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Evening all,
We live on the Crossings (behind the Hough Retail Park on Lichfield Road). The other half was walking the little one to school this morning and noticed a planning notice by the Retail Park (i've linked them below)
http://tinyurl.com/pyhftmd
2 x PDFs attached below also
There are 3 applications made by an Agent on behalf of McDonald's. 2 relate to store signage whilst the third is regarding a 12m tall "Totem" sign which they want to erect on the junction of Ranshaw Drive (the road that goes between Argos and KFC) and the small roundabout.
As it currently stands there are no application for the unit itself, a few of us and neighbours think they are getting their foot in the door. On the associated documents on the Planning site it shows a plan of the unit which will sit next to Argos and comprise of 2 storeys. The current road leading to the rear of the retail park would be moved closer to the entrance of Alston.
As a resident I'm not happy at all. The 12m sign to me seems a complete waste given that the roads leading up to the retail park a sheltered either by trees or buildings yet it will be staring right at us on the estate. Other signage in the area in relatively low level (Travelodge, KFC, Pizza Hut) so Ive no idea why this could not be the same.
As for the traffic this is a massive concern. With the building works going on in the town centre, once those developments are completed the town will just grind to a halt and the retail park which has always suffered will just get worse and worse. There's massive congestion now at weekends or when Alstom finish shifts.
What are people's thoughts on this ? The consultation on the planning website finishes on Monday 24th November so feel free to add you thoughts to the comments section on there.
Thanks
Richard
We live on the Crossings (behind the Hough Retail Park on Lichfield Road). The other half was walking the little one to school this morning and noticed a planning notice by the Retail Park (i've linked them below)
http://tinyurl.com/pyhftmd
2 x PDFs attached below also
There are 3 applications made by an Agent on behalf of McDonald's. 2 relate to store signage whilst the third is regarding a 12m tall "Totem" sign which they want to erect on the junction of Ranshaw Drive (the road that goes between Argos and KFC) and the small roundabout.
As it currently stands there are no application for the unit itself, a few of us and neighbours think they are getting their foot in the door. On the associated documents on the Planning site it shows a plan of the unit which will sit next to Argos and comprise of 2 storeys. The current road leading to the rear of the retail park would be moved closer to the entrance of Alston.
As a resident I'm not happy at all. The 12m sign to me seems a complete waste given that the roads leading up to the retail park a sheltered either by trees or buildings yet it will be staring right at us on the estate. Other signage in the area in relatively low level (Travelodge, KFC, Pizza Hut) so Ive no idea why this could not be the same.
As for the traffic this is a massive concern. With the building works going on in the town centre, once those developments are completed the town will just grind to a halt and the retail park which has always suffered will just get worse and worse. There's massive congestion now at weekends or when Alstom finish shifts.
What are people's thoughts on this ? The consultation on the planning website finishes on Monday 24th November so feel free to add you thoughts to the comments section on there.
Thanks
Richard