Summary of views expressed by residents

   The YES and No responses on the Survey Form produced the percentage results shown in the Table in Part 1.   These show how many have views one way or the other.   Just as noteworthy are the points voluntarily made by respondents in their own words. These convey the strength of their concerns and their own slants.

   The numbers of written points made were:

Infrastructure - Roads and Transport (124)

   The congestion on West Parley roads was the point made most often and most forcefully - mostly affecting the main N/S artery of New Road and the E/W artery of Christchurch Road, but spreading to residential roads now used as rat runs.

   Regular rush hour traffic jams, congestion, delays, noise pollution, air pollution, dangers to cyclists and pedestrians, and inadequate parking were all cited, often in graphic terms, as severe problems.

   These strongly expressed concerns tie up with the statistics in the SE Dorset Transport Local Plan (2006-11) where the Parley Cross junction is forecast to be at 150% design capacity by 2011, and this without taking the 900 additional houses or the airport growth into account.

   It seemed obvious to those commenting that roads in this state now could not possibly cope with 900 houses being added to West Parley's existing 1530. People are also conscious that no road improvement plans in the area are funded.

Infrastructure - Services (44)

   The most frequent point made was the lack of shops in West Parley. There used to be more.   Responders felt there were now insufficient shops for the present population, let alone for a large increase from 900 more houses.   The point was made that lack of shops would force present and future residents to make more car journeys - the opposite of what government and regional planners are trying to achieve.

   Other comments on lack of current services were: shortage of doctors, and particularly dentists; lack of any bank; overcrowded schools; and lengthy response times for ambulances and police through the congested traffic. People felt that funds would have to be in place for major infrastructure improvements before any building on the proposed scale could be attempted.

   Utilities also attracted comment.   Many saw the water supply, drainage and sewerage as being under pressure now, and unable to cope with expansion. The proximity of the proposed building sites to the Stour river flood plain adds to these difficulties.

Environment (91)

   Comments centred on the quality of life in the presently beautiful and historic setting of West Parley - the main reason why most of those responding moved here or chose to stay.   Many said, often eloquently and with evident feeling, that the semi rural beauty, the tranquillity, the countryside views - all that makes West Parley what it is - would be lost for ever.

   Many noted that the particular green belt fields in question preserve West Parley's identity by separating it from the North of Bournemouth.   Preventing neighbouring communities from merging into each other was the principal reason for the establishment of the green belt – and it is worth noting that the Dorset County Council then saw the required separation zones as 5 miles. 

   A widely expressed fear was that the sudden arrival of 2000 people in high density housing would mirror the experience in nearby Verwood.   Lack of facilities for young people there led to a substantial increase in anti social behaviour, litter, graffiti, noise, and crime. Police presence – almost never seen now in the stable surroundings of West Parley – would have to be much strengthened and budgets increased.   No evidence has been seen that this has been thought about.

Waste Disposal (74)

   An unexpectedly large number of comments were directed towards the inadequacies of presently provided waste disposal services.    There was a willingness (by 95%) to recycle more if this was made possible.    Much dissatisfaction was voiced over the recently limited access to West Parley’s nearest and best tip, at Longham, and the inadequate facilities at the Brook Road tip in Wimborne.   Trips to the latter were seen as unacceptable additions to congestion and pollution.

   There were so many detailed suggestions for improving house to house recycling that it would be worth the time of the appropriate EDDC officers to read them all.   They centred on the need for garden waste facilities, the provision of wheelie bins, the need for cardboard and carton recycling, and the feeling by many that Bournemouth did it all better.

   As expected, there were concerns expressed over the proposed MBT waste plant at nearby Hurn. An astonishing 86% said they did not feel sufficiently informed about this new plan.

Airport (48)

   Responders generally liked “their” airport (73%) and had used it (78%). Many comments were directed to the obvious problems, for future inhabitants, of putting new houses a mile from the end of the runway of an airport planned to grow fourfold in the next 25 years. The impact of the growing airport on already inadequate roads was also raised. There was a feeling that the airport growth and the housing growth were being considered separately by planners, without any study of the “double whammy” these would cause.

   The general verdict seemed to be an acceptance – indeed a welcome – of the airport as it is now, but serious concern (by 72%) about its rapid expansion without the necessary infrastructure being funded.

