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Vehicle access to the site will be located off ‘Ellerslie’ to the west of the site.

The proposals will also ensure that all car parking is self-contained onsite and will include disabled spaces and charging points for electric vehicles. There are 32 parking spaces proposed, including 3 disabled spaces, located to the south and south west of the site.

Retirement developments, by their very nature, are regarded as a passive form of development and generate low traffic movements when compared with general market housing. Residents moving to a McCarthy Stone development tend to rely less on their car, and from McCarthy Stone’s experience, many relinquish it altogether after a year or so when they realise that it is no longer essential to maintaining their independence.

Those residents who do own a car tend not to use a car in peak hours and residents do not need to use a car on a day-to-day basis due to the site’s sustainable location. The level of parking provision will therefore take account of the lower traffic generation and car ownership associated with age-restricted retirement development.

Pedestrian access is also proposed and located off both Milton Roads and Church Walk, north and east of the site respectively.