New roundabout to be approved in Barnsley despite safety fears

A new roundabout to provide access to 73 hectares of employment land is set for approval, despite a number of objections.
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Barnsley Council’s planning board approved plans to transform part of the Dearne Valley into offices, warehouses, an industrial units, which would create up to 3,000 jobs, in September.

The site, known at ES10 in the council’s local plan, will be allocated as employment land, to the south of the Dearne Valley Parkway at Goldthorpe.

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To access the site, a new roundabout has been proposed on the A635 Barnsley Road, between Cathill Roundabout and Holly Grove Roundabout.

Nine objections have been received, along with one letter of support.

Residents have objected on the grounds of impacts on them during construction, reduction in air quality, concern that Billingley Green Lane will be used as a ‘rat run’ and ‘create safety issues for residents’, and loss of green belt.

One resident said there are ‘already too many roundabouts’, and another added they are ‘unclear as to why a roundabout would be required in this location’.

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Intrusive investigation work is required to ‘inform any mitigation works which would be necessary’, as the site is on a former open cast mine.

A traffic report states that 13 per cent of traffic from the development traffic will head to Doncaster, which equates to 106 two-way trips during the morning rush hours, and 85 two-way trips in the evening peak.

A report by planning officers, to be considered by Barnsley’s planning board at heir next meeting on February 15, states that he roundabout ‘in itself will not affect existing air quality’.

The scheme is recommended for approval.