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PUBLIC MEETING RE DAWN HOMES PHASE TWO APPLICATION |
Environment |
Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) pollution on going and must stop |
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Keppenburn pollution must cease |
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Carbon footprint ; is the development really necessary? |
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Destruction of agricultural land |
Village environment |
Lack of spaces for cars (2 per home on average) |
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Too many houses in tight space |
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Well used community space lost |
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Loss of light in adjacent Castlepark Drive gardens |
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Right of way at back of houses into the field lost without assessment |
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Increase risk of damp and flooding in Castlepark adjacent gardens |
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Loss of privacy in adjacent houses |
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Increased risk of flooding of site and all roads/houses to West of site |
Lady’s Walk |
Bat habitat; not assessed |
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Risk to trees |
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Loss of easy access to Lady’s walk |
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Proximity of houses to Lady’s Walk increasing putting risk to trees and subsidence |
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Will Tree Preservation Order (TPO) really protect the trees? |
Safety |
Lack of emergency access |
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Road safety on estate itself as so compact |
Flooding Risk |
29 and 39 Castlepark Drive already have flooding problems (NAC aware) |
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12 Castlepark Drive ; watercourse already runs through garden causing flooding on occasion |
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Culvert is insufficient |
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Surface water already runs in to gardens and side roads between site and beach |
Community Needs |
School places ; not enough capacity |
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Lack of leisure facilities |
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No children’s playing areas in plans |
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Congestion of minor roads |
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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 |
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No trust in just one entrance/exit |
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Breach of condition: 3 houses in ‘buffer’ area near Fairlie Castle |
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Scepticism that plans will be changed and not challenged by NAC planning |
Phase One promises broken |
Path to school from north end |
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SUDs pond should be temporary |
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Loss of 36 flats/affordable homes |
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Culvert incapable of dealing with current drainage needs; this should have been rectified before construction started |
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Pollution to Keppenburn not managed |
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Pollution to beach near Keppenburn Terrace |
A78 |
Only one entrance to estate ; will junction cope? |
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Increased risk of flooding; culvert incapable of coping now |
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Loss of safety crossing |
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Increase of A78 congestion at commuting times |
Risk to Utilities |
Electricity cables buried on the field; is this understood? |
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Pylons overshadowing houses? |
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Risk to gas and water pressure supplies as already unreliable |
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Will current sewage works really cope? |
Historical Site |
Rare archaeological site; ruins of chapel and stone circle remains will be lost |
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Lady’s Walk; unique historical site lost |
Infrastructure |
Primary School capacity |
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Lack of doctors and dentist; Largs surgeries hard to access already |
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Congestion on road to Largs past Hailie Brae |
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Lack of village amenities; this will lead to increased traffic |
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Lack of regular public transport |
Actions requested of NAC |
Proper drainage survey |
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Independent assessment of flood risks |
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Assessment of utilities infrastructure |
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Emergency services assessment |
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Historic Scotland /archaeological assessment |
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Transparency of funding to Kelburn Castle |
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Wildlife survey |
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Reinstatement of affordable housing |
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Completion of Phase One BEFORE phase two even applied for. |
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Hold Dawn Homes financially accountable to damage /detriment caused to surrounding homes |