Minerals Local Plan Issues and Options consultation

With regard to the Minerals Plan, the issue which is of most concern and importance to the Town Council is the traffic impact on the town which could arise from any new sites opening up nearby.

The current traffic situation in and around Newark is a major problem, the road network is extremely fragile; a minor accident can cause a complete gridlock in the town. This is exacerbated when there is a problem with the A1, which happens all too frequently, and brings traffic around the town to a complete standstill.

It against this background that the Town Council would ask that any site options put forward in the new Minerals Plan should pay particular regard to the consequential traffic impact, particularly if they are near to Newark. As such a full Traffic Impact Assessment should be carried out for each individual site together with any cumulative impact if there is more than one site being brought forward in the vicinity of Newark.