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Economic Comment -
ECC is supportive of bringing forward new high quality employment areas, which can create a genuinely new offer for Essex. However ECC have significant concerns about the deliverability of the site (see earlier comments in this Appendix).
BBC could be exposed to significant risk in terms of achieving employment land targets. If this site is delayed or fails to deliver, given that the next largest new commercial allocation only accounts for 12% of the overall target.
Consideration needs to be given to both private and public transport links to the town centre and other key areas in order to ensure there is an adequate supply and access to skills/talent to support potential jobs created by the site.
Concerns that this out-of-town development is the only sizeable proposal for job creation, with little commercial space remaining in/near the town centre, what alternatives are proposed if this venture is not successfully delivered?