According to Cllr Chris Whitehouse, who represents Newport West Ward, the Co-operative Group have now submitted plans for development of a convenience store on the site of the former Hartwell’s Garage site at the junction of Carisbrooke Road and Wellington Road, Newport.
Cllr Chris Whitehouse, said,
“I recently convened a meeting with representatives of the Co-operative Group and their planning consultants, to which we invited representatives of the five schools based in and around Wellington Road Newport which lies at the heart of my ward of Newport West. I raised concerns about traffic management, parking and road safety given the literally thousands of children who attend school in and around Wellington Road on a daily basis and the impact that school run traffic already has on my local residents.
“The planning application has now been submitted and I am waiting for it to be available on the Council Website. In the meantime, I have been advised by the Co-op’s planning consultants that following our meeting they have incorporated into their application provision for the installation of a pelican crossing over Carisbrooke Road to allow a safe means of crossing for pedestrians, including pupils, from the south side of Carisbrooke Road to the north at a cost of around £110,000. This is a welcome addition to the application the details of which will now be considered on their merits by officers and elected members.
“For my own part, I’ll be looking at the details very closely before reaching any view and consulting widely with the residents of Newport West, because there remain many, very real concerns about road safety and traffic management in what is already a congested area at key times of the day.”
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