Decision Making Process (20)

   These were not survey questions, but quite a number of people wanted to comment anyway. Those who did so were all opposed to what they saw as an unelected and distant South West Regional Assembly making these very local decisions.   Many made the point that West Parley had neither been informed or consulted before the Regional Spatial Strategy had been finalised.

Note:  All the “raw” views summarised above are available from W.P.R.A., classified under the above headings.

Comments made by respondents to the Survey

Environment

Environment  -  Green Belt

Green Belt & Rural Village

·    All Green belts should be preserved everywhere.

·    To lose the small area of Green Belt land that we have would be a great loss.

·    Green Belt should mean No Building on protected land.

·    Preserve the Green Belt - once breached, where will they stop eroding it.

·    Concerned about any use of the Green Belt for building.

·    Losing the Green Belt will convert Parley to small town - suburb of Bournemouth

·    Do not went to lose Green Belt nor our village.

·    Effect on remaining Green Belt areas with much increased population.

·    Green Belt should remain and be extended for future generations.

Environment  -  The rural environment of West Parley

·    We came to Parley because of its open spaces, walks, and Green Belt.

·    I bought my home here because W Parley was a country village with cattle in fields and green belt.

·    Just moved from London - for peace and quiet. Upset that Council did not give info about this proposal.

·    Roads already congested. Essential to keep Green Belt.

·    Loss of the quality of life for which we moved to Parley.

·    I have lived in West Parley for most of my 82 years. It is now being completely ruined.

·    We moved to Parley because it was quiet, green and rural.

·    We moved to this village for peace and quiet and beautiful views. This will be destroyed by building.

·    Loss of Open Spaces.

·    We chose West Parley for quiet and better quality of life and sir.

·    We moved to Parley because it was a quiet and peaceful village.

Environment - Quality of Life

·    Proposed development will cause the beauty and attractions of this area to be mined.

·    There is a lack of understanding of the need for space, trees, shrubbery, distant views etc for well-being of people.

·    Loss of beautiful area at Dudsbury, now used by walkers, children, would be a tragedy.

·    Loss of countryside views from our homes. Area susceptible to flooding.

·    Enlargement would ruin what is now an attractive village.

·    Loss of natural woodland.

·    Concerned about loss of good farmland.

·    Spoiling the tranquility of the village.

·    An area of natural beauty and historical interest will be spoilt for ever.

·    Loss of Semi-rural feeling of West Parley.

·    We dread Parley becoming a busy town rather the peaceful village it is now.

·    Parley is a very peaceful area for which we pay a high council Tax. Let it stay like it is.

·    We moved to Parley for its semi-rural setting and the benefits of views, wild animals, road safety and less polluted.

·    Loss of a semi-rural location which brought me here years ago.

·    Complete ruination of this delightful area.

·    Concerned about changing the character of West Parley.

·    We will be part of very large conurbation instead of a village with its own identity.

·    Fire Break behind homes in Lone Pine Drive.

·    Housing plan will force residents of Parley to leave. Should be stopped at all costs.

·    Very large pylons being erected by houses in Church Lane.

·    We shall lose rural area walks and enjoyable space to watch wildlife.

·    Decrease in quality of life for current residents.

·    The area should be used to promote an appreciation of countryside and nature. No housing.

·    Whole area would lose its special character - a semi rural village.

·    Parley will soon be a brown field site with go green spaces.

·    Parley as a Village with GREEN pastures - no Houses.

·    Proposed housing will have an adverse effect on the village.

·    Very concerned about the general decay of our rural area.

·    Concerned by proximity of sites to heath land and flood plain.

Infrastructure

Infrastructure - General

·    Existing infrastructure cannot cope now.

·    Current infrastructure would not support another 900 families.

·    No housing development without substantial improvements to infrastructure, funded and built before any housing.

·    Infrastructure improvements should include road systems such as A31 and Poole Link Road.

Transport Road system

Congestion in West Parley

·    This proposal will make an already overstretched cross roads much worse.

·    Parley Cross is gridlocked for much of the day as is Ringwood Road at Ferndown and Longham.

·    Traffic already congested at Parley Cross. New Island is often bypassed on wrong side.

·    Roads at Longham and West Parley are very congested and full of lorries.

·    Traffic is already gridlocked at Parley Cross and is a nightmare for drivers.

·    The amount of through traffic in all directions worries me. It will become much worse.

