Sign the Hooe Quarry Petition

xxxxxxxx, Hooe

xxxxxxxx, Mount Batten
Please stop this development...It's an atrocity!
How can the architects/developers sleep at night?

Jodie Saunders, Plymstock

xxxxxxxx, Hooe
This is a really bad idea to build all those houses in Hooe Lake Quarry the traffic will cause chaos for all those who live in the surrounding areas

Bev Holmes, Turnchapel

Hugh Janes, Plymouth
A dreadful idea and another truly ghastly building being offered to Plymouth.

xxxxxxxx, Other

andy ash, Hooe
Need to drastically reduce number of proposed houses. Cramming in that many homes will be unhealthy,as well as causing traffic chaos

Jean Milner, Select Area...

Ruth Dennis, Hooe

xxxxxxxx, Turnchapel
The traffic is bad enough now coming out of Hooe/Plymstock and the roads are simply not able to cope with the extra traffic

Martina Brunetta, Plymouth
I completely agree with all the points listed.

Jan van der Westhuizen, Other
As an ex council workier (in another county) I have seen this over and over again whereas council members have no vision for the future but only for the short term lining of their own power ego pocket lining attitudes, dicitions are not made on the grounds of the needs and wants of the public that pays for them to be there, to protect and look after the interest of the people of Plymouth, What should happen is a major change, people should be able to vote online and decisions should be made on those results only. Areas of beauty, natural importance, environmental protection are not concidered by the council, it is time the council start listening to its people, the people they pay to look after our needs. There are lots of buildings in Plymouth standing derilict (some owned by the council) that could be used and converted into dwellings rather that destroying the last bit of escape and natural beauty. I have been visiting the area for over ten years now and have seen the decline not just from the environment but the castel too, we should not let the council get away with this!!!! I love going there and taking my child there to enjoy the nature and the wildlife, please don't let them destroy it, O! and where is our Environmental Concervationists at PCC, are we not paying them to open their mouths, get some goonies and stand up for us, be our voice in protecting our interest? Ok I'll stop now.

xxxxxxxx, Hooe
There are to many houses and traffic in the area and services cannot support this any more

Dr. A. Peter Glanvill, Other
There are some interesting caves in the quarry and it would be sad to lose access to these. There are few enough in Devon as it is. They are also used by hibernating bats.

xxxxxxxx, Plymouth
This development will have a extreme negative impact on the wildlife that has established here, as a result ecosystems further afield will also be effected seriously! We have only just seen (August 2011) the return of the european otter to all of our counties after decades of its population numbers suffering due to such things as this!

Brian Greensall, Hooe

Rachel Murray, Hooe
Agree with al the points and hope PCC doesn't act in it's usual short term and short sited way

xxxxxxxx, Hooe

Mr Claude Samaran, Other
The development would spoil the natural beauty of this spot where i regularly go visiting and which should not be disturbed.

bsmaggs, Hooe
This development will have a disastrous effect on village life for the current residents of Hooe. It will also put an enormous strain on the current transport infer-structure and local resources and amenities, mainly sewage, Schools, medical and Dental services, which are already stretched to the limits. There is also the environmental impact that this development will have to the wild life of the area and the high risk on contamination.

catherine power, Hooe
I would like out community to stay as it it

Ian Mair, Hooe

John Golder, Turnchapel
This will gridlock and strangle Turnchapel for large parts of the day. Nightmare! Access, traffic, infrastructure - this idea should have been killed off at its inception. Was the traffic 'survey' really retained by Barratt? Schools? Habitat loss? Unstable rockface....

