brentwood.gov.uk

I have one specific comment to make on the Development Plan. I am astonished to find no reference whatsoever to "Crossrail", which is without doubt going to be the biggest thing to happen to the Borough in the next decade (and beyond). Even if the project is still to be finalised, I would have thought that the Council must be planning to ensure that (a) its implementation is undertaken with the minimum inconvenience to the residents, and the minimum cost to the Borough, and (b) that we capitalise on the undoubted advantages the scheme ought to have for us, for instance by attracting business/commerce to the area who will benefit from the access it will provide, and increasing the ease by which people can reach Brentwood and Shenfield in particular, for example to use the facilities we have to offer for sport and leisure as well as other possibilities.

As an aside, by the way,I believe that the logical eastern terminus for "Crossrail" should (eventually) be Chelmsford - not Shenfield - bringing its benefits to our flourishing county town - and that, therefore, the Council should bear in mind, and actively pursue the possibilities of later phases of the project.