12 September 2008

The Planning Officer

Environmental and Protection Dept

Peterborough City Council

Bridge House

Peterborough

For the attention of Mr. Nigel Barnes and Mrs. R. Bates.

Ref:    Amalgamation of the Newsagents and closing Thresher Off Licence into a Convenience Store at 3, Winslow Road Netherton.

Dear Sir/Madam.

At a recent meeting of the Netherton Neighbourhood Committee we discussed the conditional approval of the above application and whilst previously we did not wish to comment upon the application as we saw it as an extension of local shopping, with a greater choice of goods and prices and a contribution to the continuance of social and economic activity of Netherton.

Unfortunately the opening and closing hours are causing some concern.   

We would comment that Monday through Friday from 0600hrs when residents can expect deliveries of goods is too early, will cause noise and nuisance.   We do, of course, realise that deliveries of newspapers has been going on for years and has caused little disturbance but large delivery vehicles arriving, stopping, reversing with warning signals, opening cab doors, rear double doors, raising roller shutter safety doors, removing barrows, loading goods on and off barrows at that time in the morning will cause unnecessary very early morning noise and disturbance.

Several years ago we commented to PCC over the noise and nuisance of deliveries to the shops before 0700hrs by private companies and worst of all was the noise and disturbance caused by PCC Operatives and vehicles removing rubbish bins and it was, after written evidence, agreed by PCC, that the nuisance was not acceptable and an order was made that no work should be undertaken in the area of Winslow Road Shops before 0700hrs.   

Is it possible therefore to re-arrange the delivery times of goods to the shops to ‘not before 0700hrs on any day, with an exception for newspaper deliveries’.

Yours sincerely,

Eric Dent

Secretary.