Blythe-Lord, Hooe
Quite agree. As of 2nd Sept SWWater have not published their evaluation of the foul water impact. Yet we are expected to consider this application the sewage impact of which is unknown. Too much traffic on unimproved roads. Barton Road losing all its naturalised lakeside border and gaining chicanes. Untreated surface water containing domestic chemicals and car brake dust pollutant flowing directly into Hooe Lake, which is a County Wildlife Site. Quarry wildlife likely to be almost completely annihilated, especially the rare indolent ant. No mention about who will manage, maintain and steward the mitigation areas and the limekilns. Oh and so much more. Here is a golden opportunity to produce something special that enhances the site rather than desecrates it. Instead we have a proposal for an overcrowded piece of Disneyland. The future residents deserve better.

John Cole, Hooe
No wonder traffic survey indicated that existing network can cope when the cosultants were retained by Barratt Homes. The traffic assessment should have been carried out by an independant consultant vetted by Plymouth City Council. Traffic bottlenecks already exist outside Dean Cross Surgery. The existing survey makes no mention of this problem.

Louise Parker, Hooe

Dr David Jenkins, Hooe
I totally agree with the petition, especially point 2.

Sharon Clisby, Hooe

Glen Peacham, Plymouth
Totally agree with points 1-4!

Kathy George, Plymouth
These sites contain some of the best areas of wildlife in the County as designated by the DBRC. Any development will destroy the nesting grounds and habitats of Badgers, Bats, Birds of Prey, Butterflies and the Flora such as the rare orchids. These wildlife areas should be protected and incorporated in to the CWS.

Richard Allman, Plymouth

xxxxxxxx, Plymstock
Totally Agree

xxxxxxxx, Plymstock
I would totally agree with the Key reason against the development of Hooe Lake Quarry, especially the Traffic reason. Not only is the immediate area suffering from congestion but Laira Bridge cannot cope anymore. A Rail/Tram link to the city would need to be provided for this side of the city, which I don’t think that Barratt Homes would be happy to provide a substantial sum (75%) for!

xxxxxxxx, Hooe
Agree with all the above

xxxxxxxx, Hooe
I totally disagree with this development
I would like to remind everyone including Barratt of Cooper's Walk, East London 1989.
A development of the same kind as proposed here that left homes "unsaleable" and residents with all kinds of chemical related conditions.
Kidney problems, migraines, asthma, chemical sensitivity, chronic fatigue, food intolerance, short term memory problems.
These are all conditions linked to very nasty industrial chemicals found at the Cooper Walk site.
And as the Hooe lake quarry was also a contaminated industrial site ......
I wouldn't want to live there.

Helen Wilson, Plymouth
The Hooe and Radford Lake area is already suffering from over-use. The quarry should be kept as a wildlife site.

M Sampson, Plymstock

Janis Greensall, Hooe
Hooe is too small for this amount of homes and the resulting traffic that will ensue, it will completely spoil the peace and quiet and the scenery of the lakeside which is so beautiful.

Leon Milner, Hooe
Why have they been allowed to strip the bushes, trees and nettles. Surely this has had an impact on the wildlife there!

Paul Vivian, Oreston

Jackie applebee, Oreston
What assurance has been given re capacity in local schools and sewage removal :as it is obvious by the smell to all that live on Hooe Lake the existing system cannot cope with present capacity.
The question of traffic needs to be put in the context of the estate being built at Sherford and the additional building of homes in Billacombe quarry all merging at the same roundabout near Morrisons for travellers to plymouth.

xxxxxxxx, Hooe

Angi Phillips, Plymstock

Ian Pitman, Plymstock

xxxxxxxx, Plymouth
I totally agree with the 4 statements in this petition.

xxxxxxxx, Plymstock

Mark Hartshorn, Hooe

Fiona Whitby, Plymstock
More housing and cars would only ruin this special and unique haven.I agree with all thathas been said above.

kirsty kirkwood, Hooe
i live in hooe with 2 yound children and take a daily walk down past the park and head towards mount batten up the steep hill and im telling you it is a nightmare! with all the traffic, buses lorries, delivery trucks etc. im scared to let my children walk ahead. they both have to hold my hands at all times!! that is without the xtra houses being built with the xtra lorries and trucks etc to build them!!! im appauled that they are even considering building in such a valued area of plymouth!! there is a reason why people move her!! and thats because we have a beautiful lake which we can walk around without worrying too much about traffic!! we have a lovely park and field area!!! why would we want to wreck that!! DONT LET THEM DO IT!

