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For Immediate Release 9 November 2004
Bad Planning at Buck Barn!
With
the increasing rate of collisions at the Buck Barn crossroads, questions have to
be asked as to the wisdom of allowing all the development that has taken place
in the area.
Commenting on the situation, Peter Finch from the A24 Alliance said:
"Clearly something has gone wrong here. Surely the planners must have
realised that a new Supermarket and fast food joint would attract more traffic
than just a Petrol station occupying the site.
Whilst I understand engineers have worked hard to find a suitable sequence of
phasing for the traffic lights at the crossroads, these problems should have
been spotted at the planning stage by council officers, long before recommending
approval of the development.
However we have to ask the direct question. Was undue pressure put on the
council by the multinational company's involved in the development, to ensure a
successful planning application?"
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Notes for Editors.
The A24 Alliance was formed in January 2003 by a number of residents who live in the various villages and individual locations along the A24 from Dorking to Worthing.