Comment

Representation ID: 3354

Received: 26/04/2012

This site is owned by the County Council and is located within the Band of Interest for the Bexhill & Hastings Link Road. It is proposed to be used as a work/storage site during the construction of BHLR. Any application prior to a final approved design for the link road would be premature as access to the site must not prejudice measures associated with the construction of the link road.

However, in the medium to long term ESCC would wish to continue to have this site identified as being suitable to be brought forward for development.

From a transport perspective, it is proposed to install traffic signals in Crowhurst Road just west of Queensway over the railway bridge. This would make traffic cross the bridge in one direction at a time to allow space for non motorised traffic to safely use the bridge. It is possible that access to the site could be incorporated into a set of traffic signals. This would overcome issues with visibility that would exist otherwise, as the road had a 60mph speed limit and appropriate visibility splays are unlikely to be achievable. Speed surveys would be necessary if the access could not be incorporated in traffic signals and if appropriate a reduced speed limit may be necessary in order to allow reduced visibility splays.

In order to allow pedestrian access to the site and link it to a regular bus service a footway along Crowhurst Road to Queensway would need to be provided along with a pedestrian crossing point to link the site to Mayfield Lane on the east of Queensway. Being in a Zone 4 area within the ESCC parking standards, adequate provision must be made on site for vehicle as well as cycle parking.