“ Thanks for the information Rob. With respect, a large number of residents do not consider this to be "a few houses and flats": it's 114 dwellings, only 17 of those are one bed rooms, the rest are 2, 3, 4 & 5 bed occupancy. The crucial point is that it is a big development FOR ARKLEY.
I'm not sure if you have viewed the plans online, but if you have you will see that the single access and egress point is onto the very same dangerous road that you have referred to & highlighted statistics above. You say you live on that road so you know that there is a blind bend on the approach from High Barnet and it is close to the junction at the top of Galley Lane, as well as being opposite the pub car park and round the corner from an accident spot at the junction with Elmbank Avenue. So I do not accept that it will make little difference.
If on top of those considerations, you take into account large vehicles accessing the site, such as refuse collection vehicles, which have to manoeuvre onto the other side of the road to enter the site, and ambulances travelling at speed it is simply a matter of time before there is a major accident.
As has been stated repeatedly, there is no opposition to the site being developed. Residents would be delighted to see the site being used but want a suitable and sustainable development.
I cannot accept the point that as existing transport, parking & safety is already bad we should ignore the fact that this development will make those issues worse and focus on campaigning elsewhere. You have suggested campaigning on those matters: can I ask if you have done so yourself? After all, you have referred to the pollution and safety issue in your comment, so you seem to be engaged on those points.
This development will have a wide impact in ways that go beyond the significant safety & parking issues: it will set the precedent for this type of development in Arkley. Also, where will these families attend schools/GP surgeries and hospital? Can those services cope? Again, the argument that the situation is already bad does not mean that we should make the situation worse. ”