How big is this factory really

Will the factory be a safety hazzard

As a shop owner will the people from the factory help my business

Will the factory affect local amenities

Air Pollution, with regards to residential and education areas.

It is a known fact that Waltham cross has the worst air quality in the entire borough. What does the council do to improve this, plant more trees, setup rules and regulations with regards factory emissions, NO they in tend to build a new SUPER factory which will contribute greatly to emissions levels that are already to high. Chemicals used would give off more toxic fumes and the smell would linger in the air, paper dust would be released regardless of the numbers of filters and scrubbers used, again effecting the health and well-being of local residents

Park Plaza Action Group

Informing the people of Broxbourne

 Noise Pollution, with regards to residential and educational areas.

On the proposed plan the reel delivery, compactors, skips and sub-station is situated in close proximity to residential areas. As well as having juggernaughts, distribution lorries running around and printing presses running twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, continuously, the noise pollution created from these could greatly affect the health and well-being of residents as well as affecting the learning of children in the nearby school and nursery.

Yes. Send in your objections to the planning dept. Borough of Broxbourne, Churchgate, Cheshunt, Herts. EN    

Remember to keep a copy for yourself.

Frequently Asked Questions

NO the planning meeting is on the second of August 2005. Everyone is free to attend to see the out come.

Has Park Plaza been granted planning permission

Can I still object?

How will it affect Waltham Cross

Will I stand any chance of getting a job

Will this site affect my traveling thought the borough ?

Light Pollution - with regards to residential areas. Lighting from the sight would cause and contribute to an increasing rise in light pollution, affecting sleep for residents.

Traffic Pollution - with the A10 at already saturated levels how would the road system cope with the extra traffic from the factory “one hundred and seventy one juggernaughts distribution lorries and vans using the site every 24 hours”. Even with the road being widened to six lanes and traffic lights on it half way down the over flow will have to take to local roads causing wide spread disruption and delays. This will increase the emissions from higher levels of transport. As of yet there are no provision for pedestrians, cyclists or public transport.  As of yet there are no proposed transport links for buses and bicycles meaning that the only way to access the site is by car. The possibility of commuters travelling cars would also add to the already congested road system.

EMPLOYMENT - News International will be bringing a reduced workforce.

The reduced workforce that News International is bringing is another blow to the community in Waltham Cross. There are no guarantees of jobs for people within the local community, only promises. What guarantees are there of eighteen-hundred jobs? With the fast rail link with Liverpool Street, Waltham Cross is an ideal location for London (and surrounding areas) commuters, weakening the fact that jobs could be given to locals , for people who are more suited, that live outside the community.

THE BUILDING

The magnitude and scale of the building it is100ft tall, 585ft long, 490ft wide.

 

The shear size of the building would interfere with the amount of light that residents would receive, casting a shadow on properties all day.

 

The proximity of the building with regards to residential areas. The proposed plans would mean that the building would too close to two housing estates, a primary school, nursery school, a retirement home and several roads.

 

The aesthetic qualities of the proposed building with regards to residential and educational areas. The image of the building from the artist’s impression that were received from the council (who received them from Burks Green (the architectural designers)) gives an extremely bad impression. Residents as well as school pupils at Hurst Drive and Greenfield will see nothing but one hundred feet of grey metal rising into the sky.

Also the apparent lack of landscaping on the site, no attempt to help reduce the chemical emissions exhausted from the building, could this also be part of an undisclosed plot to add further buildings later, (the fewer trees to uproot the cheaper to redevelop?)

The storage of highly combustible Petroleum gas, with regards to residential areas.

The risk of storing these chemicals so close to residential areas could be devastating if an accident were to occur. Would the council be willing to risk their residents’ lives in order to put the development forward? Would the local Fire Brigade be able to cope?

If there were such a disaster how would the local people be evacuated. What Action Plans are there for evacuating the retirement home and schools, where would people be accommodated? How would the area be decontaminated if chemicals were released? What compensation would be made available and who would be held responsible.

News International at Wapping have all the amenities on site ranging for a gym, shops, canteen even a hair dressers, so there is no need for them to leave the site during their working hours. A lot of the work is done during the night/early morning when the shops locally will not be open. So no additional business would be generated from this factory’s workforce.

The ways in which the local community are being treated with regards to the borough community. If the development of the Park Plaza site gains approval it will severely affect the quality of life for the community in the Park Plaza area.

The ones who will be worst affected will be the local residents, with loss of views from their homes, the loss of being able to enjoy their gardens the right to enjoy peace and quiet and the basic right to breath fresh air. The resulting increase in pollution and congestion on the already saturated roads will make travelling through the borough for ANYONE more difficult and tiresome.

Their financial situation will deteriorate, unable to sell their homes due to devaluation of property. The real risk of flooding, what plans are in force if the balancing pools fail or become so saturated that they cannot cope?

The community will lose a loss of open spaces. Five football pitches are unused and the council complains about the growing crime rate concerning youths. The loss of flora, forna and mature trees that goes with it. It would destroy the natural habitat for local wildlife, mainly the hunting ground for owls and skylarks ( a protected bird) and all other wildlife which use the site.