The developers of Morgan’s Point have suffered a double blow after proposals to create a new access road and a right of way on to the property were rejected by planners.

The firm submitted two separate applications concerning a vacant agricultural plot east of the junction of Middle Road and Pompano Beach Road in Southampton to the Development Applications Board (DAB).

The first one proposed a new access road on to the development, but the DAB ruled against it even though the owners of the land had signed off on the application.

Minutes of the DAB’s latest meeting suggest a traffic impact study was conducted but “its initial findings indicated that an additional roadway was not required at this stage of the Morgan’s Point development”.

The board ruled: “The proposed easement to form a secondary access is not necessary as an existing suitable alternative serves the site.

“Specifically, this alternative access, George’s Bay Road, is a 30ft-wide roadway, and is capable of accommodating the additional traffic to be generated from the approved phase one development scheme for Morgan’s Point.”

The second application, which sought to create a right of way across Glebe Lands providing access to Morgan’s Point, was also rejected by the DAB for the same reasons.

The Royal Gazette reached out to the developers of Morgan’s Point for a response to the two planning decisions, but the firm said it would not comment.