Support
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 18360
Received: 12/03/2018
Respondent: Glenda Fleming
Site 178, off Bishop Walk, should be treated separately from the the larger site 044 (Priests Lane Ursuline School playing fields). With the existing access and genuine developer interest site 178 would be a locality-sensitive and speedy development, with minimal traffic impact. It is privately owned, is not publicly accessible, is not overlooked and is built on already. It provides no public amenity. The suggestion that this land could be used for Endeavour School expansion is not supported. I strongly support site 178 for housing use and this should be evaluated separately of any proposed links with site 044.
Our previous correspondence to Brentwood Borough Council has requested that our land off Bishop Walk, ref 178, is treated as a stand-alone site which should be considered separately from site ref 044 (Priests Lane) as our much smaller site does not share any of the demerits of the other, much larger scheme involving development of the playing fields and sports facilities previously used by the Ursuline School and others.
On the contrary, site ref 178, off Bishop Walk, has the ability to deliver a sensitive housing development within a speedy timeframe. The scale will be in keeping with the local area and will have minimal impact on local traffic. The site already has an access road (Bishop Walk) and services nearby and there are a number of genuine developers waiting in the wings for the local planning process to proceed.
This iteration of the Brentwood Local Plan is an opportunity to correct a previous flawed description of this land. Once again, this site has never had any public access, is not overlooked and has already been built on. It therefore provides no public amenity. Furthermore, it has never been used as playing fields and has been owned by the same family for more than 50 years so its history is well known.
It should be made clear that the Council's current suggestion that our site ref 178, off Bishop Walk, be included in their plans to expand the Endeavour School is not justified by any evidence for the need to expand this school and it is difficult to see why this was added to their assessment. This is another reason why the two sites should be considered separately.
In conclusion I strongly support the recognition that site 178, off Bishop Walk, be designated for housing use and that this designation is determined separately from any decision regarding proposed links to site 044 (Priests Lane).