Schedule 3: Proposed sites for mixed use development Nailsea: Land at North West Nailsea: The Council is concerned about the vastly increased traffic that such a development will inevitably produce on roads in the vicinity that are totally inadequate. There is also concern about the risk of flooding in the area. For these reasons the Council cannot support the proposal.

Policy DM34 Housing Allocations Persimmon Homes object to Policy DM34 Housing Allocations including Schedule 1 and Schedule 3. Whilst the allocation of Weston Airfield (Winterstoke Village) is welcomed, the position of the Council regarding housing provision in North Somerset may need to be revised in light of the partially successful High Court challenge to aspects of the Core Strategy. As this relates to the scale of development, it is questionable whether it is desirable for the council to

National Grid proposals in the area The proposed mixed use allocation at North West Nailsea lies in close proximity to the proposed new 400kV line from Bridgwater to Seabank. (please refer to drawing ref. G1979.1053c which is enclosed with this letter). The site allocation has the potential to be affected by the associated works required on the Western Power Distribution (WPD) network and this should be reflected in the wording of the policy. At present the site at North West Nailsea is cro

SCHEDULE 3 - PROPOSED SITES FOR MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT The following site is listed in the Plan; The Regent, Hill Road RESOLVED: Suggest inclusion of the following existing mixed use site - Gas Works Moor Lane;

Schedule 3: Proposed sites for mixed use developments - lists Moor Lane, Backwell as a new allocation - 55 dwellings and 1 hectare of employment land Proposals will need to consider biodiversity and railway noise and include mitigation measures where appropriate. Not sound Not justified Comments The scale of the employment land component appropriate to this scheme will only become clearer once further detailed work is undertaken, bearing in mind that this site has been allocated for employm

The North West Nailsea Protection Group ask for the deletion of "Land at North West Nailsea from Schedule 3. Our reasons have been given in our comments on policy NA2.

The reference to specific areas of land for different uses should be replaced by a general comment on "community uses" and delete the reference to a "church", as this would still come under the description of community use but is unnecessarily prescriptive. The list of Places of Worship in Schedule 4 needs to be amended.

We support the allocation of additional land at Bridge Farm, Weston-super-Mare, for a further 23 residential units but consider that scope exists to further extend the allocation by including land presently safeguarded for the Worle station car park extension which remains an aspirational policy with little, or no, prospect of coming forward during the plan period.