Save the Bath Road Reservoir

Save the Bath Road Reservoir.
A planning application is being prepared for a minimum of 110 residential units at the site along the Bath Road. We Must stop this!
WHY MUST IT NOT BE ALLOWED?
There are many reasons as to why we must stop this; those of you living along the Bath Road and in the surrounding area WILL be affected!
ECOLOGY:
This is the main issue, as the site has been left alone for 150 years the area has become a wildlife haven, rich in diversity with species such as Roe Deer, Badger, Monkjack, Owls, Slow worms and lizards all present there. What right has someone got to deprive them of thier home? Reading is running out of green space at a rapid rate, there seems to be a desire to concrete over every blade of grass in the area.
WHAT OTHER PROBLEMS ARE LIKELY TO ARISE?
TRAFFIC:
More houses = more cars, do we really need any more cars on the Bath Road at peak times? You know how bad it is! Even worse is that the deconstruction/ construction process will involve vast quantities of heavy duty vehicles which will result in serious disruption - this is likely to last for a very long time.
AIR QUALITY:
The dust from the demolition/ construction process will spread everywhere - even with mitigation measures in place, this means dirty roads, cars, windows etc. MORE IMPORTANTLY the additional traffic will worsen the already poor air quality at the vicinity of the Bath Road & Tilehurst Road Junction - it is so bad that is it is now within an Air Quality Management Area. These are areas where the Council must comit to reducing pollution. Poor air quality has been responsible for many premature deaths across Europe, the young, elderly and those with respiritory problems are vulnerable.
NOISE:
The heavy duty vehicles and plant mechinery will contribute significantly to the current noise levels.
HOW TO HELP:
To fight this development we need your help. We must all declare our opposition against the proposal.
Please sign our petition at
www.petitiononline.com/rard/petition.html

or visit our website at
www.savethebathroadreservoir.co.uk

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• green
• wildlife
• animals
• preservation
• conservation