Below is the text of my email sent to Barnet Council opposing the ASDA proposals in New Barnet.

I wish to record my opposition to this planning application. The site borders my ward along its western boundary and will have a significant impact on residents across the whole of High Barnet Ward. My specific objections are;

Excessive increase in traffic

Roads in the area are already stretched to capacity. The additional load that ASDA calculates will occur is not viable. The railway creates pinch points on the road system that cannot be overcome. There is no possible way to ameliorate the effect of a new supermarket of the size that ASDA propose.

Size

ASDA’s proposals provide far more retail space than is required in the area.

Housing

The proposed housing is not of the type we most require in the area. We need affordable family homes.

Business

The ASDA scheme will cause a major threat to existing business’s both in New Barnet and High Barnet. The viability of Waitrose in High Barnet and many smaller retailers will be threatened. High Barnet High Street is already badly hit by the current credit crisis.