In the planning agreement for Malbank Waters development
Cheshire East Council (CEC) accepted more than £200,000 as
funding to construct the Taylor Drive - Edmund Wright Way link.
There was no consultation with the residents who this most affects.
CEC commenced construction work on the link in the summer of 2017
and then ceased work, following complaints from residents. When
residents challenged CEC, they misled the status of planning
permission on at least 2 occasions by stating that they had
planning permission and stated also that the link would go ahead,
regardless of the discontent and health and safety concerns of the
residents.
CEC have since confirmed under Freedom of Information scrutiny that
they do not have the necessary planning permissions in place to
undertake this work and furthermore have no recent traffic studies.
The link construction site has since been abandoned and is left in
a poor and unsightly manner and has been subject to vandalism. This
impacts the living environment of residents. Residents have raised
their concerns over the health and safety and environmental impacts
to CEC but to no avail.
Edmund Wright Way and Taylor Drive are residential areas. Creating
a main through spine road would change the nature of the living
environment and we do not wish to see this. The roads are not wide
enough for through two way through traffic. They were designed and
built as minor estate roads, narrow and bendy to limit speed as
appropriate for family living.
Some residents are aware that a link was planned as part of the
construction of the two estates, however this was on the condition
that Edmund Wright Way be blocked off at Marsh Lane effectively
making it cul-de-sac and not a through road.
There is a primary school in Edmund Wright Way. CEC should not be
building a through road that attracts significant traffic and
pollution to the area. Our children are at risk. The roads cannot
and should not be used as a through way to service the Queens
Drive, Millfields and Malbank Waters estates, as well as Nantwich
through traffic.
The traffic redirected from Welsh Row and Queens Drive by the
proposed one-way schemes, estimated at 593 vehicles in the peak
hours, will cut the estates in half causing significant separation
of communities. The estate roads cannot and should not be used as a
through way to service the Queens Road estates and through Nantwich
traffic.
In November 2017 CEC have commenced a consultation on the views of
residents of the local estates. Residents have complained that the
letter was confusing as it came without any content describing the
problems, traffic surveys and forecasts of traffic for the
proposals, or discussion of possible solutions. The language used
was not impartial and was of no use to residents in making an
informed decision. The letter was also not issued to all residents
likely to be impacted by the changes. We are of the opinion that
the consultation has no merit in gauging informed opinion and
should have no part in decision making.
It is apparent that there is no up to date traffic or parking plan
for Nantwich. CEC have no current studies, provide no
challenge-able evidence of problems, offer no demonstration of any
improvements to traffic flows, or mitigation of other consequences.
We object to these piecemeal developments that will inflict damage
and risk to our homes. families and environment. We all need a
sensible plan.
This ePetition ran from 21/11/2017 to 02/02/2018 and has now finished.
91 people signed this ePetition.