I welcome the proposal in principle but - oh dear - what a poor application in terms of traffic, in terms of safe access by anything other than private car, and what a lost opportunity to provide decent access if it were to be accepted in its current form.

Please have a look at my draft - following - let me know any inputs directly by email in the next 24 hours, then I need to submit this. It is "unfortunate" that the application was lodged just before Christmas as it has meant that so many people have been away during the public consultation period!

LINK to Draft Public Feedback

Update I have revised the draft - many thanks for many emailed inputs - and the link above will now take you to the submission to be made
(written 2008-01-14, updated 2009-01-28)

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