·    Traffic at Parley Cross will be increasingly congested by new houses and airport expansion.

·    Inadequate road system very congested.

·    Will cause higher volume of traffic on an already busy road

·    West Parley cannot cope with the extra traffic

·    Traffic problems would be horrendous if this proposal succeeds

·    Further traffic congestion and increased noise pollution.

·    Current road system is not coping with the current level of traffic.

·    Vast increase in traffic in New Rd. Traffic diverts via Mags Barrow/Chine Walk Dangerous.

·    Noticeable increase in traffic congestion in Christchurch Road.

·    Road traffic gridlock and pollution.

·    Concerned about the traffic congestion and speed of traffic.

·    New Road already jammed each day for mile each side of traffic lights. Mid road Bollard is useless.

·    Force traffic down the Ferndown By-pass and Bournemouth Spur Road.

·    Christchurch Road traffic is horrendous.

·    Too much traffic in the area.

·    Serious traffic jams at New Road and Christchurch Road.

·    Traffic congestion horrendous at Peak times and even worse when road works etc cause diversions.

·    Traffic has increased so much already.

·    Roads in Parley and Ferndown are already gridlocked.

·    Parley has one of the busiest cross roads in Dorset.

·    New Rd continually congested already.

·    Traffic at Parley Cross is very congested. Cannot take any more traffic from new houses.

·    Christchurch Rd and New Rd already very congested.

·    Parley Cross very congested, Impossible to get out of side roads for very long time at rush hour.

·    Heavy international lorries using the congested roads through West Parley when bypass exists.

·    Volume of traffic through Parley is already high in daytime.

·    West Parley is recognized as being the busiest crossroads in the County.

·    Traffic congestion is horrendous. Without road improvements it will become unbearable to live here.

·    With current traffic congestion problems in the area it defies belief that DCC supports further development.

·    Increased traffic will be make it even more difficult for pedestrians, particularly the elderly.

·    Already too much traffic congestion in this village, particularly at peak times. Dangerous to build under flight path.

·    Traffic at Parley X nearing saturation in all directions. Can only get worse.

·    Too much traffic for residents, particularly the elderly, to enter the main roads from their homes in side roads.

·    Traffic is already too heavy without any increase in housing.

·    Roads are already too congested to cater for even more traffic.

·    With so much traffic it is difficult crossing the road at Parley Cross.

·    Traffic congestion between Parley/Bournemouth, Parley/Christchurch, Parley, Ferndown and Parley/Wimborne.

·    Sirens and ambulances shriek at all times of day. Traffic is Hazardous at Parley Cross.

·    Roads totally inadequate already with New Rd and Christchurch Road continually jammed.

·    Existing Road system is totally inadequate. More roads will mean more housing.

·    Parley Cross already a bottleneck for traffic and more housing will increase the problem.

Infrastructure -  Transport continued.

·    Concerns re Car Parking.

·    Cars parked obstruct other vehicles, particularly emergency vehicles.

·    Cars parked on pavements -  wheelchairs cannot get through.

·    Thoughtless parking in Glenmoor Rd. shops. Parking near School entrance, Bus stops, both sides of road.

·    Parking of Lorries and cars on grass verge. Lack of road and pavement sweeping. Lack of litter bins.

·    Not enough car parking spaces in Ferndown.

·    Car parking facilities at shops at Parley Cross very inadequate.

·    Insufficient parking places in Ferndown.

·    Insufficient parking places in the village.

·    Concerns re Speeding Traffic on Minor Roads.

·    Speed of traffic in Glenmoor Rd.

·    High speed of traffic in Fitzpain Rd. -  Traffic calming measures needed.

·    Speeding traffic in Dudsbury Road.

·    Reduce no of 4 x 4 vehicles on road.

Concerns re Lorries

·    Heavy lorries using Dudsbury Road as a short cut (7 ton limit in Dudsbury Ave.) Applies to many other roads.

·    A31 should be Dual Carriageway from Poole to Ferndown to remove lorries and holiday traffic from the town.

·    Turn Ridgeway into Cul de sac. Heavy delivery lorries/vans ruining our unmade road, for which we have responsibility.

·    Taking children to school in 4 x 4 vehicles clogging roads and polluting atmosphere.

Shops & Post Office

·    Change in nature of shops at Parley Cross.

·    Car Parking, shopping. We need more shops.

