North neighbours welcome plans for Effards exit

Thursday 26th May 2011, 2:29PM BST.

Lawson Duquemin says that on a Saturday morning, up to 150 cars pass up and then down the driveway alongside his house to get to and from Northfield. The club proposes making traffic exit onto Les Effards. (Picture by Tom Tardif, 1140118)

PLANS to alter vehicular access to Northfield have found favour with the football club’s neighbours.

The Grand Fort Road club has submitted plans to create a new car parking area and introduce a one-way system, which would see motorists enter the ground via the current driveway, with a new exit leading onto Les Effards Road.

Residents whose properties can be accessed only by the current driveway will retain the right to use it as a two-way road.

The planning application includes three new pitches for the minis, a remodelled groundsman’s store and new landscaping.