I have sent my two-penneth in -

Hello Team.

I am a local landlord with x shops, x flats, a gym and a workshop all on Dartmouth Road and, having been there since 1986, I am very tuned-in on how things work on the road from many different perspectives.

First of all, I love what's being proposed, however, I believe there are one or two things which could be done to make it even better.

1. The pedestrian pinch point between the betting shop and the railings by the traffic lights at the very 'entrance' to Dartmouth Road absolutely needs to be addressed (whether in this round of works or at a future date). This could be achieved, either by reshaping the kerbline or by finding some sort of agreement with the property owner to allow an engineered solution for the realignment of part of the front of their ground floor.

2. Dartmouth Road is an increasingly popular location for businesses whose needs for serviceability by large delivery vehicles cannot be understated. The proposed provision of inset loading bays is nowhere near enough. So, even though the proposals for the space fronting Heron House through to the Sylvan Post etc would be nicey-nicey in an ideal world, this is the only part of the road, except at the front of *Kingswear House, where there is real scope for on-footway temporary loading bays, which actually allow pedestrians to pass with a reasonable amount of space; and this needs U R G E N T consideration. I have the utmost confidence that your clever team can come up with a revised design (with loading facilities), which will retain a sense of space etc, to balance the unfortunate conundrum that Dartmouth Road is faced with at this particular time.
(* My reference to the front of Kingswear House is a separate can of worms so I will spare you that one for the moment).

May I respectfully suggest, due to the considerable stakeholding that I and my many good and varied tenants have in the immediate vicinity of this scheme, that you allow me to meet with your team to discuss my suggestions in more detail. I will make myself available at the drop of a hat.

Kind regards

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Then I realised I'd forgotten something.

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Hello again,

Please forgive me - I forgot to expand on the reasoning behind my suggestion No.2. I should have gone on to say that it would also, very importantly, allow the free flow of all traffic - including buses, which are frequently delayed here - in both directions even when lorries are loading/unloading.

I put it to you that these factors must take priority over the purely idealistic and aspirational designs, which are led by wanting to make the most perfect sitting-out areas. I repeat though - there is an easily achievable and attractive compromise with careful design.

Kind regards

This post was last modified: 15-01-2016 03:09 PM by Anotherjohn.