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Representation ID: 1510

Received: 13/12/2021

Respondent: Rigby Estates LLP

Number of people: 2

Agent: Frank Whittle Partnership Limited

In references to site E30 is considered to be a suitable location for a new settlement for the following:

Highway issues
A Transport Strategy has been prepared in support
of the allocation of this site to deliver a Garden Village, which confirms that Dunston Garden Village can be delivered from a highway’s perspective. The scheme provides the opportunity to serve the development via improving the existing School Lane junction with the A449.The Transport Strategy concludes that Dunston Garden Village can be accommodated in highways terms and therefore highways should not be reason to disregard this site as a location for future growth.

Access to Services
Dunston is currently a Tier 4 settlement with limited access to services, the development for site can deliver a range of new services and facilities, creating a self sufficient community.

Railway Access
Feasibility investigation of adding station at Dunston to the existing network, concludes a new station the site provides the opportunity to deliver a new railway station in relation to nearby stations at Stafford and Penkridge.

Scale
non of the potential site options are of sufficient size to deliver the scale of growth envisaged by the GBHMA Strategic Growth Study. Land within ownership of Rigby Estates and potential suitable land around the site when combined can increase densities to deliver many more homes.