MP calls meeting so that residents can hear more about Blue House Roundabout and Jesmond Dene Road plans
A “Town Hall” meeting has been caleld by Chi Onwurah, MP for Newcastle Central on 24 August 2016 18:00 at Trinity Church, Gosforth High Street, Newcastle so that local residents can find out more about the proposals put forward by Newcastle City Council for the major building work at Blue House Roundabout and Jesmond Dene Road that threaten the green open space of teh Town Moor.
Tickets are available in advance through a dedicated website.
We urge you to book your tickets and find out more at the meeting.
Local community objects strongly to road building plans that threaten green open space
High West Jesmond Residents’ Association strongly objects to the plans in consultation put forward by Newcastle City Council for the Blue House Roundabout and Jesmond Dene Road junctions.
In conjunction with other affected residents groups and other local organisations we invite you to let your voice be heard by coming along to the March on the Moor on 21 August 2016 with banners/placards or anything else to make your views known.
Campaigners are unhappy with plans to build the roundabout on sections of Little Moor (shown here) and Dukes Moor
The Labour-run council said the current roundabout was congested, did not work well for public transport, pedestrians and cyclists and had one of the worse safety records in the city.
The authority said it had a responsibility to ensure the junction becomes safer and does not “constrain growth” in housing and employment.
The plans are at an early consultation stage, it said.
The Blue House roundabout, on the edge of Gosforth in Newcastle, is unsafe and congested and has to be changed the council says – Newcastle City Council
Hundreds of people had commented online and the response had been “overwhelmingly negative”, Mrs Edgar said.
Residents have called it “completely out of proportion” and a “monumental and misguided waste of money”.
Newcastle City Council has been accused of misleading residents by picturing mature trees in plans showing how the roundabout would look – Newcastle City Council
The consultation period – due to end on 21 August – was a “very short window for response” when many were away on holiday, Mrs Edgar said.
“This is an irreversible decision that cuts into our great city’s precious green space.”
Liberal Democrat transport spokesman Greg Stone said the plans were “more radical and have a far bigger ‘footprint’ than many had envisaged”.
“We share local anxiety that this has a disproportionate impact on the Town Moor – a unique jewel in our city’s crown,” he said.
“We would welcome clarity as to whether the Freemen support this proposal.”
Shock plans announced to expand Blue House Roundabout and build on green open space of Town Moor
Residents in High West Jesmond, Gosforth and other parts of Jesmond have received official notification of plans by Newcastle City Council to expand the Blue House Roundabout which will involve building on part of the Town Moor and major work to Jesmond Dene Road and Haddricks Mill junctions.
The letter from Graham Grant, Head of Transport Investment at Newcastle City Council also announced a public engagement period between 25 July – 21 August 2016.
Consultation during school holiday period
The letter refers to a short public engagement period which coincides with the summer school holidays when a number of people may be away.
There are a series of drop-in sessions scheduled at local venues and we urge you to attend these, ask questions and make your voice heard!
High West Jesmond Residents’ Association will be seeking the views of affected residents in order that we can represent local concerns. More to follow.
