Planning Application Thought for the Day - Friday
Heavy Goods Vehicles bringing infill to the Harbour Road site:
Transport Assessment, Volume 1, page 45 section 17.3 about the number of vehicles needed to bring infill to the site along the two main roads into Seaton (ie excluding coming in via Axmouth):
The maximum import levels are unlikely to exceed 50,000 cubic metres in any three month period. Using 16 ton heavy goods vehicles this equates to an average of some 90 inbound vehicle movement per day assuming a six day a week operation. The number of vehicle movement could reduce to approximately 65 if 20 tonne vehicles were used.
Bear in mind this is the developer's figure, so take it with a pinch of salt - and don't forget they are talking about vehicles NOT runs, which are double, as the empty vehicles have to go back. Even so, their best calculation is that 10 hours a day, six days a week lorries will thunder down Seaton Down Hill or along Harepath Road at least one every five minutes (one in each direction) for certainly months and possibly one or two years. They will cause problems with the road surfaces, and bring in dust and increased pollution. Enjoy.
posted by Fighting for East Devon's future @ 9:58 am
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The developers estimate was for 250,000 cubic metres so we are talking about at least 15 months of 180 lorry journeys a day (one in, one out). A 20 tonne (6 axle ) lorry would have great difficulty getting into Seaton and it would soon be gridlock if tried - that isn't feasible.
Other estimates from people in construction have suggested up to a million tonnes may be required but that probably didn't allow for all the slopes and the drains necessary to deal with the floodwater.
Realistically we are looking at 180 lorry movement a day, 6 days a week for 2 or 3 years. What fun we shall have if there are roadworks anywhere on the lorries route or when one breaks down.
Oops - I forgot. Once the material has been brought in to raise the site by about 2 metres then they still have to bring in all the construction materials. So add on another load of lorry movements for that - will have to get those people in the construction industry to tell us how many more lorries that will bring.
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