·    Everyone in the new homes would have to go everywhere by car. - No benefit to local traders.

·    Effect on the shops in West Parley. Even less ease of access.

·    Need Local shops for local people.

·    We need expansion of the shopping facilities at Parley Cross - butcher, baker, greengrocer etc.

·    Dislike the garish shop signs which spoil the village atmosphere.

·    Inadequate parking at Parley Shops.  What will it be like with people from extra 900 houses added.

·    Current type of shops not appropriate for extra residents.

·    Threatens the future of the village and shops at Parley Cross will not be able to cope.

·    Lack of shops. Current use of shops is no use to the villagers.

·    Because there are no shops at Parley one has to drive everywhere. Not enough Parking either.

·    Lack of shopping facilities at Parley.

·    Important that we retain our Post Office and Pharmacy. Important that we all use these facilities.

·    West Parley needs food shops instead of tiles and kitchen etc type shops.

·    More shops needed.

·    Insufficient parking facilities at the shops already cause problems.

Medical & Educational Facilities

·    Lack of Medical facilities - doctors and Dentists.

·    Classes in Overcrowded schools already have max number pupils.

·    No bank or Dentist.

·    Already shortage of schools and doctors. Have to travel to Ferndown or further to get to Doctor.

·    NHS Dentists, Doctors, Hospitals will be overcrowded and not available for all.

·    Need more shops and Post Office.

·    Response times for Ambulances and Police will be severely lengthened. Difficult enough now to get through the traffic.

Speeding cars

·    Speed Limit on New Road should be reduced to 30mph.

·    Roundabout or traffic lights at airport entrance.

·    Cars speeding from the traffic lights at Parley Cross - some restriction needed. Very dangerous.

·    Get road system and infrastructure for the future in place before even thinking about new homes.

·    30mph speed limit in New Rd with light controlled crossing to enable us to cross safely.

·    Size and speed of lorries on Christchurch Rd.

·    New Road - Traffic speed at St Marks church is too high - Needs restriction.

·    Speed camera should be installed on Christchurch Rd between Dudsbury and Parley Cross.

·    Speed of traffic at Parley Cross throughout the day. Need better speed restrictions.

·    Speed of cars along Christchurch Road makes joining traffic stream from side roads very dangerous.

·    Lowering of speed limit from 40 to 30 mph in Christchurch Rd. Very dangerous speeding.

·    Speeding in New Road and Christchurch Rd.

·    Lack of Speed cameras on New Rd.

Problems spilling onto Other Roads

·    Large lorries should be diverted on to Ferndown by-pass.

·    Traffic calming measures at Golf Links Rd did not follow advice of residents, which officers agreed was clear.

·    Cars parking in Glenmoor Rd on pavements and double parking by shops.

·    Traffic speeding in Glenmoor Rd and Church road when children or cycling to school.

·    Cars driving thro Glenmoor Rd go too fast. Very dangerous. School nearby.

·    Glenmoor Rd is a racetrack with double parking outside shops. Very dangerous near school.

·    Chine walk is very dangerous. Acts as a rat run for traffic avoiding queues. Speed Humps.

·    Chine Walk used as a Rat Run by traffic wishing to avoid the Traffic Lights. Speed control needed.

·    Porsche Garage in New Road causes extra congestion - 15 or so cars parked on roadside all day.

·    12 - 15 cars parked all day opposite the Porsche garage in New Road.

·    Christchurch Rd Dudsbury - Dangerous crossing road to reach footpath. Pedestrian Crossing?

·    Traffic in Parley is dangerous. Impossible to enter main rides from side roads.   Young and Elderly suffer.

Effect of Traffic on local bridges

·    Roads and bridges being damaged by large and heavy lorries.

·    Longham bridge causes great constriction to traffic flow.

·    Heavy lorries should not be allowed through Longham but diverted to Wimbome by-pass.

·    Concerned about the large number of Heavy vehicles using Longham Bridge, Christchurch Rd.

Bus Services

·    Public transport does not cover the journeys that I am required to make for work.

·    Very inconvenient transport service to hospitals, particularly for the elderly.

·    Bus service from Ferndown thro West Parley to Bournemouth Hospital is a major need.

·    Bus shelter at Parley Cross not maintained. Need shelter on northbound side of road.

·    Bus transport to Hospital is very difficult for elderly as we need to change buses.

