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Local Plan 2015-2030 Preferred Options for Consultation

Representation ID: 1004

Received: 09/09/2013

Respondent: Mr. Robert (Dave) Parrott

Representation Summary:

The site [site ref 070, land adjacent to St Margaret's Church, Doddinghurst] should be allocated for a Retirement Village [see attached additional information for details]

Full text:

I am the owner of the above site [see site ref 070, land adjacent to St Margaret's Church, Doddinghurst]

I am disappointed to note that your Draft Site Assessment contains some inaccuracies that ought to be addressed and amended.

Access to road: Not the best; but certainly no worse than St. Margaret's Church.

Access to Post Office: Within 200 yards in Doddinghurst Road.

Consultation/Public Views: Parish Council Petition - I would like this to be discounted on the basis that the petition was organised by the Chairman of the Parish Council as a 'knee jerk' reaction and biased. It was dated 31st May 2011 and distributed - but not verified by the Parish Council until the 2nd June 2011 (see Parish minutes). I believe that the Parish Council were of the opinion that they were having a social housing estate similar to 'Outings Lane' thrust upon the village and based their petition accordingly. There was no consultation with the public and the public were led to tick the boxes to suit the council's aims.

I addressed the Parish Council at a Pubic Meeting on 7th July 2011 (see copy of attached statement) and copies of Brentwood Gazette articles 29th June and 13th July 2011 attached. Subsequently, I have had three parishioner couples requesting to be considered for this 'retirement' development.