Curfew call over HGVs in our village
Dear Editor I am writing again in sheer desperation.
Moray Street in Blackford is at its wits’ end – the lack of sleep due to heavy diesel lorries speeding and rattling down the length of the street and breathing toxic fumes from the vehicles. Why are we being ignored? The Environmental Protection Act 1990 adopted by Perth and Kinross Council states that the legislation defines which matters constitute a statutory nuisance “noise that is prejudicial to health or a nuisance and is emitted from or caused by a vehicle, machinery or equipment in a street or in Scotland a road. The local authority has DUTY to serve the appropriate notice on the offender to have the nuisance conditions removed or have the nuisance abated or modified.” Moray Street, Blackford
Why, if this is the case, are the residents of Moray Street still suffering?
The speed advisory sign is a waste of money and time – ignored unless the police are doing speed checks, then the lorries crawl through the village, that is until the police leave, then it is full tilt again.
The ancient houses of this historical village are shaking with the speed and weight of these huge lorries which are increasing in numbers – as I am writing this there is not five minutes between them.
Why was this village bypassed over 30 years ago if it was not to stop the heavy traffic?
Highland Spring should have been made to put their own entrance into their site at their own expense just as Joe Bloggs must for his house.
Even with all the complaints Perth and Kinross have been given over the years about Highland Spring, they still continue to pass plans for Highland Spring to expand.
Something, somewhere is terribly wrong.
All we get told is that it takes time to get things done.
We feel it is a case of out of sight out of mind.
Why not put a curfew on the lorries between 9pm and 7am – at least we may get some sleep that way. E B Coffield Blackford