·    We need more frequent buses to Christchurch or via Castle Lane. Many would then use the buses.

·    Elderly cannot walk to and from Buses.

·    Regular and frequent Bus service to Bournemouth would enable us to leave cars at home to & fro work.

·    Lack of Public Transport.

·    Cost of using buses daily to Bournemouth each week higher than using car.

·    Lack of sufficient buses.

·    We need better bus services to encourage people to use the bus.

·    Heavy lorries through Ringwood Rd at Ferndown.

·    Need better more frequent bus service to Bournemouth.

Facilities for Cyclists

·    Existing cycle tracks are of little use.

·    Roads too dangerous for cyclists. Better cycling facilities would encourage many more people to ride.

·    More cycle tracks cut into green verges.

·    Cycles lanes in and around Parley are inadequate.

·    Cyclists using pavements.

·    We need more cycle lanes.

·    Too much cycling on Pavements - by youngsters.

·    Cycling at present too dangerous on roads. Thus many people will not use cycles to travel to work.

Bournemouth Airport

Aircraft noise and air pollution

·    Severe noise from Aircraft flying over houses will make them uninhabitable.

·    Aircraft noise is increasing at all hours.

·    Concerned about Growth of airport, Noise, pollution, road congestion.

·    Constant noise of aeroplanes and heavy traffic.

·    Noise and pollution from Airport will be unacceptable.

·    Noise pollution from Airport and aircraft.

·    Noise on existing flight paths.

·    Over last 6 months noise from airport has become intolerable. Revving engines under test, planes taking off.

Building under the Flight Path

·    Building under flight path of Airport.

·    Flight path - larger flights turn earlier over Ferndown.

·    Light aircraft now changed Flight Path - low over Ferndown.

·    Concerned about building more houses under flight path.

·    Building under the flight path is silly.

·    Pilots do not always use the correct flight path, over flying houses to South of Parley Cross.

·    Flight path is moving Northwards over Parley.

·    Aircraft not adhering to the Flight Path is alarming. Noise pollution is worse.

·    Housing development proposed under flight path without taking Airport Expansion into account.

·    Much of new development would be under the flight path from the airport. - unacceptable levels of noise and pollution.

·    Noise and pollution is bad already under flight path.

·    Proposed housing will be under flight path.

·    All night flying at airport.

Emergency Landing facilities

·    Fields where they intend to build are emergency landing sites for Aircraft. 3 emergencies in last 3 months.

·    Loss of safe emergency landing for aircraft, which will increase greatly in number.

·    No houses should be built in fields which subject to aircraft being forced down over them.

·    Better access from Spur Road to Airport would reduce traffic thro Ferndown and West Parley.

·    Growth of airport will only increase traffic congestion. We feel that we are being forced to leave the area.

Airport related Traffic congestion

·    Level of Air traffic has to be controlled. Only place it impacts on is West Parley.

·    Any link from Spur Rd to Airport will not affect traffic in West Parley.

·    Airport expansion will be acceptable with new Road links.

·    Road needed from Red Hill to Horn Airport to ease traffic through Parley.

·    There is no transport available from Airport to Bournemouth Town Centre other than by taxi.

·    Transport infrastructure needs to be rectified before any growth of the airport.

·    Traffic/services/facilities are acceptable currently, but will be inadequate for 900 more houses.

·    No buses from Parley X to Hum.

·    Airport bound traffic should not be allowed to pass through Parley. It needs a dedicated road.

·    We need transport links to avoid village.

·    Increased traffic will cause road system to be unable to cope.

·    Access to Airport should be improved to avoid congestion on existing roads

·    Continued increase in Airport Air and road Traffic.

·    Major access to Airport should come from Spur Rd.

·    Cycle path from Christchurch to Hurn Airport. Why not from Parley to the Airport?

·    Concern about growth of airport.

·    Concerned about 4x growth of airport and airport industrial area.

·    On airport site many factory units and large warehouses lie empty.  Devalues Hurn Forest.

·    I expect some growth at the Airport but not 4 x growth.

·    Airport Development is a better option than 900 Houses.

·    Air pollution from Aircraft will be increased all round the Stour Valley.

Utilities

·    Inadequate Drainage and Power supplies.

·    Inadequacy of Water supply.

·    Water supply and sewerage disposal inadequate.

