Where will the residents of Long Marston work?
This is another major drawback to the Long Marston site. Despite claiming employment exemplar status, the Developers seem to have overlooked the fact that he spatial constraints of a 600 acre site will directly impact the number of intra-new town job opportunities. Residents of employment age will therefore be required to travel to major cities to seek appropriate employment. The Proposals base meeting the employment exemplar criteria through employers benefiting from ‘excellent rail links’ – that the developers have conceded will not exist in the foreseeable future. There are currently some 500 people already employed on site – all of these jobs will have to be redeployed as part of the development, before the supposed creation of new on-site employment opportunities.
