Proposals for 1,100 new homes in Little Heath spark traffic fears - Billet Road

The last Redbridge local plan included opportunity site at Billet Road (Site99) for a Secondary school and 800 + new homes. What will the next Draft Local Plan say - due out soon?

The roads here can't cope with current traffic and that is before the development at Marks Gate with additional 291 homes and further 'regeneration' in the pipeline.

Ilford Recorder 

Chris Gannaway, a member of the Aldborough Hatch Defence Association’s executive committee prepared a report in response to the plans. He said: “It is going to be horrendous for traffic the area. In my opinion, of all the sites listed in the Local Plan this is the worst. There is no way the current infrastructure can deal with it.

“We’re 2.5km from the nearest station, so people can’t walk, and the bus service is dire because the traffic in the area is so bad.”

Even in lockdown the situation was no different.

Marks Gate and Billet Road (RM6) Traffic

 There are two ways out of Marks Gate estate, Whalebone Lane and Billet Road.

The traffic from Whalebone Lane on to the A12 can be see here and here is what Billet Road looks like at 8.20am. Queue all the way down to Hainault Road.

Traffic hot spots marked in red

Marks Gate and A12 Eastern Avenue Traffic

BeFirst want to build 300 new homes on the small strip of green space along the A12 at Padnall Lake, Marks Gate.

How will the construction crew arrive? how many vehicles daily will need to park on the side roads?Where will the HGV's queue up Where will the be unloaded?

This is Whalebone Lane at Marks Gate at 9.20am before the development work Starts! 

Queues to get off Marks Gate and to the A12 and its not rush hour

In the evening the new residents will be living in blocks immediately next to this, in fact on the grass shown in this video you can also get a feel for the noise and this is late evening after rush hour.: