Post by Sherford on Sept 29, 2006 19:26:47 GMT
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NEW SHERFORD PLAN UNVEILED
11:50 - 20 September 2006
An 11th-hour bid to kill off a controversial South Hams District Council scheme to build more than 4,000 homes on Plymouth's doorstep is unveiled today.
Plymouth and South West Co-operative Society have produced their own version of the Sherford project.
The district council version, put together with local groups affected by the proposal over the past three years, was recently 'moved' northwards to be nearer the A38. The move effectively cuts the Co-op out of the multi-million pound development, which is being built to cope with Plymouth's overspill.
The society's new plans for Sherford includes their 64 acres of land, whereas the district council's does not. But the Co-op insisted today that their version of the Sherford project - dubbed 'Sherford Refined' - was not all about keeping their land in the plan.
Martin Hughes, a consultant for the society's Sherford design, said: "It's a bit unfair to focus on the Co-op, because there are other landowners putting their points of view as well."
South Hams District Council is supporting a Sherford which locates it close up against the A38 opposite Plympton. The new community then extends southwards to meet up with Elburton.
According to the council's version, the main public transport routes between the new community and Plymouth would see a new road across the King George V Playing Fields at Plymstock to access the A379 via Haye Road.
The society's vision proposes a community located more to the south, with clear gaps between the new community and Elburton/Plymstock, Plympton and Brixton. According to the society, the same access from the A38 via an improved Deep Lane junction is maintained and an access onto the A379 is proposed at the southern end of the Sherford valley at Chittleburn.
And Douglas Fletcher, the society's chief executive, said: "Given the scale of the new development - eventually some 5,500 new homes over the next 20 years - it's vitally important that this major change to the area is planned and implemented with great sensitivity.
"In our view, Sherford Refined is a much better option as it avoids coalescence between Sherford and the existing communities of Plympton, Plymstock and Brixton. It provides a much more effective route for public transport through dual access from the A38 at Deep Lane and the A379 at Chittleburn, away from existing residential areas."
He added: "Sherford Refined avoids using visually prominent and exposed land near to Plympton and Elburton, yet at the same time cannot be seen from Brixton as it will be below an important ridge line. It also avoids the need to construct a new road across the King George V Playing Fields or use roads northwards through Plympton."
The society is holding two public exhibitions outlining Sherford Refined on Monday at the Plymstock Community Centre, Memory Lane, Plymstock and next Wednesday at Harewood House, Ridgeway, Plympton. Both exhibitions will be open between 5.30pm and 8.30pm.
The Co-op's plan extended a public consultation period over the Sherford proposal which was due to end last month. Instead, public comment on the new Co-op plan will be permitted up to 4pm on October 10.
South Hams District Council, which is coordinating the public response, made it clear they were sticking to their guns.
Paul Tyler, Major Developments Officer, said: "South Hams District Council still firmly believes that the site put forward in the Submission Stage AAP is the most suitable and sustainable of any option."
NEW SHERFORD PLAN UNVEILED
11:50 - 20 September 2006
An 11th-hour bid to kill off a controversial South Hams District Council scheme to build more than 4,000 homes on Plymouth's doorstep is unveiled today.
Plymouth and South West Co-operative Society have produced their own version of the Sherford project.
The district council version, put together with local groups affected by the proposal over the past three years, was recently 'moved' northwards to be nearer the A38. The move effectively cuts the Co-op out of the multi-million pound development, which is being built to cope with Plymouth's overspill.
The society's new plans for Sherford includes their 64 acres of land, whereas the district council's does not. But the Co-op insisted today that their version of the Sherford project - dubbed 'Sherford Refined' - was not all about keeping their land in the plan.
Martin Hughes, a consultant for the society's Sherford design, said: "It's a bit unfair to focus on the Co-op, because there are other landowners putting their points of view as well."
South Hams District Council is supporting a Sherford which locates it close up against the A38 opposite Plympton. The new community then extends southwards to meet up with Elburton.
According to the council's version, the main public transport routes between the new community and Plymouth would see a new road across the King George V Playing Fields at Plymstock to access the A379 via Haye Road.
The society's vision proposes a community located more to the south, with clear gaps between the new community and Elburton/Plymstock, Plympton and Brixton. According to the society, the same access from the A38 via an improved Deep Lane junction is maintained and an access onto the A379 is proposed at the southern end of the Sherford valley at Chittleburn.
And Douglas Fletcher, the society's chief executive, said: "Given the scale of the new development - eventually some 5,500 new homes over the next 20 years - it's vitally important that this major change to the area is planned and implemented with great sensitivity.
"In our view, Sherford Refined is a much better option as it avoids coalescence between Sherford and the existing communities of Plympton, Plymstock and Brixton. It provides a much more effective route for public transport through dual access from the A38 at Deep Lane and the A379 at Chittleburn, away from existing residential areas."
He added: "Sherford Refined avoids using visually prominent and exposed land near to Plympton and Elburton, yet at the same time cannot be seen from Brixton as it will be below an important ridge line. It also avoids the need to construct a new road across the King George V Playing Fields or use roads northwards through Plympton."
The society is holding two public exhibitions outlining Sherford Refined on Monday at the Plymstock Community Centre, Memory Lane, Plymstock and next Wednesday at Harewood House, Ridgeway, Plympton. Both exhibitions will be open between 5.30pm and 8.30pm.
The Co-op's plan extended a public consultation period over the Sherford proposal which was due to end last month. Instead, public comment on the new Co-op plan will be permitted up to 4pm on October 10.
South Hams District Council, which is coordinating the public response, made it clear they were sticking to their guns.
Paul Tyler, Major Developments Officer, said: "South Hams District Council still firmly believes that the site put forward in the Submission Stage AAP is the most suitable and sustainable of any option."
