There are now hundreds of residents in Cramlington who have expressed concern over the proposed location for the new Emergency Care Hospital. The NHS Foundation Trust are pushing ahead with a proposed planning application for early January 2011 for a hospital location off the B1326 (see map).
The proposed development will comprise of a 40 foot roundabout and major junction alterations including traffic lights, remarking of the roads. Further development includes a helipad and 500 space car park, along with a three storey hospital building with further buildings to follow in the future. Please note that this is an Emergency Care (Trauma) Hospital and not a walk in centre.
Emergency vehicles (blue lights and sirens) 24 hours per day are anticipated to be in excess of 120,000 per annum. Coupled with visiting vehicles, delivery trucks etc will greatly overload the already congested Moor Farm and surrounding B roads.
Residents feel the previous consultations have not covered a wide enough area and particulary the impact on the community living around the proposed development site.
Hi, not sure if this is the right place to comment...Still have to read through much of the blog, and relevant planning documents.
ReplyDeleteMy parents are resident in the area (High Pit). I see info here on noise and traffic pollution, and now also something on 'local estates becoming car parks'... Do you have info on where these proposed developments (e.g. parking, roads etc. - I know about the hospital site) will happen exactly? I wouldn't want them to build a highway through my parents' lounge obviously, not that that would stop them!
Thanks!