Site Proposals document

Eaton Village Residents' Association is concerned about increased development along Bluebell Road firstly because of the impact on the environment in the Yare Valley and secondly because the infrastructure is already stretched in the area.
Bluebell Road is one of the main routes to the UEA with a considerable amount of traffic coming off the A11 at Cringleford and through Eaton Village and then onto the UEA. In the afternoons the flow is reversed with vehicles queueing back well beyond Norvic Drive most workdays. Any additional housing along the road would impact on an already heavily used route. There would also be an increased impact on the environment since traffic queues build up at busy times to negotiate the traffic lights at Eaton Street cross roads leading to an increase in traffic fumes.
The new McArthy and Stone development on Bluebell Road is yet to be occupied so the impact on traffic from this has yet to be seen. The proposed Phase 2 of the site will add yet more traffic in the future.
Additional housing on the Yare side of Bluebell Road would also affect the ecology of the area since the site is on a steep slope and surface water run-off would head towards the river and contaminate the marshes alongside this. Building work would inevitably result in much of the currently grassed area becoming hard surface and unable to absorb heavy rain.
A further concern is the lack of infrastructure to support an increase in housing in the area. The doctors surgery at Cringleford is already very busy with additional housing at Roundhouse Park and other areas still to be fully completed. Schools in the area are under pressure and current transport links along Bluebell Road are non-existent. There is currently no direct bus service along Bluebell Road to reach the shopping centre at Eaton Village.