Heather Martin, Oreston

peter melhuish, Select Area...

xxxxxxxx, Oreston

Jeffrey D\'Conceicao, Hooe

Brian Cooper, Mount Batten
I agree with all the points listed at the head of this petition and with the vast majority of issues raised by other petitioners.

xxxxxxxx, Oreston

T.J. Fleming, Plymstock

Rachel Rawlings, Hooe

Douglas Herdson, Plymstock

steve bates, Plymstock
More houses thats more predators,more polution more damage that will cause loss of species so fragile to our beautiful park,woodland and waterways wild life is delicate and precious, Is not the kingfisher a protected bird is not a peregrin also protected was there not a law on Badgers to be protected, so what went wrong with local council agreements to leave wildlife alone. I would love to be in earshot of such a highly stated worker for comments surrounding the saviour of wildlife in our area and then in the next breath wanting to desolate it. We have a new reserve on the otherside of Radford dip when the council are bored and the BBC no longer visit will that lay to waste or was that higher ranking persons making deals on a new reserve to sweeten the public over new housing plans.Just think for a momment these people watch wildlife programs on tv in the cinema video footage on u tube are they so two faced and can not own up to the ruin of nature that there off-spring will one day have to visit a library for to study a kingfisher or other protected species because they have been driven away by greed of building new houses, thats if they don't close the library of course.

tracey stear, Hooe

jackie barnett, Hooe
we do not need any more houses in hooe there is enough traffic already

xxxxxxxx, Hooe

xxxxxxxx, Hooe
disruption to land may cause leakage of toxic substances into hooe lake. this could cause devastation to swan population as well as other wildlife. Lake also used by local children.

xxxxxxxx, Hooe
I live on the main feed route to Hooe and there is enough traffic already without more housing and why spoil natural environents with
poorly situated housing. What next, Radford park?

Sharon King, Oreston
Existing infastructure will not be able to cope especially with increased volume of traffic.

xxxxxxxx, Hooe

Dave Whittle, Other
This is a poor show all round! Adding 225 houses and their inhabitants (500+?)plus cars to the Hooe/Turnchapel area is just plain ridiculous with the existing infrastructure.
All the reasons for this comment have been well explained above.
There are few facilities and commuting will be an even bigger nightmare struggling to get out of Hooe, through Plymstock/Pomphlett followed by the joys of Laira Bridge.
This does not make any sense from whatever point of view.

Brian Cheal, Hooe
I completely endorse points 1-4 in this petition but also wish to add: What provision will be made for walkers? Will we all have to walk in single file now whilst cars take precedent? 1.3 metres footpath shown on the plans is derisory. Absolute minimum to accomodate family groups/ disabled should be 3 metres!!

debbie tench, Plymstock

Mel Wallis, Plymouth

Sarah Harrison, Hooe

james trail, Hooe

claire trail, Hooe

helen, Hooe

steve grose, Turnchapel
Another poor show by the planners!

Ed Jepson, Other

John Knights, Turnchapel

Andy Whittle, Turnchapel
My reasons for my objections are as follows; firstly the roads, the area has what is basically a one road in and the same road out, a road which already experiences fast and often heavy traffic which is already a danger to residents due to the development on former Mount Batten RAF base, another development will make a bad situation worse as to remember not everyone is protected by a metal shell on four wheels. Furthermore the development will also add further strain to the disaster that is the strangled route into Plymouth city centre. My second reason is Hooe lake for I do not wish to see that lost to residents for it contains much history and attraction as it is to residents and visitors I have spoken with. My third reason is the sewerage situation, extra loading means more development and that with it's own problems. The fourth reason is the site itself for it is rich in local history pertaining to local industry and war time Britain and the defunct Turnchapel to Plymouth railway, a route if it still existed today would certainly have eased the transport congestion problems those going into the city experience. The quarry is also a site which I would have liked to have seen turned into an amenity for residents and visitors alike. My final reason is the development itself, affordable housing for those born in the area, hardly, for I believe those who are born here and wish to stay here have to be considered first before the wealthier are invited in. But a development built on contaminated ground, who would want to live there and have their children play in the gardens.

