design that is functional
and sympathetic to the surrounding area?
Do you think that a Low Carbon building will be of little use when there are 74 bays for the hundreds of lorries and cars that will be polluting the atmosphere?
Do you think that the Developers by positioning a warehouse that operates 24/7 across the road from an area of dense residential properties even considered the welfare and safety of residents?
Do you want to see our high street die, the supposed 1000 jobs here come at the cost of the employees and traders of the high street?
Updates
September 18, 2014
The scale of this response is forcing local officials to acknowledge the environmental impact on the flood plain. I am currently finalizing a formal letter to the planning committee to request a public hearing on the warehouse design.
Reached 100 supporters
September 18, 2014
118 Comments
This should be built closer to the M4 and not adjacent to all the residential properties in Cepen Park North. We don't need a 24/7 operation with all the noise throughout the night just yards away from our bedroom windows
Wrong location,should be by M4. Not against it in principal. Will we really get 1000 jobs? Will it be of economic benefit to Chippenham when it could cause closure of local businesses. Flood plain, dreadful traffic problems will be generated. Too near residents.
It's not just the 20 football pitches - it's also 18m high. About a 6 storey building. Hwo inappropriate and out of place can this be? Put it next to the M4. 1000 lorries, every day, travelling the additional 6 miles from J17 and back... not exactly low carbon in my opinion.
I oppose this proposed development which is not within keeping with the area. It will destroy a beautiful green field site whilst other brown field sites which are more appropriate languish on the market. Employees from other sites will transfer to the new site so new job creation will be minimal.
The busy main will cause traffic to use Cepen Park North as a rat run and ruin the peace and safety of this residential area. People happily travel to shops now adays so J17 is perfect and buses transporting workers can still travel up there as well!
this will add too much CO2 to the atmosphere and kill so much wildlife
Why build on a green field site opposite a residential area? Spoils the environment, will cause traffic congestion and noise pollution 24/7 with lorry movements throughout the night. Just the wrong location, should be closer to J17
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The local planning committee officially rejected the proposal for the warehouse site this morning. We have successfully protected the area from this development but we will continue to monitor the council for any future reintroduction of these plans.
November 18, 2014
Final supporters
They promise UPTO 1,000 jobs. We like jobs, but not at the expense of jobs in our Town Centre. We also want jobs that are WELL PAID, not LOW PAID?
Do you think that a building the size of 20 + football
pitches, built on a flood plain, by Hardenhuish Brook, which is prone to cause
flooding in Chippenham Town Centre can ever be of a design that is functional
and sympathetic to the surrounding area?
Do you think that a Low Carbon building will be of little use when there are 74 bays for the hundreds of lorries and cars that will be polluting the atmosphere?
Do you think that the Developers by positioning a warehouse that operates 24/7 across the road from an area of dense residential properties even considered the welfare and safety of residents?
Do you want to see our high street die, the supposed 1000 jobs here come at the cost of the employees and traders of the high street?
Updates
September 18, 2014
The scale of this response is forcing local officials to acknowledge the environmental impact on the flood plain. I am currently finalizing a formal letter to the planning committee to request a public hearing on the warehouse design.
Reached 100 supporters
September 18, 2014
118 Comments
They built near us on an area where local people warned about flooding and paid a fortune to rectify things after homes flooded. Little comfort to those home owners who experienced the trauma, insurance costs and loss of value in their homes.
This should be built closer to the M4 and not adjacent to all the residential properties in Cepen Park North. We don't need a 24/7 operation with all the noise throughout the night just yards away from our bedroom windows
Wrong location,should be by M4. Not against it in principal. Will we really get 1000 jobs? Will it be of economic benefit to Chippenham when it could cause closure of local businesses. Flood plain, dreadful traffic problems will be generated. Too near residents.
It's not just the 20 football pitches - it's also 18m high. About a 6 storey building. Hwo inappropriate and out of place can this be? Put it next to the M4. 1000 lorries, every day, travelling the additional 6 miles from J17 and back... not exactly low carbon in my opinion.
I oppose this proposed development which is not within keeping with the area. It will destroy a beautiful green field site whilst other brown field sites which are more appropriate languish on the market. Employees from other sites will transfer to the new site so new job creation will be minimal.
The busy main will cause traffic to use Cepen Park North as a rat run and ruin the peace and safety of this residential area. People happily travel to shops now adays so J17 is perfect and buses transporting workers can still travel up there as well!
this will add too much CO2 to the atmosphere and kill so much wildlife
Why build on a green field site opposite a residential area? Spoils the environment, will cause traffic congestion and noise pollution 24/7 with lorry movements throughout the night. Just the wrong location, should be closer to J17
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They built near us on an area where local people warned about flooding and paid a fortune to rectify things after homes flooded. Little comfort to those home owners who experienced the trauma, insurance costs and loss of value in their homes.