Lorries

When the planning application was passed, we queried whether it was actually possible to get access to the new houses safely for lorries, ambulances, fire engines, things like that. The traffic officer assured the planning committee that it was fine. I was walking past the development yesterday and there was a delivery going on, using the same road and route that will be used when the development is done (see here).

We had been assured that lorries would never need to mount the pavement, no danger to children, easy access, etc etc. I took a few pictures to prove the innacuracy of this statement. I have no beef with the lorry driver or the company - they were attempting the impossible, as we had said.

 Here we have the lorry clearly on a narrow pavement corner.










Just to be clear ...

 And here, some tracks I spotted later in the day showing that someone had put the full double wheel over the pavement. I can't prove that this was the development, but where else would dusty wheels be coming from round there?