Residents in Nursling Village Preserve Bank Holiday Respite from HGV Movements

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Residents in Station Road, Nursling, will continue to have their bank holiday respite preserved from the noise and disturbance caused by lorries traveling past their village homes. The decision was made by members of Hampshire County Council's regulatory committee, who rejected the operator of a waste recycling facility's request to allow a limited number of HGV movements on bank holidays.

Key Takeaways:

  • The application, made by Collard Group Ltd, sought to vary the hours of working to allow up to six HGV in movements and six HGV out movements on public holidays, excluding Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
  • The change was needed to allow the company to meet the requirements of a contract it was looking to secure with Southampton City Council.
  • Residents, a local residents' association, Romsey Town Council, Nursling and Rownhams Parish Council, and Romsey Rural division councillor Nick Adams-King objected to the application.
  • The Old Nursling Residents' Association reported that residents of Station Road have become "beleaguered" and use words like "distress", "misery", "despair", "intolerable", and "torment" to describe the impact of the lorry movements.
  • Councillors went against the recommendation of officers to refuse the application, voting 12 in favour of refusing the application, with two voting against and one abstention.
  • Councillors agreed that the concerns of residents should be taken into account, with Cllr David Harrison stating that residents deserve a little bit of respite.
  • The decision could scupper Collard Group Ltd's hopes of securing a contract with Southampton City Council over commercial waste.

Statistics:

  • 12 councillors voted in favour of refusing the application, with 2 voting against and 1 abstention.
  • 6 HGV in movements and 6 HGV out movements were proposed on bank holidays, over an 8-hour period from 9am to 5pm.
  • The proposed HGV movements would have allowed the company to meet the requirements of a contract with Southampton City Council.
  • Residents of Station Road reported feeling "beleaguered" and using strong emotive language to describe the impact of the lorry movements.

Sources:

  • "Residents facing 'misery', 'despair' and 'torment' from lorries travelling past their village homes will have their bank holiday respite preserved." - [1]
  • Byline: Jason Lewis, "Residents facing 'misery', 'despair' and 'torment' from lorries travelling past their village homes will have their bank holiday respite preserved." [2]