Cirencester Park access road

I read through the whole thing, the Estate had asked for a 5m wide road, which the college said they could not afford and was unnecessary.  They had apparently not even intended to provide passing places until the error of that was pointed out.  The road is supposed to be 3m wide, so not a lot left either side of a large caravan or MH.

The rocks are supposed to be helping stabilise the bankings, and to stop cars going off the side of the tarmac. I doubt there was any consideration of whether they would allow for tail swing of caravans and large MHs on the bends.

The passing places are 15m long and meant for cars to pull in as those towing caravans have priority over  solo cars.

KJ

I initially only skipped through the planning document but on more careful reading it is indeed the College that is causing the problem and of course they would not, I imagine, have no real interest in the campsite as that is probably on land owned by the Bathurst Estate? I suppose it is probable that the Bathurst Estate did originally consult the Club and that was probably where the 5 metre width was suggested but this has clearly been overridden by the College and how we have ended up with a totally unsuitable approach road to the site. It might also explain why the Club, apparently,  did not offer a view on the plans if they felt that was being handled by the Bathurst Estate? It is difficult to see what recourse the Club has. Perhaps the Club should have been more proactive in helping to pay for the new road which would have given them a stake in deciding on the design?

David

Yes, I found it strange that the college stated the Club had not taken part when invited to comment.  

Looking at the plans, the passing places seem to be only 2m wide, though I may be wrong as the text on the drawings Is difficult to read, so pretty narrow for passing.  What will happen when an incoming caravan meets a MH going out for shopping etc?  Or a returning from shopping MH meets a caravan leaving in the morning?

Will be like some of the bends on the route to the Club's Coniston site, when a caravan meets a large MH, and we will not be going there again either!

The comment that the college had agreed to provide the passing places "to assist caravanners who were not skilled at reversing" is laughable!   I can reverse, but there are limits, and I certainly would not want to be faced with reversing a 12.75m outfit over 200metres, with 2 bends, and only about 37cm clearance either side!!

The other issue, particularly in the darker months, is that the only way back from town after 5pm is the new road. The college was going on about safety and separating pedestrians, but was only considering students and staff. There is no walkway along the side of the road, only the prospect of walking along it and nipping behind a rock if anything comes. There is often a fair bit of comming and going from the tennis club, which has floodlights. As the new road is a fair bit further away, there will not be much overspill from the college lights, so it will be fairly dark once the clocks go back. 

Unfortunately I think that the new road has made the access to what is a really good site very poor, I will be waiting for the comments once the site has opened. I have booked for September but I am starting to think I should look for an alternative, which is a shame. Even without the rocks I think this road would be difficult to access, even for cars just going out for the day may bring problems. I can see a few arguments over who should back up when two vehicles meet and the college may find it has created a problem for it's own vehicles. I dread to think what will happen when the Cotswold Show is on, as this is the main exit road.

We had a prior booking at the end of July.  Just cancelled.

Cannot believe they did not respond to this consultation.....

 We've used this site quite a few times and enjoyed each visit. We will remember fondly our last stay here, as unless the access road is made more caravan friendly, it will be our last visit.

Have just cancelled my booking for July. We know this road very well having bounced up and down It with three motorhomes Over the years.

We swapped to our first ever caravan the day before lockdown and there is no way I would risk towing it as a novice down that road.

even if the club introduce out by 12 and in after 1 this will not stop you meeting the summertime traffic to the cricket and tennis club. Unlike somewhere like chatsworth which is tightly controlled but where you won’t face any oncoming traffic other than the site’s 

so long Cirencester, it was great while it lasted !

Trying to clear server error on this thread, as it would be nice if potential clients were able to view it.

Edit that seemed to work. Just page 7 that's a server error.