Policies which aims to secure a suitable housing mix to meet the needs of Nailsea Support for redevelopment although one respondent Noted concerned about the proposed height of four storeys. The proposed site at the west end of Nailsea will, by The impacts of development will be tested by the its very geography, create infrastructure dangers for developers through a Transport Assessment to the whole town. There is no main thoroughfare for demonstrate the impacts such as increased the increase in the town’s additional population to queue lengths and journey times at critical use for their inevitable need to travel into Bristol, junctions/pinchpoints and increased volumes which is to the east of the town. where there are safety concerns. It then comes down to a judgement about what level of Surface water from the proposed site could add to increased queue/delay is acceptable and what the current flooding problems already present in the mitigation works are necessary to overcome any West End of Nailsea, especially on the narrow objections. The Council will be seeking a approach to Nailsea Wall Lane; this area has a near cumulative approach through joint Transport perpetual flood over the Tarmac. This presently Assessments which will facilitate the delivery of causes traffic problems. Surface water has to move more effective mitigation schemes than a somewhere and would naturally flow from the land piecemeal approach. used for building in Engine Lane across into the west end dip adding to existing road flooding. Particular areas which the Transport Assessments will need to examine in detail are : Backwell Crossroads Queens Road/Station Road. Surrounding country lanes Brockley Coombe Traffic Lights The Causeway
Policies which aims to secure a suitable housing mix to meet the needs of Nailsea Support for redevelopment although one respondent concerned about the proposed height of four storeys. Noted The proposed site at the west end of Nailsea will, by its very geography, create infrastructure dangers for the whole town. There is no main thoroughfare for the increase in the town’s additional population to use for their inevitable need to travel into Bristol, which is to the east of the town. Surface water from the proposed site could add to the current flooding problems already present in the West End of Nailsea, especially on the narrow approach to Nailsea Wall Lane; this area has a near perpetual flood over the Tarmac. This presently causes traffic problems. Surface water has to move somewhere and would naturally flow from the land used for building in Engine Lane across into the west end dip adding to existing road flooding. The impacts of development will be tested by the developers through a Transport Assessment to demonstrate the impacts such as increased queue lengths and journey times at critical junctions/pinchpoints and increased volumes where there are safety concerns. It then comes down to a judgement about what level of increased queue/delay is acceptable and what mitigation works are necessary to overcome any objections. The Council will be seeking a cumulative approach through joint Transport Assessments which will facilitate the delivery of more effective mitigation schemes than a piecemeal approach. Particular areas which the Transport Assessments will need to examine in detail are : Backwell Crossroads Queens Road/Station Road. Surrounding country lanes Brockley Coombe Traffic Lights The Causeway