Plans to build a “crowded” five home estate on a car park near a Gloucestershire railway station have been rejected. Wain Homes has been refused permission by to develop the 0.2 acre site in Box Road, Cam.
The proposed development site is surrounded by recently completed residential estate. And Councillor Chris Haynes (L, West spoke against the proposals at the development control committee on July 9. He raised concerns over road safety and flooding in the area.
“The corner from Box Road to the A38 is quite dangerous,” he said. “I don't believe that road was rated for the level of lorry use and that weight of lorry. "That’s why there’s considerable damage and the road is always having to be dug up and repaired.
” He said it was still a car park that had been used by rail users. Cllr Haynes said he has friends nearby and has walked the area. “I can’t visualise how five houses are going to fit on it with any degree of space, garden or freedom.
It’s a bit like the back to back I used to live in when I was a kid on a mining estate.” Jo Kendall, who also spoke against the plans on behalf of Cam Community Action Group, said the scheme was “disingenuous profiteering and a simply wrong” application. “We have reports from many commuters across the area who have missed medical appointments in Bristol and Gloucester because they have not been able to find a safe parking space and have missed their train,” she said.
“Developers have unashamedly made a big.
