RE: the letter from CS Passmore. At the SBC Planning Committee meeting on 8 September the outline planning application for class C2 Care Village at Catsbrain Farm was approved without consideration for the safety of pedestrians or vehicles entering or exiting this site which already contains Stanton Lodge, Fitzwarren House and Fitzwarren Court.

From my experience as a car driver, using this entrance/exit on average four times a day it is extremely dangerous, and for pedestrians it is worse. It is unsafe to walk to the bus stop on Highworth Road or in the other direction to Kingsdown.

A considerable number of residents are active and enjoy walking but feel trapped because of the safety issue. The residents are not opposed in principle to the application but feel the safety issue must be fully addressed before any work can go ahead.

On behalf of the Fitzwarren Court Residents committee.

 

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