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MEETING WITH MP AND NATIONAL GRID
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As the concern grows a real appreciation of what is proposed for Daedalus is now being understood by residents. The PCRA believe if efforts are to be made to camouflaging such a huge structure then the structure should be at Chilling. This location is not surrounded by a large residential area and therefore not subject to specific design requirements that would have to be carried out on the Daedalus site.
There is a planned meeting with Gosport MP Caroline Dinenage and National Grid pm Wednesday. It will have representation from Peel Common, Lee on Solent and Hillhead residents associations and local councillors. Comments and questions from residents are welcome and can be forwarded by e-mail admin@peelcommonresidents.co.uk
Residents are also encouraged to view the following links:
https://www.streetlife.com/conversation/2z2m49e2qzg3h/#comment-41
http://www.gosportglobe.uk/downloads/2016/globe-007.pdf
PCRA NATIONAL GRID IFA2 UPDATE
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The PCRA committee have discussed at length the proposed site of the National Grid converter and have agreed to work with the Lee on Solent Residents Association and Gosport Local Councillors to have our concerns addressed. In principle the PCRA committee accept the National Grids requirement to find a site for the converter but question how this new preferred site of Daedalus has been chosen over the initial preferred site of Chilling (Near Warsash)
OUR MAJOR CONCERNS
With a choice of locations why has the National Grid selected a site that to all intents and purposes is in a residential area? Did National Grid take into consideration the fact that they are proposing to place, what is basically a high power electrical generator, close to 3 schools?
It is known that there will be noise problems and electrical radiation (EMF) from the converter station and the design will require careful and expensive insulation considerations. Why are National Grid introducing difficult and threatening problems to a residential area when their first preferred option was on a site that would not affect the public?
FURTHER GENERAL CONCERNS
The converter complex covers a huge area equivalent to 4 football pitches with the main building declared to be up to 25metres high (6 to 7 storeys). Half of the converter complex is planned to be built in a green buffer zone. It has been stated that the complex will be camouflaged by a state of the art design that has yet to be produced. Why is it less detrimental to compromise an agreed Local Plan then to spoil a view in a Hampshire County Council declared Special Protection Area (Chilling)?
National Grid plans indicate that half of the converter complex area will intrude into the airfield. This puts it within 600 metres of the runway. Will National Grid secure approval and safety certification from airport authorities such as the CAA and advice on operation safety from the British Gliding Association?
Daedalus is an Enterprise Zone. This converter station does not come within this concept. There may be temporary employment in the construction but on completion the staff levels will be very small.
NEWGATE LANE ROAD CHANGES - SURVEY
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On the 30th June Hampshire County Council held an exhibition regarding their plans for the “Access to Fareham and Gosport improvements”. The exhibition was quite comprehensive and also attended by a number of consultants ready to answer questions set by the public. The PCRA have been asked to take an interest in the proposed improvements and where possible raise any concerns that affect the residents of Peel Common. From the exhibition it was determined that the most controversial proposal was the Newgate Lane Southern Section that included a new road bringing traffic closer to the Peel Common Estate.
The following points should be noted:
The new road will be a single carriageway
The old existing road (Newgate Lane southern section) will become a simple service road for the existing properties.
The new road will start at Tanners Lane and skirt around Woodcote Lane, pass alongside Brookers field and terminate at the Peel Common roundabout.
The following comments were made by Hampshire CC representatives:
The new road would be a more ergonomic solution.
The costs related to a new road would be similar to updating the Newgate Lane section of road.
There would be far less disruption to existing traffic when building the new road.
The following questions were answered by Hampshire CC representatives.
Question - By carving up the land with a new road would this present the likelihood that houses could now be built in this area?
Answer – Unable to foresee such an event.
Question – How would a single lane road system help improve the traffic?
Answer – The aim of a new road would be to keep the traffic flowing at the speeds needed to aid traffic flow.
Question – Why not include a proposal to simply improve the southern section of Newgate Lane and thereby keep the green area nearby as it is now?
Answer – The experts commissioned to give advice believe a new road is the best solution.
Question – Is there any funding for this new road?
Answer – Not yet.
The exhibition included a survey that allowed a Yes or No vote. The PCRA can vote on this as an interested organisation. Do you wish the PCRA to complete the survey?
Send an e-mail to admin@peelcommonresidents.co.uk and state YES or NO to the Southern Section proposed road.
NEWGATE LANE ROAD CHANGES
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On the 30th June Hampshire County Council held an exhibition regarding their plans for the “Access to Fareham and Gosport improvements”. The exhibition was quite comprehensive and also attended by a number of consultants ready to answer questions set by the public. The PCRA have been asked to take an interest in the proposed improvements and where possible raise any concerns that affect the residents of Peel Common. From the exhibition it was determined that the most controversial proposal was the Newgate Lane Southern Section that included a new road bringing traffic closer to the Peel Common Estate.
The following points should be noted:
The new road will be a single carriageway
The old existing road (Newgate Lane southern section) will become a simple service road for the existing properties.
The new road will start at Tanners Lane and skirt around Woodcote Lane, pass alongside Brookers field and terminate at the Peel Common roundabout.
The following comments were made by Hampshire CC representatives:
The new road would be a more ergonomic solution.
The costs related to a new road would be similar to updating the Newgate Lane section of road.
There would be far less disruption to existing traffic when building the new road.
The following questions were answered by Hampshire CC representatives.
Question - By carving up the land with a new road would this present the likelihood that houses could now be built in this area?
Answer – Unable to foresee such an event.
Question – How would a single lane road system help improve the traffic?
Answer – The aim of a new road would be to keep the traffic flowing at the speeds needed to aid traffic flow.
Question – Why not include a proposal to simply improve the southern section of Newgate Lane and thereby keep the green area nearby as it is now?
Answer – The experts commissioned to give advice believe a new road is the best solution.
Question – Is there any funding for this new road?
Answer – Not yet.
The exhibition included a survey that allowed a Yes or No vote. The PCRA can vote on this as an interested organisation. Do you wish the PCRA to complete the survey?
Send an e-mail to admin@peelcommonresidents.co.uk and state YES or NO to the Southern Section proposed road.