·    Infrastructure inadequate - such as Water and Sewerage disposal.

·    Utilities will be inadequate.

·    Electricity supply so often under stress now and the water pressure is often low. More problems to come.

·    Sewerage and other services will not cope.

·    Water and drainage, sewerage.

·    Lack of adequate surface water drainage from Poor Common on to Dudsbury Rd. Lack of maintenance.

·    Insufficient water, electricity etc.

·    Increased pressure on Sewerage and Waste systems.

·    Sewerage and Waste water infrastructure already insufficient.

·    Overloading of public services e.g. Water, sewerage, gas, electricity.

·    Sewerage and waste water disposal system is under severe pressure. Needs replacing before growth.

·    Strain in existing sewerage and water services.

·    Insufficient water and sewerage facilities.

·    Sewerage services being put under great stress - all the flats blocks are overloading the system.

·    Strain on infrastructure - water, drainage, power, emergency and council services.

Waste Management

General concerns

·    Waste disposal facilities inadequate.

·    There will be an even greater need for a new Rubbish tip in future.

·    Lack of Refuse disposal facilities.

·    Refuse Disposal facilities need improvement. Use more energy and cause more pollution going to tip.

·    The range of Waste disposal facilities for all areas in the Conurbation needs to be equaled out.

·    More frequent collection of refuse and recycling materials. Why not weekly?

Proposed Waste Plant

·    More info required about waste disposal and recycling.  Just what is acceptable in the various bins/bags.

·    We need more info on Waste Plant.

·    Urgently need more info about Waste Plant and Incinerator.

·    Carbon dioxide emissions from Waste Treatment plant.

·    Very concerned about Waste Plant - my son has asthma.

·    MTB plant should be on Ferndown Industrial Estate where there are good links to Dual carriageway.

·    Protest march which halted development of Waste Plant at Uddens. Should we do the same at Hum.

·    Waste plants should be virtually submerged/out of sight as in Germany.

·    Ferndown Forest would be better place for incinerator for Waste, Better Road access.

Millhams Tip

·    Millhams tip should be available to us unconditionally.

·    Should have unlimited use of Longham Waster tip or local alternative.

·    We need unlimited access to the Longham Tip.

·    Inadequate unavailability of Millhams Tip.

·    Disposal of waste - reduced access to Millhams tip causes severe problems.

·    We should be allowed to use Millhams tip without question.

·    We should have unlimited access to Millhams Tip.

·    Millhams tip should be made more available permanently.

·    Millhams Tip is only grudgingly available now and is inadequate.

·    Millhams tip needs to be open to Parley residents.

·    We need access to Millhams Tip.

·    Not being able to use Millhams Tip for refuse.

·    Waste disposal - need Wheelie bins and use of Millhams Tip.

·    Restricted use of Millhams Tip should be ended and we should be given free access.

·    Tipping rubbish has increased since the dispute over use of Millhams Tip.

·    Would like Garden waste collection service. Brook Rd too far. Millhams provision inadequate.

·    Go to Brook Rd Tip but find it extremely difficult to use as we are v elderly (88).

·    Cause more pollution and traffic congestion traveling to Brook Rd Tip than is worth it.

·    Urgently need an alternative to Brook Rd as a recycling centre or more access to Millhams.

Garden Rubbish disposal

·    Garden wheelie bins and bigger recycling boxes.

·    Collection of Garden rubbish for the more elderly.

·    Would like to see the garden recycling system offered to other parts of Dorset extended to this area.

·    Facilities for disposal of Garden Waste are mast inadequate. Time we copied other councils.

·    Bins for garden waste please.

·    Waste disposal - garden waste disposal is a problem.

·    Disposal of Garden waste by bin men.

·    Brown Bins for Garden Waste would be very beneficial.

Wheelie Bins

·    Wheelie bins would be more convenient than bags for waste disposal.

·    Wheelie Bins would be more convenient for recycling.

·    We should all have wheelie bins. We would then recycle more.

·    EDDC Should provide us with wheelie bins for waste.

·    Wheelie Bins for West Parley is urgently required.

·    When can we have wheelie Bins.

·    We should have wheelie bins for waste.

·    Why can we not have Wheelie Bins for our waste and recycling.

·    It is time that we had Wheelie bins for our waste and recycling.

·    We need Wheelie Bins instead of Green Plastic Bags for recycling paper.

