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Proposal for Grain Silos Causes Concern

The application by Charles Jackson and Co for planning permission to build 18 additional grain silos at their grain store in Long Buckby is causing concern in both Long Buckby Wharf and the main village. The Company estimates that the development will create 4,800 additional lorry movements per year, an increase of over a quarter on the current level. Their policy is to direct these away from the village and through the Wharf to the A5 which is a fact very unwelcome to the residents of Buckby Wharf. In practice a good number of the lorries do go through the main village. Whichever way the 25 tonne lorries go they inevitably cause congestion and noise and the Wharf road has shown  signs of significant damage in recent years. The application does raise the possibility of the creation of a rail siding to the site and the expansion  is expected to  create an additional 3 jobs.

There are already two entries on the Guestbook about this development. We would be interested to hear other views whether they be for or against. As well as traffic there are possible issues of the visual impact and dust creation. Are these important matters as far as you're concerned? Please let us know. If you want to see the application in greater detail go to the District Council website which is www.daventrydc.gov.uk and click on Planning Application Search on the right hand side. The application you are looking for is DA/2010/0019.

 
Road Damage

The full impact of the very cold weather on our village roads is now becoming evident. There are numerous potholes and the surfaces are breaking up more extensively. The trouble is that this is a problem elsewhere in the County and across the Country as a whole. The County Council's contractors have done temporary repairs but, at a time when money is tight, it could be some while before our roads are back in a reasonable state. Some estimates say 15 years!!






Village Location

The village is in Northamptonshire midway between Northampton and Rugby and only two miles from Watford Gap. It is a large parish of about 4,400 people which includes two smaller settlements of Murcott and Buckby Wharf. The Wharf is on the Grand Union Canal near the Leicester Arm junction. The village has a railway station with lines to London and Birmingham.

Village Facilities

Long Buckby has a good range of shops including two small supermarkets, a chemists, a newsagents, a butchers, an ironmongers and four hairdressers. There are three public houses in the main village plus one at the Wharf. There are also three restaurants and several take-aways. The village has its own medical practice and dentist plus various private complementary medicine practitioners. The modern village library is open on five days each week.

There are various sporting clubs including cricket, rugby, soccer and hockey. There are also two licensed clubs and a large community centre. The village has three main churches: Baptist, Church of England and United Reform plus a smaller Roman Catholic Church which is served from Daventry.

Schools and Housing

Long Buckby has infant and junior schools on separate sites. Secondary pupils are transported six miles to Guilsborough and there are other secondary schools in Daventry. There is a wide range of modern and older houses to buy/rent in the village.

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