Abattoir bosses in traffic pledge
Friday 18th June 2010, 6:00PM BST.
Abattoir bosses in north Shropshire who put forward plans to double the size of their plant have vowed to tackle traffic problems blighting the lives of villagers.
At a behind-closed-doors meeting last night, representatives from Anglo Beef Processors, at Hordley, near Ellesmere said they would try to address the concerns of 40ft lorries trundling through the villages.
ABP has applied to Shropshire Council for permission to bulldoze its abattoir and replace it with a modern, more energy-efficient complex twice the size, which has caused concern among residents who say their lives are already blighted by the existing plant, particularly in terms of traffic problems.
Councillor Derek Jones, chairman of Hordley and Bagley Parish Council, said the meeting was held between councillors and ABP representatives to get answers to questions raised by residents.
He said: “Years ago when they had a big expansion here, part of the agreement was traffic leaving the site should go on a designated route to Queens Head. A lot of money was spent on it so vehicles could pass.
“What’s happened is the lorries have got much bigger. There’s a railway bridge down by Queen’s Head some of the lorries can’t get under. There are only a few, so we allowed them to come from Baschurch and Weston Lullingfields and into the plant from the south.”
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I am somewhat concerned by the lack of respect ABP workforce team are showing local residents.
Although I have not lived in Hordley for many years, I do regularly visit my relatives, with my toddlar.
The roads are highly inappropriate and unsafe to handle such loads at careless speeds. I live in Hull at the moment and road safety here is far superior – I have no quarms walking my son down the road here. However, a few months back, I walked from Upper Hordley to the church and was terrified. Although I believe the lorry and work drivers would notice us walking along the road – at the speeds that they drive all that was needed was an oncoming vehicle to cause a horrific injury to myself and my son.
Local residents have to think twice about walking down the road!!! In a quiet village….
If ABP feel they should extend, fair game, but one must point out that it would be more sensible to relocate to a suitable site in an area that can meets the factory’s needs. Otherwise, I’m afraid to say, ABP will have a struggle on their hands.
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I agree with the above comment regarding the inappropriate large vehicles for our small country roads, the speeds to and from this place from not just the lorries but all the 700 foreign workers at all times thoughout the day and night is rediculous and dangerous and caused our area to become a high risk area.
This is a quiet rural area being destroyed by this noisy, smelly, busy and dangerous place!and should be relocated to a suitable place in a town away from our quiet villages!
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NO TO ABP !!
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