Just bringing this back to the top partly because I've only just managed to register (!) and also because the consultation period is currently under way (it closes 21 days after the 13 Feb). I've got no particular disagreement with the proposed changes to the Sainsbury's store itself, and the installation of a mini-roundabout should help cars getting out of the estate (though it will be interesting to see if people adhere to proper roundabout rules!). As for the parking at the entrance to the estate, to my mind it only really becomes an issue during football matches and on Sunday afternoons when there's a general scrum of traffic getting to Sainsbury's around closing time. I think putting a yellow line down there would just force more cars onto the estate and simply shift the problem along a few hundred metres to the detriment of residents. Does anybody have confirmation that Sainsbury's workers are not allowed to use the car park? If so it's extremely disingenuous of Sainsbury's to recommend introducing on street parking restrictions if the problem is caused in part by the company itself. For anybody who has not recieved the planning info from Sainsbury's or the council then the Planning Permission reference is 04-AP-1276 and the Planning Officer in charge is Helen Goulden on 020-7525 5349
