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Local Plan 2015-2030 Preferred Options for Consultation
Representation ID: 163
Received: 05/08/2013
Respondent: Mrs Sandy Sparrow
I do not have an objection to the industrial site being relocated as the lorries have caused a considerable nuisance in the 13 years I have lived in the village. I also do not have an objection to a reduced scale development of a few houses being built but the government needs to seriously consider if our village with its tiny school, restricted vehicular access and tendency to flood could really cope with any additional population at all.
The plan to build 1500 properties in West Horndon is ludicrous. There are numerous reasons why - traffic congestion, schooling, sewage and drainage, to name a few. Whilst the plan to move the industrial site is extremely attractive there would be an I Mende detrimental impact on the village with the amount of extra persons and vehicles the housing development would generate. 1500 houses could amount to at least 3000 vehicles. There are only 2 routes into and out of the village. Traffic congestion is inevitable should the development go ahead. Whilst I totally appreciate the need to create more affordable homes in our area, the size of the project is not feasible. Maybe a vast reduction of the scale of the development needs to be considered. I do not have an objection to the industrial site being relocated as the lorries have caused a considerable nuisance in the 13 years I have lived in the village. I also do not have an objection to a reduced scale development of a few houses being built but the government needs to seriously consider if our village with its tiny school, restricted vehicular access and tendency to flood could really cope with any additional population at all. With regard to a travellers site I strongly object and will continue to fight it.