·    Refuse Collections are insufficient even now.

Recycling - general

·    Have to use recycling centers because we are limited to what we can place in the bins provided.

·    Keep recycling simple.

·    We would recycle more, but Council is too fussy about what we put in our box.

·    Recycling could be extended if we were given boxes for each type of refuse.

·    Need recycling bins. Could recycle much more if we had bins.

·    Recycling would be less necessary if manufacturers reduced the amount of packaging that they use.

·    Recycling boxes are too small for two weeks recycling.

·    More people would recycle waste if we had wheelie bins.

·    The disposal of Plastic packaging is not provided for with the recycling bins.

·    Very poor facilities for recycling - no garden rubbish disposal for older people who do not drive.

·    Supermarkets should be forced to reduce the amount of packaging on their goods.

·    We have 66 flats in 2 blocks and centralised bulk facilities for recycling.

·    Disposal of recycling material. Current facilities not adequate.

·    We also harvest our rain water and have solar panels. This is to be encouraged.

·    More facilities and encouragement to recycle. Bournemouth does it better.

Cardboard Disposal

·    Cardboard etc should be recycled.

·    Bins for Cardboard and carton recycling are not provided. Why?

·    Plastics and cardboard should be collected for recycling.

·    Would like to recycle more including cardboard for which there is no facility.

·    We need recycling facilities for cardboard and cartons.

·    Litter and waste cartons outside the shops at Parley Cross - Co-op refuse area v untidy.

Comments on Proposal

·    Alternative building sites not being considered by EDDC Officers although members rejected.

·    Parley will be virtually a suburb of Bournemouth with no green land between them.

·    Sheer folly to build so many properties so close to the aircraft flight path and just a mile from the Airport runway.

·    Effect of Additional housing on Property Values.

·    Needs more thought - over the long term.

·    Number of houses being considered is too high.

·    West Parley cannot cope with increase in housing.

·    West Parley is to be the Dorset Dumping ground for the Labour Government.

·    West Parley cannot cope with more housing. Lacks infrastructure.

·    Affordable housing is only affordable for the lucky first buyer.

·    Madness to propose building 900 houses. Traffic already horrendous and getting worse.

·    900 Homes would devalue existing homes.

·    If this building occurs West Parley will become another Tricketts Cross.

·    Overpopulation - increase in safety hazards.

·    Overcrowding - too dense housing, too many people causing stress on roads & noise pollution.

·    Building homes at the end of an expanding busy airport runway is crazy.

·    Buy to rent houses offered by speculators for profit. Makes a nonsense of affordable housing.

·    How about questioning the performance of our elected officials.

·    Present infrastructure cannot support 900 more houses.

·    Infrastructure is most inadequate for any further building, particularly the road traffic system.

·    Inadequate infrastructure to sustain a development of this magnitude.

·    At 2.4 per house -2160 extra people - a 60% increase on present numbers.

·    Reduction in House values caused by glut of new building.

·    Houses to be built under the flight path.

·    Area being spoilt by the building of too many flats.

·    Second homes, rented out to students should be taxed not get tax relief.

·    Concerned about building high density housing under airport flight path.

·    Concerned about building high density housing under airport flight path.

·    Extra housing will put immense strain on existing infrastructure. Enough is enough.

·    Need to fix the infrastructure before they even consider extra house building.

·    Infrastructure and resources of the area unable to cope with proposed development. Become a ghetto.

·    Airport must not expand unless the road system is improved.

·    Airport is fine as it is. It would create many problems if it increases in size as projected.

·    Lack of distinction between affordable housing for low paid professionals and social housing.

Comments on EDDC Council Services

Specific planning issues

·    Already had enquiry into development of field east of New Rd for supermarket.

·    Proposed 8 Town houses at 1 Chine Walk is very worrying. This seems to be a growing trend.

·    House replaced by flats at I Chine Walk.

·    2 bed flats at Chine Glade have stood empty for over 1 year since they were built and now planners wish to build.

·    Loss of Dormy Hotel site for rebuilding flats - high quality hotel lost to 400 people.

·    Concern about the non-development of the Dormy Hotel site.

·    Area spoilt by conversion of 50+ year-old bungalows to trade premises. Causing extra traffic, noise, pavement.

General Planning Issues

·    Opposed to demolition of houses to rebuild as block of flats.

·    Restrict the constant building of flats.

