Letter: A supermarket in Brimington will inevitably bring additional road traffic and air pollution to residential area

The A619 road through Brimington is one of the most congested roads in the borough with standing traffic at times during the day.

A supermarket in Brimington will inevitably bring additional road traffic and air pollution to this residential area.

The centre of Brimington is already designated as an Air Quality Management Area, with air pollution levels above the national limits.

Chesterfield Borough Council is also currently working to a Climate Change Strategy.

If the borough council is serious about reducing air pollution from road vehicles then they should not approve a planning application for this project in Brimington.

I also do not accept that the proposed "regeneration route" will significantly reduce traffic through Brimington and, in view of the new Labour Government’s spending cuts, this is unlikely to proceed in the near future.

To conclude, I would urge all residents living alongside or near the approach roads to this site to strongly oppose a planning application for a supermarket in Brimington.

Ian Scott

Derbyshire

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