‘Gridlock’ fears over plans for thousands of homes at new town near Gloucester
Serious concerns are being raised that building thousands of new homes near Gloucester will worsen the rush hour traffic “gridlock” on the A40.
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There are serious concerns that building thousands of new homes near Gloucester will worsen the rush hour traffic “gridlock” on the A40.
District planners in the Forest of Dean are proposing the creation of two new settlements to help meet their 12,000-home housing target.
Councillors approved consulting the public on their blueprint at their meeting last week.
And the local plan will set out where new developments should take place in their area until 2045.
However, villagers are concerned over the lack of infrastructure available to cope with the extra homes.
One of the new towns could be at Churcham with 2,000 homes.
There is also a concern about the potential for more than 2,500 homes at nearby Highnam to be included in the upcoming strategic local plan for Tewkesbury, Gloucester and Cheltenham.
