Object
Draft Local Plan
Representation ID: 13502
Received: 23/03/2016
Respondent: Mrs Helen Gabell
Still fails to show A127 corridor impact on Herongate. A127 has excessive congestion. C2C line called the Misery Line. Natural barriers created by A127 and A128 means Dunton area residents rely on Basildon services. Prospect of site being underneath a huge flyover if Lower Thames Crossing goes ahead, creating massive health and environment problems. Green Belt limited around Dunton, therefore law of supply and demand give it a higher value, for residents physical and spiritual wellbeing. Most GreenBelt North of the Borough, so if Green Belt needs to sacrified then it needs to be from the largest supply.
You still fail to show a true picture of Herongate being directly affected by the A127 because of its very close proximity, therefore making it part of the A127 corridor. The A127 has excessive congestion on the road, and the C2C line has transformed from a good service to its original title of the Misery Line in a matter of months. it does not have the capacity for any additional customers at West Horndon, which is the only station within Brentwood Borough on the C2C line. National Rail had already confirmed last year that they had no intention of adding an extra station in any new development, so all residents of developments around the Dunton area would be solely reliant on their cars on the heavily congested A127. If the proposed Option C Route 4 gets the go ahead then the development would also be underneath a four to six lane carriageway in one direction, and an eight to ten lane carriageway in the other direction, completely cutting the development off from any Brentwood services. This means that Brentwood residents would be completely reliant on their Basildon neighbour's facilities, which are already stretched beyond capacity. You propose development around the A127 because you claim the Brentwood Urban area and North of the Borough has congestion, a lack of primary schools, GP facilities, and a higher landscape value. In actual fact, the A127 and South of the Borough suffers severely from congestion, not only on the A127 and local roads around West Horndon, but also on the Herongate and Ingrave area, that has been fighting a Twenty's Plenty campaign to improve safety on the heavily congested roads. There are no more services in the South of the Borough than the North, and a new development won't deliver new GPs and schools until well into any development, putting a strain on surrounding areas, particularly Basildon, as the natural boundaries of the A127 and A128 will prevent any residents from the Dunton area even getting to West Horndon, let alone the rest of the borough. The claim that there is a higher landscape value elsewhere is ludicrous, as quantity doesn't equate to quality. The sheer lack of Green Belt and green spaces around the A127 corridor increases the value to the residents spiritual and physical well being