Object
Draft Local Plan
Representation ID: 15916
Received: 12/05/2016
Respondent: West Horndon Parish Council
Paragraph 7.8 of the Draft Local Plan states that "The A127 Corridor provides an opportunity for growth in the Borough that brings along new services, facilities and infrastructure. These same opportunities are not possible in the A12 Corridor considering the higher impact on existing services and lack of contained land to provide for similar development numbers". WHPC strongly challenge this statement. The A127 Corridor is not, as noted within these representations, readily bound, with cross border authorities a material threat to urban sprawl. The scale of development proposed within the A127 Corridor is not supported by existing infrastructure, and the ability to upgrade it to support the proposed level of development is questionable. In particular, the A127 is bounded by housing along its duration, and is significantly closer to the Dartford Crossing and A13 which create regular traffic problems for the local area. WHPC also note that expansion of the A127/M25 in the context of the proposed development is not supported by Essex County Council or Highways England.
See eight attached documents