Faith, Hooe
save whats left of nature, what about the wildlife, this would make hooe into a town itself rather than the rural area we moved to 30 years ago, there has already been enough development. Not to mention traffic imagine trying to get into Plymouth city centre, at peak time it already takes at least an hour, not to mention the danger of more cars and the children who want to play in the park or who are walking to school. It's all about money money money, England has lost the real value of life, family time together walking and enjoying nature together, not watching cars! I remember as a kid not being able to sleep looking out of the window and watching the foxes with their cubs coming out of the Quarry and playing in the park, don't spoil this for the future generations.

Peter Hayman, Hooe
Tha danger of comming out on to the main road To much traffic in Hooe now what will it be like When all these houses are built

Adam Luck, Hooe

Paul Blonden, Plymstock
Please keep what prescious natural areas we have claimed back from industrialisation as natural as possible to look after the wildlife!

xxxxxxxx, Hooe
Donna,Hooe
I have walked miles around this lake over the years and fed the swans for generations, even helped the RSPCA when there was an oil spill into the lake. That was devastating enough but, to lose more of the natural beauty we are lucky enough to have so near would be disgraceful by anyone's standards!

Claire, Hooe
I hear they have already destroyed nesting sites and trees, one being a protected oak tree with a preservation number, what will they do next? smoke the poor bats out of their homes? Why does everything and everywhere have to be destroyed and built on? I have lived here for nearly 35 years and to see such a lovely village destroyed and filled with even more traffic would be so sad.

Jessica Lockett, Hooe

Gill, Hooe
I agree with ALL the points raised, as to why we DO NOT agree with the go ahead of this housing development

xxxxxxxx, Hooe
in agreement with all the points made.

xxxxxxxx, Hooe
Traffic at peak times is already reaching points of congestion, what will 225 more homes do to the area?

xxxxxxxx, Hooe
There is already traffic chaos, especially now the sun has come out, Barton Road is practically a public foot path to many local destinations and this will be ruined if this goes ahead

xxxxxxxx, Other

xxxxxxxx, Plymstock
I agree with the comments made by others and particularly fear the impact on existing overloaded infrastructure. Pollution suffered in Hooe Lake and backing up into Radford Lake is unacceptable and in my view a health hazard. Building another sewage works can only make matters worse. The road between Hooe and Plymstock is already very busy and not suited to an increase in volume of traffic or the traffic noise which is already an issue for those living in the vicinity. I agree that the "whole area would benefit most by a managed retreat to nature" and preservation of the beauty and benefits that exist rather than putting yet more pressure on it.

Rach Lilley, Hooe
I agree with what has been said so far. Hooe is a quaint, small village where most people know each other. We have enough traffic going through Hooe as it is at present as well as a good population, which does NOT need to be enhanced! Find somewhere else to build your properties, ie the other side of Plymouth, we have lovely wildlife, lovely views and a quiet village...and as other people have mentioned we dont want Hooe Junior School to become over crowded - we are the residents who have lived in the village for years and therefore I complete agree with everyone who signs this petition - WE DONT WANT ANYMORE NEW HOMES BUILT OR OVER CROWDING!!!

Matthew Hutchinson, Hooe
This is not welcome to me especially as the site has some important wildlife living and growing on the site. I also believe the risk to people on the main road would increase considering the exit on to the main road near the shops is a considerable blind spot and near misses happen all the time.

