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Haulier Appeals for "Half-way House"
Page 56
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A HAULAGE firm's efforts to secure P-1 a " half-way house" for their vehicles on the run between Liverpool and Glasgow, to avoid what were described as "Heath Robinson" conditions of parking and servicing them in the open at a filling station, were the subject of a Ministry of Housing and Local Government inquiry at Penrith last week
Mr. W. R. Sharp, a partner in Messrs. A. F. Sharp, Penrith, appealed against• the refusal of the county council, through Penrith Urban District Council, to give planning permission for a proposed private garage in Milton Street, Penrith.
In addition to the county council. several objectors in the vicinity of Milton Street were represented.
Mr. Sharp's partner, Mr. T. H. Dixon, said that at the most 12 lorries would use the garage at any time. There would be an average of six on weekdays. Lorries would use the garage at week-ends for maintenance. Nearly all were oil-engined six-wheelers, but be did not agree that they made a great deal of noise when travelling slowly.
Mr. Dixon said if permission for the garage was not obtained, Mr. Sharp would probably have to move to Liverpool or Glasgow.
For the county council, Mr. 'A. W. Dalgleish, said the site was in a predominantly residential area. Land would eventually be provided in the town for such industries as Mr. Sharp's.
Mr. D. R. Good, for the private objectors, said they were concerned at the prospect of the disturbance caused by large lorries going in and out at all times, the threat of vibration to the houses, loss of the view of the hills_ and danger to children.
The inspector said be would inspect the site and report to the Minister.
DISCLAIMER BY BUS OPERATORS I N a statement issued this week, Mr. Peter Yorke, national director of the British Omnibus Companies Public Relations Committee, denied that bus operators worked to secure the cessation of disposal. He was referring to the leading article headed "Rocking the Boat," published in The Commercial Motor on May 25.
"As the expression, 'large bus interests ' is obviously intended to include companies affiliated to this committee," he said, " I can only express the strongest resentment of the allegation that the free-enterprise section of the road passenger transport industry has sabotaged the denationalization of road haulage or that it has connived or in any way taken part in the so-called ' compromise,' or that it has welcomed it. The allegation is wholly unfounded.
"Free-enterprise passenger road transport has viewed with admiration, although it has taken no part in, the denationalization efforts of the Road Haulage Association."