Cirencester Park access road

If anyone is interested, there is a review of the new road on the Cirencester site page which is very interesting 

There are also a couple videos showing the improved road layout. Just type in Cirencester Park approach road into YouTube.

Hi everyone,

If you're interested there is a video on YouTube showing the new changes to the access road from the Trudigans. We hope this helps to reassure you. 

Having seen the new video I’m afraid that I’m still not impressed, I won’t be booking there until all the boulders have gone, I have cancelled this year’s booking and I will be cancelling the booking I’ve got for next year. I may be being over cautious, but I’d rather be safe than sorry.

I have just returned from a very enjoyable stay at Cirencester site and could see some very large units one was the length of a 60seater coach so if he got in and out I don't see any hassles for any size of unit getting in

I drove down the new road on Wednesday and am highly unimpressed. I have been touch with the club and exchanged a number of emails, the last being with the Regional Operations Coordinator. 

The club knew about this last year, and were one of only 7 objectors to the planning application. The application was passed in December 2019. Had the club let members know, many would have objected. Below is a copy of my recent email...I feel that the club is ducking the issue  I would suggest that the college install traffic lights (as the club has at Bunree in Scotland)

“I have done a little more research into the access road into the Cirencester site. I visited the Cotswold District Council Planning website and viewed the documents relating to this. I was staggered to see that planning approval was given back in December 2019 and I note that there were only 7 objections one of which was the Caravan Club. I would be interested to know how this objection was done. The club has many thousands of members, many of whom visit this site every year, and many would have also written with their objections had the Club informed them. I suspect that Cirencester Town Council (who did not object), may have underestimated the benefits that the club brings to the town. Was this highlighted in the Club’s objections?

I also note that the Local Highways Authority stated that they consider that the 3m road width is acceptable for caravans providing that there are passing places. There was only one passing place shown on the submitted plan (15m x 2m) which is way too small. I appreciate that more has been done since but the mid-point passing places are too small, and thus do not meet the LHA requirements.

I also note that the new road does not appear to match the approved plans submitted to the Council, in that there are no gravel run-off areas, and the placement of large stones were not part of the plans.

I believe that members should be informed and encouraged to write to Cotswold District Council, Cirencester Town Council and the Local Highways Authority pointing out the impact that this will cause, the issues that have been created and the potential loss of trade to the town.”

I do not think there is a problem getting in and out of the site as long as all the traffic is going in the same direction

has nobody ever been to low wensleydale site its a challenge on the access road but wait until you get through the site gates ,but itis a popular site just a mile from Leyburn centre  and a pub nearby

I have, with our 12 metres of car and caravan. However, the main difference at Leyburn  is that the road isn't also used by the tennis and cricket club, plus at certain times lots of school kids.

And nor does it have big rocks all along the sides!!