THE Atkins report outlines five relief road options as well as recommendations by the transport consultants to support them.

The high-level assessment by Atkins has resulted in option one being the preferred choice, followed by option two.

The five suggested schemes are:

Option one – the B2131 Haslemere-London Road would involve construction of a new short road link through the Recreational Ground, offering high relief at moderate costs.

Option two – Meadow Way or Malthouse Meadows to London Road would involve construction of a new link through Radford Park to connect to London Road, and would provide high relief at high costs, but encroaches on Radford Park, one of the old water meadows, which is now a designated area for leisure and recreation.

Option three – The New Eastern Developments Link Road would complement future housing allocations included in the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment. It would involve the construction of a new road through housing allocation sites east of Bramshott Place, east of Stonehouse Road and north of Haslemere Road, which would need to be connected via a new structure across the River Wey, offering high relief at high costs.

Option four – The Lowsley Farm Link Road could be achieved by extending the access road to the new deveopment off Longmoor Road, to form a link with Headley Road, which would provide low relief at moderate costs.

Option five – The Northcott Trust Western Ring Road would involve construction of a new link through the South Downs National Park from Griggs Green and Longmoor Road to Portsmouth Road and Station Road, offering medium relief at high costs.

Atkins felt the third option three – serving any future housing on the eastern side – was preferable to option five, or option four..

The report claims options one, two and three, which all provide a road link from Haslemere Road to London Road, could provide the most relief to the double mini-roundabouts – but could result in a reassignment of traffic along inappropriate local roads.

These options were also identified in phase one of the study to have significant constraints in they are currently aligned through the Recreation Ground and Radford Park.

The report states that is also applicable to the fifth option, which has the constraint of being aligned through the national park – and is estimated to be a very expensive option, due to the length and nature of the land it would be built on.

Option four is deemed not to be a viable option, providing the lowest relief to the double mini-roundabouts, including the constraint of being aligned through an area of suitable alternative natural green space.

The steeting committee of the Liphook Neighbourhood Development Plan, which has been anxiously waiting for the publication of the Atkins Report, meets on Tuesday, at the Millennium Centre, at 7.30pm.