SIR — As a resident of Bridge Street and having looked at the revised plans for the supermarket development in Williton, I have to raise a number of concerns purely on the highways aspect of the plan.

The way the mini-roundabout is planned would lead to Bridge Street becoming a rat-run for shoppers coming out of the supermarket and going in the Taunton direction. As soon as people realise they can come down our street they will do so to avoid queuing at the roundabout.

Extra traffic brings more accidents, and pedestrians walking into the village from Bridge Street have not been considered in the plan.

We don't have full pavements in Bridge Street and I for one have young children. We also have many elderly residents who all walk into the centre of the village.

But this must be deemed fine as in the plan it says 'The congestion may benefit pedestrians to a degree'. Are you kidding me?!

As a driver, I also have concerns. With traffic queuing up to the roundabout to get into the supermarket from the Minehead road and traffic negotiating two mini-roundabouts on the way to Minehead, I would like to know how we are ever going to get in or out of Bridge Street.

The report on congestion is also questionable. It says that in the very peak times, queuing in Williton will be no longer than four minutes. This already happens now without another roundabout, without extra traffic and without the holiday peak period.

According to the report, this should die down though as people find 'other route choices' (yes, down Bridge Street) and local people 'may choose to avoid travelling or making appointments in the area on those afternoons'.

So, don't bother going out at all through the summer as you're not going to get anywhere fast!

As traffic queues back from the existing roundabout towards the supermarket access, there is a risk it will block the new mini-roundabout and traffic trying to get into the site, which will then cause a queue back to the existing roundabout and gridlock it. This will be a complete and utter nightmare.

I am also concerned about the roundabout itself. Surely mini roundabouts are best suited to fixing existing poor junctions rather than creating new ones to serve a development we don't even need.

The two mini-roundabouts would be very close together and it is unlikely that HGVs or coaches would be able to navigate these without coming up on to the kerb, which is another danger to pedestrians and would be costly to upkeep.

The plans are seriously flawed and should be refused on highways alone, not even considering any of the other major negative implications this plan would have on our village.

Wendy Spencer,

Bridge Street,

Williton.