The public documents posted on council’s tracker site, demonstrate that all the issues raised by Kendall residents in the 103 submissions of objection lodged with council, have been objectively considered.

What is disappointing is the developer’s response. 

The increase in traffic volume along the local residential road network is a prime example. These roads clearly do not have the  capacity nor the condition to safely cope with this increase.

Council’s recommendations for necessary road widening and resurfacing, improvements to intersections, the need for pavements and line marking were sadly met with a confusing response by the developer.

The developer continues to assert ‘the existing road network has capacity to withstand the proposed estate’, but that they would ‘welcome the opportunity to undertake road upgrading on behalf of council in order to improve the local road network in Kendall, in a works-in-kind arrangement’. 

This apparently draws on the ‘significant fees made in Developer Contributions’.   

They do however continue to assert that any road upgrade is, in their opinion ‘not required as a result of this proposal’.  

Aside from the significant increase in road noise that the extra over 700 car trips per day will generate within the village,  the ‘higher trips will increase the likelihood of vehicular collisions with other cars, trucks, parked vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians’, according to council.

The increased threat of accident and pedestrian safety is clearly seen by council as a direct result of the substantial increase in traffic  which would be generated by this development, on rural neighbourhood roads clearly not designed for large volumes of traffic.   

Actually one wonders if the developers have even the slightest knowledge of Kendall and the impacts this development would have on the village. 

For example, in their assertion that Kendall has all the necessary facilities required for a development of this type.

Kendall does not have a pharmacy, supermarket or medical facility, which over 55s would surely regard as essential services immediately available. 

There will be yet another public meeting in Kendall on Thursday, July 19 when Kendall residents will have an opportunity to discuss this proposed development.

As this is an amended development application, previous submissions need to be resubmitted. Submissions close on July 30. 

I hope every resident will take full advantage of this opportunity to stop this development for the good of Kendall.       

 Wendy Hay and David Adamson, Kendall