Cirencester Park access road

Motorhomes have an advantage here. They could probably manage a stand-off for a couple of days. 

Dan Trudgian, who lives close by the site, has just posted a vlog on you tube. Access looks really poor. Take a look. Not one I would want to tackle!

The bit most likely to cause issues is the top end. Unless they are going to stop students parking on the cycle route section up to the turn into the old lane, something they never managed in the past. Before you could look right down the lane before turning in and if anything was exiting, either wait, or if not sufficient room because of all the parking, pull forward into the road to the stables out of the way. Now there is a double bend that you can't see round, with as far as I can see no passing places, and the added peril of rocks.

As you can probably tell, we have spent a fair bit of time at this site. It's one of our favourites. We will hopefully see what the road is like in September, when we next plan to visit. It's about the longest between visits at almost a year.☹️ Just glad we now have a MH with a very good reversing camera, I would fancy having to take our 12 metres of car / caravan down it.

Looks like it was shot before they moved the rocks, but I don't think that is going to greatly improve things. Those passing bays are crazy short.

Thanks for posting.  Dash cam shows new road with laybys.  It is IMHO going to be an 'awkward' road to negotiate at times.

The daft thing is the CC could have contacted members who use the site. They do know who they are. Advised them of the planning application, any concerns they might have and the date for comments / objections. Unfortunately these things are a lot more difficult to get amended after they have been approved and built.

Morning, the video I placed on YT today was filmed yesterday afternoon (11th June2020) in between the showers. 👍

take care. 

Dan

Steve

I can't see the Club actually doing that! Without official comment it is difficult to decide whether the Club dropped the ball or were hoodwinked. Some of the comments in the planning application could be seen as very against the types of cars a fair proportion of caravan owners use, ie 4X4's. I almost got the impression the the Estate didn't want the campsite where it was and now seem to be making it as difficult as possible. If it genuinely decreases visitors to the site that could have implications for the Clubs continuation in that location. The real problem is that because its on private land there is little recourse to the planning department for enforcement.

David

As I read it David the land actually belongs to the college rather than the Bathhurst Estate, who I assume will be responsible for the CAMC lease. I don't suppose the college are particularly bothered about the site, if they have no financial interest in it.

As far as 4x4's are concerned, in the many weeks we have spent there, we have seen as many going to the tennis and cricket clubs as the CC site. We really like Cirencester Park, however if we still had a caravan I would not want to tow it down the lane as shown in the video.

I certainly agree with your last sentence the time to do / make representations was during the planning process. Now sadly long past.

This was the first site we went to when we got our caravan, so despite being a fantastic site it also has fond memories for us. We were looking at going back this year but think we'll give it a miss now. This is a ridiculous layout for an access road, what on earth would a first time tower of thought of this when they turn up for their first holiday in their new pride & joy, it would of put me off for life.