Alexander Gribble, Turnchapel
Parking, traffic levels and sewage issues are already issues for local residents that can only be exacerbated by the proposed development. The whole area would benefit most by a managed retreat to nature rather than development for commercial gain. In the most simple terms the infrastructure does not exist to cope with such a sizeable development. It is doubtful that, even with the best intentions of Barratts, the local services would be improved enough to cope. Time for a re-think by the council.

xxxxxxxx, Hooe

Steve Fleming, Hooe
The impact on the road network is a major concern, not just for the immediate area but also the wider area, notably laira bridge. There's also the safety aspect for children, with the park and primary school in the immediate vicinity. Then there is the impact to schooling, shops and other local amenities, sewage, and wildlife. All of which are being overlooked for profit. Barratt Homes will make a considerable profit, and the council will receive a welcome financial boost under section 106, with this money unlikely to be invested in the local area. I find it quite shocking how a council is so willing to completely disregard the wishes of the people it works for and the safety and wellbeing of those people in order to tick boxes and receive funds.

xxxxxxxx, Oreston
Are Barratt proposing to increase the number of GP's to cope with the increased population? Will there be an improvement in public transport to offset the increased volume of traffic? Will more local school placements be created? Think again Barratt, and councillors; please heed the voices of those you represent.

Nathan Thomas Deery, Hooe

Chris Sanchez, Hooe

Richard Gribble, Turnchapel
The sheer scale of the development is my major concern especially in relation to traffic. The road system locally already produces an unavoidable 'bottleneck' situation. Access to Turnchapel will inevitably be hit further; Barton Road can only be used sustainably by a low volume of traffic. The full implications have not been considered - the traffic survey has been totally inadequate and has not looked at the real peak-time flows which occur during good weather at the weekends. Clearly Barratts would not design 200% parking plus 10% for guests if they did not see the demand for it. The increased traffic would be horrendous - imagine the pinch point between Hooe School and The Victoria Inn with something like 900 extra vehicle movements. You only have to look at Drake's Mall to see that Plymouth Council are totally clueless when it comes to predicting and coping with increased traffic levels.

xxxxxxxx, Hooe
I agree with all the above points raised.

xxxxxxxx, Oreston
traffic out of Hooe, Oreston and Plymstock onto the main feeder roads in and out of town at the Pomphlett Roundabout is already chaotic at peak times and stressful. The East End improvement scheme I have been told by the planners is not designed to improve access for residents out of these areas at the oreston and pomphlett roundabouts. Until you can sort that out, given the new Sherford development which will add hundreds more cars to the raod, you need to stop infilling an excessivbely dense urban area.

Greg Wood, Hooe
This development is not in any way sympathetic to the area. There are too many houses which will have a negative impact on the local environment and lead to increased traffic congestion and sewerage problems. Plymouth City Council please take note of resident's concerns before it is too late.

John Wilson, Turnchapel
Anything more than half a dozen houses in this location defies common sense in terms of traffic,sewage, schools, doctor's surgeries and the fact that access/emergency escape from Mount Batten and the general area is via one narrow,tortuous and hilly single-carriageway.

jill pickering, Oreston

Mr Robert Moore, Hooe
The Hooe area has already had a massive impact on its entire infrastrucure by the development of Mountbatten, The Turnchapel area in front of St Lukes and the extra traffic from the Raleigh Woods development. We are a village that has been constantly built on with LUXUORY homes and none for the local community (Affordable housing) Also all these new developments have increased the number of Young children and Young Adults yet there still remains little in the way of youth entertainment. Why cant we build a community hall with an attached skate / adventure park!! The additional impact on the roads is huge, i have waited for a period in excess of 6 minutes just to exit Hooe Hill on to Hooe Road and this was not in rush hour. This coupled with the lack of a constant "lollypop person" for the school crossing and an unsafely placed zebra crossing imediateley points to earlier requests for a pelican crossing just up from the Hooe Baptist Church. Improvements are required to stop vehicles parking within the narrow gap where we now seem to have a Taxi First rank during peak periods. This is what is required now and not after further building in an already congested and frustrated area.

