| PUBLIC MEETING RE DAWN HOMES PHASE TWO APPLICATION | |
| Environment | Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) pollution on going and must stop |
| Keppenburn pollution must cease | |
| Carbon footprint ; is the development really necessary? | |
| Destruction of agricultural land | |
| Village environment | Lack of spaces for cars (2 per home on average) |
| Too many houses in tight space | |
| Well used community space lost | |
| Loss of light in adjacent Castlepark Drive gardens | |
| Right of way at back of houses into the field lost without assessment | |
| Increase risk of damp and flooding in Castlepark adjacent gardens | |
| Loss of privacy in adjacent houses | |
| Increased risk of flooding of site and all roads/houses to West of site | |
| Lady’s Walk | Bat habitat; not assessed |
| Risk to trees | |
| Loss of easy access to Lady’s walk | |
| Proximity of houses to Lady’s Walk increasing putting risk to trees and subsidence | |
| Will Tree Preservation Order (TPO) really protect the trees? | |
| Safety | Lack of emergency access |
| Road safety on estate itself as so compact | |
| Flooding Risk | 29 and 39 Castlepark Drive already have flooding problems (NAC aware) |
| 12 Castlepark Drive ; watercourse already runs through garden causing flooding on occasion | |
| Culvert is insufficient | |
| Surface water already runs in to gardens and side roads between site and beach | |
| Community Needs | School places ; not enough capacity |
| Lack of leisure facilities | |
| No children’s playing areas in plans | |
| Congestion of minor roads | |
| Protect Glen Road from more vehicles as cannot cope with two way traffic | |
| Lack of trust in NAC | No demonstration of challenging Dawn Homes up to none |
| Previous lack of due diligence | Allowing missing details to be filled in after permission given |
| re: phase one planning conditions | Loss of flats in phase One |
| No trust in just one entrance/exit | |
| Breach of condition: 3 houses in ‘buffer’ area near Fairlie Castle | |
| Scepticism that plans will be changed and not challenged by NAC planning | |
| Phase One promises broken | Path to school from north end |
| SUDs pond should be temporary | |
| Loss of 36 flats/affordable homes | |
| Culvert incapable of dealing with current drainage needs; this should have been rectified before construction started | |
| Pollution to Keppenburn not managed | |
| Pollution to beach near Keppenburn Terrace | |
| A78 | Only one entrance to estate ; will junction cope? |
| Increased risk of flooding; culvert incapable of coping now | |
| Loss of safety crossing | |
| Increase of A78 congestion at commuting times | |
| Risk to Utilities | Electricity cables buried on the field; is this understood? |
| Pylons overshadowing houses? | |
| Risk to gas and water pressure supplies as already unreliable | |
| Will current sewage works really cope? | |
| Historical Site | Rare archaeological site; ruins of chapel and stone circle remains will be lost |
| Lady’s Walk; unique historical site lost | |
| Infrastructure | Primary School capacity |
| Lack of doctors and dentist; Largs surgeries hard to access already | |
| Congestion on road to Largs past Hailie Brae | |
| Lack of village amenities; this will lead to increased traffic | |
| Lack of regular public transport | |
| Actions requested of NAC | Proper drainage survey |
| Independent assessment of flood risks | |
| Assessment of utilities infrastructure | |
| Emergency services assessment | |
| Historic Scotland /archaeological assessment | |
| Transparency of funding to Kelburn Castle | |
| Wildlife survey | |
| Reinstatement of affordable housing | |
| Completion of Phase One BEFORE phase two even applied for. | |
| Hold Dawn Homes financially accountable to damage /detriment caused to surrounding homes |
Representing the community of Fairlie