Disaster in Hart for the Corbynites...............

[fred c]

"I just don't think you need to be so personal. Nobody is Perfect.Nobody is the Devil. Balanced assessments are the most constructive"

Jonathan James Frederick Brash.

I have to say I completely agree with council leader to be Brash......Hopefully he can get that point of view across to some of his new found Corbyn muckers, if he requires examples of their behaviour contrary to his position stated above.....I feel sure there are a plethora of FB screenshots that show the moral calibre of his new comrades.

[Inspector Knacker]

Apparently Aileen Kendon has been effectively told she can 'pick any seat she wants' for Labour 2019 or 2020. Impressed by her campaign and spirit etc. the forces working from within to change the Labour group want her on board. It'll be an interesting test of her principles to see which one she picks. Does she fight the one she lives in and where she's heavily involved in a residents association or does she opt to stand in a safer more winnable one such as Manor or De Bruce?  Having been challenged myself on the 'only stand in the ward you live in' comment, she's put herself in an interesting predicament.

Her election literature flagged up she lived in the ward and the HIG candidate didn't. Does she try to win Hart for a THIRD time or jump across to a safer target? To lose Hart twice back to back so quickly suggests the safer option is to jump.

If that's the case, we have one 'elite' replacing another 'elite' ( I use the word 'elite' in it's loosest sense). Everything changes and everything stays the same, but hey, they're party minions and the party always comes first, second and third.

[jawsbbc]

HART PARISH COUNCIL OBJECTS

http://eforms.hartlepool.gov.uk:7777/portal/servlets/ApplicationSearchServlet?PKID=109825


http://edrms.hartlepool.gov.uk/AnitePublicDocs/12967310.pdf


Reference number   Site location   Proposed development
H/2015/0528   LAND AT QUARRY FARM PHASE 2
ELWICK ROAD
HARTLEPOOL
TS26 0LH
Outline planning permission for up to 220 residential dwellings with associated access, all other matters reserved


Hart Parish Council: Hart Parish Council are opposed to this development.
It is evident that individual developers have little interest in proper development
which includes a thoughtful and necessary introduction of road infrastructure and
adequate sources of school places.
One narrow exit for 220 houses onto an already busy estate with a pitiful resort to
emergency outlets at the rear of the proposed development onto a narrow lane
(Worset Lane).
This equates to at least 440 additional vehicles which require commuter access to
Hartlepool, north and south to areas as far as Teesside and Tyneside. Access to the
A19 would obviously be a further concern for the residents of Elwick for southern
journeys and the shortest route to the A19 north would be along Naisbury Lane onto
the A179 which is already at an unacceptable level at peak times.
School places on the west side of Hartlepool are already at a premium and in the
opinion of Hart PC would require road journeys towards the centre and beyond to
find accommodation, which again brings unwelcome travel into focus.
In view of the current plethora of planning applications there should be in place a
requirement on the part of all potential developers to subscribe towards substantial
improvements to the road network and educational establishments.
2
nd objection received
The Hart Parish Council opposes this application on the grounds that there is no
indication that the developers are prepared to enhance the infrastructure.
Time and again we are asked to comment on unwieldy developments with no
thought given to the routes that the additional traffic generated will take. This
proposal is outside the bounds of Hart Parish Council but will undoubtedly impact on
the road system around Hart by virtue of it being yet again a commuter based
residential estate, adding to the already numerous commuters travelling to areas
from Tyne to Tees. The present road system is unsustainable.
It is not acceptable to find Worset Lane being proposed for emergency exits. How
long before these are breached and a very narrow and truly country lane is
inundated with illegal traffic.
The traffic problems already faced in Elwick Village and on the roads around Hart
Village must be given serious consideration. It is really a case of the sins of the
father being cast upon the children and the consequences if not dealt with in real
time will bring untold problems in the foreseeable future. We are concerned for the
probable use of the lanes which give access to the A179. From this area the route
around the north of Elwick leading to the A19 is an essential. Our understanding
that the reconstruction of the northern junction to Elwick has been put in abeyance
on the reasoning that the fatal accident rate has not been met. Are volunteers being
sought to redress the situation.
It is time for the Planning Committee and the Planning Office to grasp the nettle and
take account of the number of applications which are flying in under the loss of the
Local Plan.
Apart from the added residential cars added to the equation no account seems to be
taken of the number of delivery vehicles which subsequently daily ply residential
estates and find difficulty in negotiating the narrow estate roads littered with
pavement parked car and vans.
Further response
There is great concern about the impact on the infrastructure, especially roads and
waste water/sewage. Councillors felt that the current road infrastructure is already
struggling to cope with the volume of traffic – particularly Hart Lane and the A179; a
further 200+ residences are likely to lead to upward of a further 3-400 vehicles
every day needing to use these road. Planning permission should be dependent on
the road infrastructure being improved.

[Lucy Lass-Tick]

The Post's editorial on the by election.  http://www.hartlepoolpost.co.uk/index.php/news/242/Governance/October-15-2018/Hart-Ward-By-Election