Statement of Case August 2011 - UK.COM

A46 Newark to Widmerpool Improvement -Supplementary Orders
Statement of Case August 2011
3 The Need for the 2011 draft Supplementary and additional Detrunking Orders
3.1 Representations made in spring 2009 by PA Freight Services Ltd (“PA Freight”), the
owners of a haulage company at Farndon, Nottinghamshire, stated that the original
design for changes to their access would not be adequate. The changes were
required because of the creation of a new, enlarged roundabout at the junction of
the A46 trunk Road and Farndon Road, authorised under The A46 Trunk Road
(Newark to Widmerpool Improvement and Slip Roads) (Side Roads) Order 2009.
3.2 PA Freight had made representations at the 2007 Public Inquiry in respect of the
original draft Orders, but raised no specific concerns about the effect of those
Orders on their business. The concerns related instead to unspecified access
issues and the potential impact on their land of possible proposals for a Newark
Southern Relief Road, which does not in fact form part of the Secretary of State for
Transport’s programme of highway improvements. Subsequently, a proposal for a
connection to a Newark Southern Relief Road has been promoted by a private
developer, Catesby Estates (Residential) Ltd, which obtained planning consent in
April 2011 from the local planning authority, Newark and Sherwood District Council,
for a new roundabout, approximately 1km south of Farndon roundabout on the
duelled A46 to link with a relief road.
3.3 No objections or representations were made in respect of the 2007 Orders by
Charles Lawrence or Maurice Walmsley, whose accesses were affected by the
2007 Orders, and both of whom have objected to the 2011 draft Supplementary
Orders. An objection by Marjorie Clarkson, whose access was also affected by
those Orders, was also considered at the 2007 Public Inquiry.
3.4 Discussions held between PA Freight, URS Scott Wilson and the Agency relating to
the company’s concerns about the design for their revised access were held on the
following dates:
January and September 2005, in connection with the planning application for an
International Logistics Centre
1 April and 7 May 2009, to discuss concerns about the Agency access design
28 January, 5 March and 3 August 2010, to discuss design changes with PA Freight
and their designers
10 and 23 August 2010, to discuss PA Freight’s revised options for their access
design
2 September 2010, visit to PA Freight’s site to observe, discuss and understand
method of operations
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