Friends of Dean Row is against the unnecessary and unsustainable developments proposed in the Dean Row area of Wilmslow, for the following reasons:
- Major questions regarding the sustainability for development on all sites
- Lack of infrastructure to support a new conurbation (schools, health, utilities, shops, etc)
- Relatively long distance to the town centre, making walking and cycling less viable compared to other potential development sites
- Lack of public transport connections
- Loss of Dean Row as a separate hamlet with its own character, which risks being subsumed into an urban sprawl
- The planned development of a further 1,000 houses on the old Woodford airfield less than 2 miles away would mean chronic over-development of the area
- Increased traffic congestion, with the likelihood of new traffic lights and/or roundabout on Adlington Road, Brown’s Lane, Cross Lane, and/or Dean Row Road
- Visual impact on the surrounding area
- Destruction of areas of natural beauty and wildlife
- Loss of open spaces in the Wilmslow area, including the children’s playground and playing fields off Brown’s Lane
- Drainage and flood risk
- Over reliance on this area of Wilmslow for new housing: the area to the west of Dean Row has already been subjected to considerable development over the last 10 years
On reaching 100 signatures the head of the relevant department will be made aware of the matter.
This ePetition ran from 01/05/2012 to 30/06/2012 and has now finished.
273 people signed this ePetition.