Comment
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 12833
Received: 30/04/2015
Respondent: Crest Nicholson
Agent: Bidwells
Of the five suggested alternative growth options put forward in the Interim SA, three are within the A12 corridor; Option 3 - south-east of Brentwood-Shenfield, Option 4 - Pilgrims Hatch, and Option 5 - numerous smaller extensions. Development at Nag's Head Lane qualifies under this assessment as falling within Option 5, but we consider that each option should not be considered in isolation through assessment against each other. Options 3 and 4 would have significantly more damaging Green Belt impacts than development at Nag's Head Lane, but so would Option 1 in its totality (refer to section 3 below). It may therefore be the case that a combination of, or the most favourable components from the options are considered, but the SA as drafted does not appreciate that some Option 5 sites are inherently better placed to take a proportion of the Borough's housing requirement than other Option 5 sites. Our Design Development Framework's assessment of the other available sites on the edge of the Brentwood urban area (on pages 8 and 9) indicates that the land east of Nag's Head Lane performs better in terms of landscape and Green Belt impacts, impact upon infrastructure, it is more sustainable, and could be delivered quicker than many of the other sites.
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