East Riding Council is presently looking into the future growth of the village and the Parish Council asked to comment. As this is a matter which affects all residents to some degree, a parish consultation day is to be held in the Youth centre adjacent to the village Memorial Hall on 5th August from 12 noon to 7 pm. Also for consultation is a proposal to reduce the speed limits in the village.
On a personal level my present thoughts are that the village should grow slowly but on a planned basis to enable efficient use of the land rather than allowing a myriad of piecemeal developments which lead to islands of land becoming "locked" and inaccessible.
At the same time the ERYC Planners need to take proactive steps towards alleviating the traffic problems within the village caused by the location of the present industrial estate and its road access. I think it would be far better to stop further development on the existing site and provide an alternative for industrial expansion to provide local jobs by permitting industrial development to the West of the village where the old A63 (now the B1230) gives a direct connection to the M62. The farmland around that quarter is waterlogged for significant periods thus its loss would not be significant to regional crop yields.
I attended the consultation around mid-day and there were a decent number of people in looking at the plans. The ones there with me agreed with the speed limit within the village being reduced to 20 and the main road to 30. Maybe this will discourage the boy racers from tearing around the Scalby Lane, main road and Clementhorpe circuit?
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