Cllrs. Vanessa Brown and Samer Bagaeen

BH2021/03511 - Court Farm, King George VI Avenue

22^nd October 2021:

This site is not situated in our Hove Park Ward but it is just the other side of the road so will have a very detrimental impact on our Ward. We are therefore writing to strongly object to this application.

Firstly this site is not identified for a supermarket in the City Plan or the SPD for the area. It was allocated primarily for housing. There are many other supermarkets in close proximity so there is no identified need.

Our main concern is the extra traffic this will bring to an already heavily congested area. It is right on the roundabout at the top of King George V1 Avenue where there are already long tailbacks at busy times. There are plans for a right hand filter lane in the middle of King George V1 Avenue but we would argue that the entrance is too near the roundabout and the road is too narrow for this.

There is no pavement on the West side of the road, no safe crossing point, and no easy access from the 21 bus which only runs hourly anyway. At the top of a steep hill this will not encourage walking or cycling only more cars and more pollution.

A further cause for concern is the wildlife on the site. It is a rare dormouse habitat and there are many species of reptiles.

It is a completely inappropriate location.