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Underbarrow Farm is situated on Wells Road in Priddy. This is a very straight, fast stretch of road, with a 60mph limit. Traffic visiting Underbarrow Farm to service the proposed development will increase dramatically. Access to Underbarrow Farm is via a very narrow track, the existing kennels has two entrances and a very wide access for large horse boxes and vehicles.
Vehicles attempting to turn into the Underbarrow Farm track will have to stop in the road to complete the turn, creating an increased danger to traffic and pedestrians. At a recent hunt meeting CANINE supporters counted over 65 vehicles/horse boxes/trailers as well as five huge horse transporter lorries parked at the Plummers Lane Site. Underbarrow Farm does not have the parking capacity for that amount of vehicles and the track will not cope with that amount of traffic. Hunt supporters will be forced to park haphazardly on the village verges and on the road.
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Entrance to Underbarrow Farm off Well's Road. This is a fast road which has seen fatalities at this junction.
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The access to Underbarrow Farm from Wells Road |
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Traffic at the existing Plummer's Lane Hunt Kennels.
On the 3rd March 2008 CANINE recorded more than 65 vehicles, 15 horse trailers and 5 large horseboxes parked at the current site.
The access to the existing site is wide enough to accomadate this. We don't believe Underbarrow Farm access is suitable for the increase in traffic.
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This is a narrow track of with a poor finish which is not designed for high throughput.
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