Example of Government pandering development without adequate infrastructure

Example of Government pandering development without adequate infrastructure

Example of Government pandering development without adequate infrastructure: They have no or adequate infrastructure. 250 houses at 2.5 cars per house is potentially 750 extra vehicles on the road per day, a proportion of which will have a good 10 mile drive to Bedford or Milton Keynes Rail Stations for commuting. The No. 41 bus offers hourly services via Yardley Road but that is all public transport wise and depends on subsidy from MK Council. Contrast a rail link which seat provides from walking/cycling distance of where they live and frees up pressure of road, parking and costs. Clearly we need bigger fry to bring this home and efforts to acquire it is welcome on all fronts. It may be presented as a piecemeal, isolated development, but x 18, 000 homes quoted for Bedford Borough, similar or more for MK and Northamptonshire, the impact is unsustainable without new and more infrastructure which includes parking management, not cost management, but adequate land use to accommodate it, rather than clogging up streets.

We don't need another quango, what we need is a force which can intercept these patterns and say think again, used to be Public Inquiry, now... there doesn't appear to be anything. We need more support for the railway and as far as ERTA goes it is steady as she goes into the new year and our plan, inadequate as may be is still a tabling of the rail link, which people can rally with or face the outcomes of their refusal to collaborate with, a mess accumulating and normalised as 'daily life'! We must beg to disagree. The railway can bypass Olney but like East-West Rail greater or lesser we're talking cost but time is clearly running out as development pressure mounts. Join our free no obligation loop richard.erta@gmail.com and support our call for reopening the local railway and join ERTA: https://ertarail.com/membership/

Olney Neighbourhood Plan Publicity Consultation

Mackowiak, Marek <Marek.Mackowiak@Milton-keynes.gov.uk>

Today at 16:38

Dear Sir or Madam,

In January, Olney Town Council submitted the final version of its Neighbourhood Plan to Milton Keynes Council. The Plan is now being published in accordance with Regulation 16 of the Neighbourhood Plans (General) Regulations 2012. This is the final stage to make comments on the Plan.

The Plan and its supporting documents are available to view at:

http://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/planning-and-building/planning-policy/olney-neighbourhood-plan

Any comments on the Plan at this stage (including those from members of the public and other organisations) will be passed to an independent person to consider when he or she is examining the Plan.  He or she will consider whether the Plan:

-              Meets a number of basic conditions

-              Satisfies the legal requirements for neighbourhood plans, and

-              Identifies an appropriate area for the referendum.

As part of this process, the Examiner will decide if the Plan should proceed to the Referendum stage, which is where local residents will have the opportunity to vote on whether the plan should be made (adopted) and used in the determination of planning applications in the area that it covers.

As this is the final chance to comment before the Plan goes to examination and then on to Referendum, it is important if there are any outstanding concerns you have regarding the Plan, that they are raised now for the Examiner to consider.

Comments should be sent to: Development.Plans@Milton-keynes.gov.uk

by 5pm on Wednesday 8th March 2017.

Kind regards

Marek

Marek Mackowiak

Planning Officer

T: 01908 254573

marek.mackowiak@milton-keynes.gov.uk

http://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/planning-policy

Milton Keynes Council | Development Plans| Civic Offices | 1 Saxon Gate East | Central Milton Keynes | MK9 3EJ

ERTA wants the railway rebuilt between Bedford-Olney and Northampton. The original route is blocked at Olney and the Handley Alignment (above red line) shows how those blockages can be overcome and link the old trackbed east and west of Yardley Road and River Great Ouse to the east. We want to ensure that the route option is retained and kept 'open' to allow rebuilding of the railway in a way that best suites engineering. Therefore any ambitions to expand the town of Olney northwards either side of the A509 is a threat unless tailored to protect the green-space railway corridor. If expansion goes ahead, the stupidity of it is that Olney has a major traffic issue. A509 has a lot of continuous traffic trundling through Olney. A bypass has been said to be a death-knell for the town's small businesses but equally many of the cars, vans and lorries do not stop and besides Olney has a lack of parking in relation to those who wish to park and volume to space ratios. Thus a car park with a railway station north of current built Olney could double up as well as improved lanes and paths and crossings for encouraging cycling, walking and public transport options in an integrated manner. The railway would deliver volumes of people contrast roads only which just erodes the otherwise pleasant surroundings. Please help us by responding to the consultation and mentioning the benefits and merits of reopening the railway which should be supported by the Town Council. To discuss further e. erta.9rails@yahoo.co.uk or join ERTA: https://ertarail.com/membership/

Flying Pigs Need Earthing!

Reflection and appeal: Northampton-Olney-Bedford would enable Northampton-Cambridge and Northampton-Luton Airport direct by rail and Olney too. This would revolutionise public transport in the area as buses could link in with a new Olney rail station. For that to happen, ambitions to extend Olney north on adjacent fields need to be curtailed and attention needs to be given to mop and disinfect the towns bus shelter opposite the dilapidated Bull Hotel stop adjacent to the market. 
It's basics upwards and bread and butter downwards which needs to be looked at not series of rounds of discussions with speculative development in mind. The case for reopening this rail link is beginning to be appreciated at a higher level and grassroots like town councils and their leaders can show some interest and work with us to implement the Handley alignment. 
Then development can be tailored, including more parking for the town as it is a continuous flow of traffic along the A509, a bypass would be the death-knell but a lack of parking and the traffic which does not stop causes considerable aggravation and delay. 
The railway would be a boost to Olney and inform regular flows of footfall and spend, sustaining local businesses and helping relieve congestion. Win, win, is why we need to work together to save the old trackbed and keep the route open for the new, so options are kept open and not have a mindset of development solves problems, it doesn't without sustainable fixed infrastructure link a Northampton-Olney-Bedford rail link would be. 
Join us and help us, help the cause for better public transport. Giving choice and freedom for all ages and pockets.
http://www.northamptonez.co.uk/news/new-infrastructure-on-northamptons-horizon/