Stephanie Perry, Plymouth

Dr Laura Biggs, Hooe
As well as the problems mentioned above I have concerns about local schools. I live in Hooe and was unable to get my son into Hooe school (by far my nearest school) With more houses and more families how is the overstreatched primary school system in plymstock going to cope! When I asked the schools admissions office why no thoght was given to school provision when they built at radford dip the answer was "we dont know who will move in" As these will be family sized homes I think we could take a guess that it might be families!

A,Greenwood, Oreston

RG & G Cockram, Plymstock

xxxxxxxx, Hooe
the area is contaminated, the road network is insufficient, there are not enough places at the school which has just downsized (my children who live literally 5minutes away could not attend), the character of the historic area will be dramatically reduced. there are many brownfield sites in more appropriate areas with better transport links and amenities. the site near the tip will massively impact on traffic problems. if this goes ahead a train link to plymstock should be reinstated

stevemeads, Turnchapel
I am concerned that the sewerage problems will not be properly dealt with and fear that this together with the contamination within the site will leech into the adjoining creek

Debby Mason, Oreston
My concerns are the increased traffic on already busy roads, the overloading of Radford Water Treatment plant and the loss of habitat for wildlife.

xxxxxxxx, Hooe
And we do not know what these houses will look like. Will they add to the uglification of Plymouth? The plan for the Barton Road/Hooe road junction is very poor. Barton Road will lose its characteristic shrubs and Daffodil lake edge and have a sterile pavement with railings and lamposts. Extra chicanes and humps will be added. Wonderful!

julie gott, Hooe

Mrs J A Sillifant, Oreston
I believe the whole Hooe lake system will be utterly destroyed and the impact of the increased population will impact on the already difficult litter and vandalism problems.

xxxxxxxx, Oreston
I object to the loss of the wild life habitat that the delopment will cause and the increase of traffic on the already congested roads that lead into Plymouth especially during the rush hour period

xxxxxxxx, Oreston
Why cannot Plymouth City Council see the impact 225 Barrett homes will have on this area. The strain on the infrastructure on this area will be immense, the traffic at specific times coming across Laira Bridge is somtimes at a stand still. Going to work at 7:30am the traffic is then building up now what will 225 Barratt homes most with 2 car families cause gridlock. Also the wildlife and the fauna areas are getting reduce all the time. Trying to get a Doctors appt will be even more difficult. Please Plymouth City Council reject the building of these Barrett homes in Hooe Quarry.

Greta van der Heijden, Select Area...
I dissagree with the development for the reasons given above.I cannot see how they can build a road wide enough to let two lorries pass each other and have room left for pedestrians.

xxxxxxxx, Oreston
I will be moving to Hooe shortly, and still visit the village regularly. How on earth do they think the existing infrastructure can cope with, potentially, 500 extra cars (plus visitors). Hooe Road is already exceptionally busy during the summer months (and just generally busy the rest of the year). This road is right next to a busy schooland a children's park and recreation ground; Barton Road, as it stands, isn't wide enough to take two lanes of traffic in and out of the new estate when complete; what will happen to the historic lime kilns; my Mum lives in Arscott Lane, off Belle Vue Road, it is already incredibly difficult to exit onto the main road, this will only worsen; traffic will also be increased on the roads leading to Hooe ie Radford Park Road, Dean's Cross, Pomphlett Road etc; if they are affordable homes, presumably there will be families, where will all these children go to school; are the existing mains and other services large enough to cope with this level of development - if not there will be major disruption to the only good road into Hooe and Turnchapel. If all else fails, there is only one entrance to Barton Road and this site for lorries - I would suggest a barracade if the planning goes ahead!!!

Mike George, Oreston
Planning decisions regarding this site should only be made by members of the council that are familiar with the area, understand its infrastructure and take into account the CWS and existing wildlife habitats. Don't let another building company occupy such a rare and unique site. Once these natural habitats are gone they are gone!