·    Concerned about the many houses being demolished to be replaced by flats.

·    Pushy developers who buy 2 adjacent properties to build flats on. Changing character/environment.

·    Ferndown and West Parley fast becoming a huge area of flats and an extension of Bournemouth.

·    Lack of coordinated planning - MTB Plant, Airport expansion, Gravel Extraction linked road capacity.

·    The precedent of losing Poor Common and resulting roads, traffic, schools problems.

·    Council should encourage retailers.

·    Poor quality councilors are out of touch with people they represent.

·    Phone Masts - concerned about health risks.

Council Tax

·    Concerned that EDDC more interested in raising Council tax than protecting the environment.

·    General facilities in Parley for the Tax paying residents are poor.

·    What a price we pay for a quality of life. Council Tax is too high.

·    Our Council Tax is far too high for what we get by way of services.

·    Current residents paying more in taxation for  this development.

·    Change of character in Parley by inappropriate housing developments.

·    Value for money from Council Tax bills paid.

Parking In village

·    Parking at Parley and Ferndown at crisis point.

·    Insufficient parking in shopping areas.

·    Further parking problems – overcrowding.

·    Dangerous obstruction by parents with cars outside Parley First School every school day.

Litter

·    Litter in West Parley is very bad. No council services in evidence.

·    Litter on verges and in open plan gardens - mainly wrapping from Tesco.

·    Litter dropped in New Road, and from Take Away shops in Parley.

·    Litter on verges and in open plan gardens - mainly wrapping from Tesco.

·    Dog fouling - not enough bins or signs in evidence.

Highway Maintenance

·    Better maintenance of grass verges.

·    No road sweeper comes to some roads in Parley. Grass verges rarely cut.

·    We need better maintenance of road surfaces.

·    Junction of Church Rd to Christchurch Road very dark at night.

·    New island on New Rd just N of Parley Cross is a disaster. Drivers drive round wrong side to get to lights.

·    New island on New Rd just N of Parley Cross is a disaster. Drivers drive round wrong side to get to lights.

Pavements Maintenance

·    More dropped kerbs for wheelchair users - yellow line across each one to deter parking.

·    Condition of pavements is generally poor.

·    Overgrown private hedges which protrude onto pavements/footpaths.

·    Non maintenance of the pavement (Weeds, ivy etc) in New Road just North of Parley X.

·    Better maintained pavements with more dropped kerbs. Particularly important for wheelchair users.

·    State of pavements, which are uneven, cracked, with litter.

·    The Pavements and side roads need attention.

·    Parking on Pavements is a big problem. Needs to be dealt with.

·    Cars parking on pavement - difficult for wheelchair bound persons.

·    Pavements are rarely cleared of leaves/pine needles. Overgrown hedges often overhang pavement.

·    Neglect of upkeep of pavements and road sides. Weeds growing out of pavements.

·    Better cleaning of pavements at West Parley please.

Siting of New Houses

·    Why not use area near to Castlemain Trail, which is adjacent to Trunk roads to everywhere.

·    Build at Three Legged Cross. Still plenty of room. Roads have been modernised and would cope.

·    More building in unoccupied houses in Bournemouth, Boscombe and Poole instead of building more shopping.

·    Put new Housing on St Leonards Hospital site which has better roads and infrastructure.

·    900 Houses would be better situated between A31 and Spur Rd. around Boundary Lane.

·    More building would impact on infra-structure - more traffic jams, extra pollution.

·    Too many flats being built - where houses used to be.

·    This amount of new housing would not be needed if Government controlled immigration.

·    Impact of proposed housing in close proximity of Parley Common.

·    Build affordable housing in affordable areas.

·    Shopping facilities in Parley not appropriate. We have to shop elsewhere for day to day items.

·    Concerned about building homes so close to the Aircraft Flight Path.

·    Housing unwise under flight path of expanding international airport.

·    Concerned by proximity of sites to heath land and flood plain.

·    Concerned about houses and bungalows being demolished and replaced by blocks of flats.

Antisocial Behaviour

·    No facilities in the area for youth. Youth Clubs etc Schools overcrowded.

·    Could cause a “yob” element in the area through lack of amenities. Crime rates will increase.

·    Increasing crime.

·    Antisocial behaviour due to change in make-up of Community - increase in crime.

·    Crime such as that associated with large estates.

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