Transcript Resident PowerPoint Presentation (PPT 7.8Mb)

CHESTERTON & RED STREET
Land off Shrewsbury Drive
Reasons For The Residents’ Objections
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It is the only amenity to the east of Crackley Bank & Liverpool Rd
The site was earmarked as a public open space
Development of the site would be detrimental to the health of
local people
4. The loss of biodiversity
5. Increased traffic: noise, pollution and danger
6. Lack of places at the local school
7. Land may be unsuitable for development due to former mining
usage.
8. Area surrounding Red Street community is industrial/ commercial
9. Savings to the council’s budget for green space maintenance is
negligible.
10. We have heard from Helen Beech that N- U – L can fulfil its
housing obligations without developing this site.
Residents ask “Does the Council have a social
conscience or is it motivated purely by financial greed?”
Extensively used by residents for
recreational purposes
The space is used by young and old
alike
Who says that this space is SURPLUS to
requirements?
• WE DON’T!!
Developing the site could be
detrimental to the health of residents
• Chesterton is recognised as an area of poor
health, unemployment and low income
• Young and old alike can use this space to
exercise freely and safely in the fresh air
• There is a possibility that the incidence of
childhood obesity could rise as a result of
removing a safe recreational area.
• We would remind the council that it has an
obligation to promote good health.
The nearest designated children’s play
areas both involve crossing very busy
roads….Liverpool Road
Deans Lane
The council has an obligation to safeguard children…
not to commit them to crossing busy roads and being
away from their parents!
The loss of bio-diversity
Birds seen on the site
Swallow
House Martin
House Sparrow
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Mistle Thrush
Dunnock
Chaffinch
Kestrel
Sparrowhawk
Heron
Grouse
Lapwing
Rook
Waxwing
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Coal Tit
Long Tailed Tit
Buzzard
Redwing
Robin
Woodpigeon
Wren
Bullfinch
Greater Spotted
Woodpecker
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Starling
Collared Dove
Pheasant
Fieldfare
Crow
Pied Wagtail
Mammals
Hedgehog
Field Mouse
Bat
Fox
Rat
Hare
Grey Squirrel
Lepidoptera
Red Admiral
Tortoiseshell
Peacock
Speckled Wood
Magpie Moth
Damselfly
Large White Butterfly
Painted Lady
Small Copper
Meadow Brown
Brimstone Moth
Small White
Common Blue
Comma
Elephant Hawk Moth
Dragonfly
Flora
Dandelion
Red Campion
Red Clover
Buttercup
Stinging Nettle
Gorse
Blackthorn
Burdock
Hazel
Coltsfoot
Bluebell
White Clover
Mayweed
Cuckoo Pint
Hawthorn
Buddleia
Ragged Robin
Alder
Speedwell
Stitchwort
Daisy
Sorrell
Teasel
Bramble
Wild Rose
White Campion
Elder
How can building here lead to
environmental sustainability?
Increased traffic
• Increase in the number of vehicles using the
Mitchell’s Wood estate which poses an
increased risk to residents, particularly
children and the elderly or infirm.
• Increased pollution levels from both exhaust
gas emissions and increased noise and
disturbance
• The current road infrastructure would be
difficult to upgrade
Bell’s Hollow
Our direct link to the A34
A single track road with passing places
The lack of places at the local
school….St Chad’s CE Primary
The school is full and 4 mobile
classrooms are already in use
Former mining usage may render the
land unsuitable for building upon
• The land has been mined in the past
• Many of these former mine shafts are unknown
• From time to time mine shafts have opened in local
fields and have had to be filled in
• The local school has suffered from this problem and its
grounds were thoroughly surveyed. Even so, yet
another shaft has opened up this spring in the car
park! Previous surveys did not reveal this danger.
• At the site visit, an official from the council’s technical
dept. confirmed that the land does indeed have
issues.
The area is surrounded by seven
industrial estates…Parkhouse E&W
…and High Carr are on our doorstep
….the others are
• Jamage
• Apedale
• Holditch
• Peacocks Hay
(just slightly further away)
The more enlightened factory owners of the 19th century
ensured that their workforce had open recreational areas.
Does N-u-L Council want to turn back the clock 200 years?
Are we to have any open green spaces?
Saving on maintenance costs
• The land is mowed by the gang mower
approximately six times per year
• How little does this cost?
• There is no children’s play equipment to maintain
• We are not asking for any…people are happy to
play ball games, fly kites, practice golf swings and
learn to ride their bicycles…
.. SAFELY
What next?
Newcastle claims that it is “Putting People First”
When we started a petition amongst the local residents, we quickly
gathered over 350 signatures from residents of Mitchell’s Wood,
against the proposal to develop the site.
(On average 1.75 per household)
If people are to be put first…
…put us the residents first…
LET THE DEMOCRATIC WILL OF THE PEOPLE
PREVAIL
…
SAVE OUR GREEN SPACE