Object
Draft Local Plan
Representation ID: 15913
Received: 12/05/2016
Respondent: West Horndon Parish Council
WHPC note that the proposed development within the Draft Local Plan is highly concentrated within the A127 Corridor. This scale and concentration will irrevocably harm Green Belt within this area (at a disproportionate level than the wider Borough), create problems and risks with regards to deliverability, contribute to urban sprawl rather than prevent it, and create material infrastructure requirements that are simply not considered in sufficient detail within the Draft Local Plan. These issues are either ignored, or glossed ove r, in the Draft Local Plan document. WHPC believe that these issues lead to the potential for the Draft Local Plan to be considered unsound, unsustainable, and lacking in the level of detail that is required for a proposal of this nature. Much of the discussion below picks up on, and expands on the issues around material development within the A127 Corridor.
On this basis, and considering the independent Sustainability Appraisal undertaken by WHPC, WHPC represent that a sustainable level of development within the A127 Corridor would be limited to a maximum of 500 houses across sites 020 and 021 (the West Horndon Industrial Estates). As noted in 3.7 above however, even this level of development would require a significant amount of infrastructure expenditure to ensure it is sustainable. On this basis, and considering the independent Sustainability Appraisal undertaken by WHPC, WHPC represent that a sustainable level of development within the A127 Corridor would be limited to a maximum of 500 houses across sites 020 and 021 (the West Horndon Industrial Estates). Even this level of development would require a significant amount of infrastructure expenditure to ensure it is sustainable.
See eight attached documents