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Object

Representation ID: 1709

Received: 02/10/2013

Respondent: Mr Christopher Hart

1.The Preferred and Alternative Options, in their current form, are ill thought through containing insufficient information and analysis to allow a reasoned and justifiable decision to be made. One could argue that it is not currently possible for the public to make a fair assessment of the Local Plan until this information and analysis has been completed.
2.The Preferred Option will cause irreversible damage to the environment, and has not considered the material flood risk.
3.The Local Plan in its current form would cause irreversible damage to the local economy and local residents, exacerbated by the lack of infrastructure necessary to drive further growth.
4. The Preferred Option: of 1,000 houses, which is 29% of Brentwood Borough's total housing requirement, to be built on Metropolitan Green Belt land in a village making up c. 2% of Brentwood Borough's population and housing density increasing from average 17 dwellings per hectare currently to 45 in West Horndon under the Preferred Option, completely altering the character of the village. This is completely inconsistent with the guidance provided from the Secretary of State.