Object
Draft Local Plan
Representation ID: 16120
Received: 16/05/2016
Respondent: Countryside Properties
Agent: Andrew Martin Planning Ltd
An assessment by transport consultants - Odyssey Markides - on behalf of Countryside Properties, shows that the land cannot be accessed by road (Appendix 3). Previous linkages with Basildon Borough and a new station proposed in the adjoining Borough (now abandoned) will no longer make it accessible via public transport. The site is at high risk of flooding (zone 3). It is questionable, given land required for open space and landscaping, whether there is sufficient capacity to provide 2,500 new homes and other non-residential uses. The recently published study by Crestwood Environmental Limited entitled "Assessment of Potential Housing, Employment and Mixed Use Sites in the Green Belt" (commissioned by BBC), found that out of 203 sites assessed the majority made a 'moderate' contribution to the Green Belt. Only 7 sites were found to make a 'high' contribution and this included land at Dunton. This assessment gives a damning report of land at Dunton, and as national planning policy advises, the Plan requires adjustment in the light of this new evidence.
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