Planning
A very hot topic at the moment in the local
press are the housing developments around the Island:
Pennyfeathers, West Acre Park, Gunville and Harcourt
Sands. At present we have submitted comments on all
of them apart from Harcourt Sands. This has been
made easier with the government’s new guidance
“Cycle Infrastructure Design’, which clearly sets out the
expectations of new developments.
In the past we have been asked why have we
not objected to these developments. In general we do
not as it is not the purpose of the group to comment on
the value of individual proposals but only on the quality
of the provision.
Recently we commented on West Acre Park
and also sent our submission to the developer, Captiva
Homes and their agent BCM. They contacted us and
we had two very fruitful meetings on the design of their
site. It was excellent to have such a positive response.
They have made a real effort to make the development
as walking and cycling friendly as possible.
