Attended a public meeting at Riverside Hotel, Branston in relation to development of land known as South of Branston. This site had an industrial use and is heavily contaminated.
The meeting was attended by nearly 200 people so much so that the meeting room did not seem big enough as many people were standing and spilling over into corridors.
The main concerns were traffic especially in Main Street, contamination and flooding. The character of village feel will also be compromised by hundreds of new houses.
Many people made numerous valid points and some of the residents have quite in depth knowledge of the site and history of previous attempts to develop the site.
The overwhelming message from the residents is "We don't want this development". I guess it is up to the Council to make the decision to allow development on this site or not.
I suspect if the access to the site is not permitted from Main Road and the Council insists on grade separated junction on A38 along with flooding and contamination risks then the site will be dead as the cost of infrastruture and clean up will be prohibitive.
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