Object
Draft Local Plan
Representation ID: 14513
Received: 19/04/2016
Respondent: Home Builder's Federation
Agent: Home Builder's Federation
Para 5.36 - The notion that Brentwood is a self-contained district really lacks credibility. The local plan and the OAN report attest to the district's strong inter-connectivity with London and Essex. The district is located within the London Arc as Figure 2.3 illustrates. Figure 8.1 illustrates the economic and transport links. The construction of Crossrail will only increase this connectivity with London and Essex (Chelmsford especially).
We consider that Brentwood should be considering a joint-SHMA based on an HMA with Basildon, Chelmsford and Epping Forest. Figure 2.3 shows strong commuting flows with Basildon and Chelmsford. An HMA based on this area could use a SHMA that applies consistent assumptions relating to migration to and from London, reflecting the Mayor of London's demographic assumptions that have shaped the London Plan. The local plan must make allowance for above trend household formation in Brentwood as a consequence of the London Plan.
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