Sidford business park > and blocked roads: "The proposed industrial site at Two Bridges Road can only exacerbate the traffic problems we already have."

Truck gets stuck on road:

Road blocked at Sidford | Latest Sidmouth and Ottery News - Sidmouth Herald

Embarrassing for the drivers and not really that significant.

Until you realise that just down the road, some would have a large industrial estate erected - which could produce a few more incidents like this.

The Herald reports further:

Sidmouth and Ottery breaking news and sport - Sidmouth Herald

A  year and a half ago, an application for an industrial estate at Sidford was rejected:
16/0669/MOUT | Outline application accompanied by an Environmental Statement (with all matters reserved except access) for the development of up to 22,800sqm of floor space for use classes B1 (Office Light Industry), B2 (General Industry) and B8 (Storage and Distribution) with details of, and associated strategic landscaping for, the access, linking cycleway and footway, and flood improvements/attenuation. | Land Adjacent To Two Bridges Two Bridges Road Sidford

And one of the grounds for rejection was increase in traffic:

2. The proposed development would use access routes that by reason of their inadequate road width (with unsuitable footway provision) and a potentially unsatisfactory junction, are unsuitable to accommodate the increase in traffic likely to be generated by the currently proposed quantum and split of employment uses. In addition the directional split of traffic generation has also not been justified. 

As such the proposed development is therefore considered contrary to paragraph 32 of the National Planning Policy Framework and Strategies 26 (Development at Sidmouth), and Policies TC7 (Adequacy of Road Network and Site Access) of the adopted East Devon Local Plan 2013 – 2031. 

The full refusal for Sidford Business Park | East Devon Watch
Futures Forum: BREAKING NEWS >>> Sidford business park > Fords planning application >>> 16/0669/MOUT >>> REFUSED

This application has now been and gone:
Futures Forum: Sidford business park > Fords planning application >>> 16/0669/MOUT >>> no appeal lodged

Although at the time of its rejection, there was comment that a new application might happen:

SIDFORD FIELDS INDUSTRIAL ESTATE: NO APPEAL BY DEVELOPERS … BUT

13 APRIL 2017

… stay on guard! It probably simply mean that they are formulating a new planning application to overcome objections. And they have very, very influential backers and allies.

Sidford Fields industrial estate: no appeal by developers … but | East Devon Watch 

It is understood that a fresh planning application is going to make its way later this summer:

Could Sidford cope with a new industrial site? A 75 minute traffic gridlock says not! | East Devon Watch

Meanwhile, Sidmouth needs industrial units - but on a much smaller scale:
Futures Forum: "We are desperately short of small-scale employment sites across East Devon"
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