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To: The Chief Planning Officer, Dorchester, South Walks Rd, DT1 1UZ, Dorset, UK
Stop The Landfill and Protect an AONB
Please deny the application of a landfill on the field next to the driving range of the Lyme Regis Golf Club,
Application Ref: PL\2159\17 (WD/D/17/000991) in an AONB
Application Ref: PL\2159\17 (WD/D/17/000991) in an AONB
Why is this important?
All residents of Harcombe valley, Lyme Regis, Uplyme, Charmouth and Axminster will have to deal with:
Sound pollution - the field is on top of a valley and sound carries very clearly, driven by breezes from the coast. 30 lorries with reversing beepers and a bulldozer up there 6 days a week will impact everyone who lives in the valley considerably.
Traffic - traffic in our area already reaches congestion levels during peak periods and holiday times. Traffic into and out of Lyme Regis can become untenable. Lorries are advised to go via Charmouth roundabout but we have no faith that there will be adequate policing of this stipulation.
Dust/Mud: this scale of delivery of material and waste will result in mud trails being left on the A3052 which is the main route into and out of Lyme Regis on the East side. If the weather is warm and dry, we can only imagine the scale of dust that will be generated, dust that will blow directly across the valley over nearby residents.
Land slippage: it has been assessed that in order for this scheme to
achieve its stated aims: ‘to level up the playing surface of this driving
range’ – parts of the bottom edge of the field in question may well be
raised 20-30 feet. This is a very large quantity of material on a
significantly steep slope. Since there was a well-known major land slip in
the field literally next door to this some years back, it seems entirely
justified to have deep concerns about the safety of this scheme –
especially for those living underneath it.
RUN-OFF – despite all claims that the material being dumped here will be
inert and completely harmless, there are plenty of precedents that can be
found to show similar dumping schemes can let their standards slide.
Before anyone has noticed unwelcome material is being included.. ..and
the resulting run-off after rain, affects the grazing nearby, and the stream
which is exactly beneath this site. Who will be policing this aspect?
AONB – it hardly needs stating that this area is universally noted for its
peace and beauty. We only have to witness the huge numbers of people
who travel from far and wide to visit the charming town of Lyme Regis
and the coast around it, at all times of the year. Does it seem in any way
sensible to carve up a large field right next to one of the main arteries to
this stretch of coast, and have an unending stream of huge, noisy lorries
dumping waste into it 5 years?
GENERAL
We believe that this site has previously had an application made to
provide shelter and floodlighting for the Driving Range. This was
apparently denied because of the light pollution it would cause to
residents across the valley. I’m sure we’re all grateful that it was denied..
..but this adds to the amazement that a certain amount of silent lighting
would be denied, and yet an unending disruption of trucks, bulldozing,
dust, mud, noise and traffic should even be considered appropriate!
Overall, even if your decision turns out to approve a scheme that only
benefits the proposers, we have very little faith that all the various
aspects that will need constant monitoring during the proposed period,
will be sufficiently monitored.
Please visit this site and take a good, long look at its negative impact on a
large number of people in this area, before you decide to condemn us to
years of disruption.
The residents of Harcombe valley, Uplyme, Lyme Regis, Charmouth and Axminster
Sound pollution - the field is on top of a valley and sound carries very clearly, driven by breezes from the coast. 30 lorries with reversing beepers and a bulldozer up there 6 days a week will impact everyone who lives in the valley considerably.
Traffic - traffic in our area already reaches congestion levels during peak periods and holiday times. Traffic into and out of Lyme Regis can become untenable. Lorries are advised to go via Charmouth roundabout but we have no faith that there will be adequate policing of this stipulation.
Dust/Mud: this scale of delivery of material and waste will result in mud trails being left on the A3052 which is the main route into and out of Lyme Regis on the East side. If the weather is warm and dry, we can only imagine the scale of dust that will be generated, dust that will blow directly across the valley over nearby residents.
Land slippage: it has been assessed that in order for this scheme to
achieve its stated aims: ‘to level up the playing surface of this driving
range’ – parts of the bottom edge of the field in question may well be
raised 20-30 feet. This is a very large quantity of material on a
significantly steep slope. Since there was a well-known major land slip in
the field literally next door to this some years back, it seems entirely
justified to have deep concerns about the safety of this scheme –
especially for those living underneath it.
RUN-OFF – despite all claims that the material being dumped here will be
inert and completely harmless, there are plenty of precedents that can be
found to show similar dumping schemes can let their standards slide.
Before anyone has noticed unwelcome material is being included.. ..and
the resulting run-off after rain, affects the grazing nearby, and the stream
which is exactly beneath this site. Who will be policing this aspect?
AONB – it hardly needs stating that this area is universally noted for its
peace and beauty. We only have to witness the huge numbers of people
who travel from far and wide to visit the charming town of Lyme Regis
and the coast around it, at all times of the year. Does it seem in any way
sensible to carve up a large field right next to one of the main arteries to
this stretch of coast, and have an unending stream of huge, noisy lorries
dumping waste into it 5 years?
GENERAL
We believe that this site has previously had an application made to
provide shelter and floodlighting for the Driving Range. This was
apparently denied because of the light pollution it would cause to
residents across the valley. I’m sure we’re all grateful that it was denied..
..but this adds to the amazement that a certain amount of silent lighting
would be denied, and yet an unending disruption of trucks, bulldozing,
dust, mud, noise and traffic should even be considered appropriate!
Overall, even if your decision turns out to approve a scheme that only
benefits the proposers, we have very little faith that all the various
aspects that will need constant monitoring during the proposed period,
will be sufficiently monitored.
Please visit this site and take a good, long look at its negative impact on a
large number of people in this area, before you decide to condemn us to
years of disruption.
The residents of Harcombe valley, Uplyme, Lyme Regis, Charmouth and Axminster
