Object
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 18439
Received: 14/03/2018
Respondent: Mr Peter Spicer
- The road infrastructure is already under immense strain. If you add to this a significant increase in traffic without any solution to the existing traffic issues, there will be constant standstill in the surrounding area.
- Increased Pollution: Increased Pollution from a further 10k cars will exacerbate the strain on local NHS hospitals with an increase in respiratory and other health issues.
- NHS facilities: a significant increase in population in the local area will require a significant increase in local NHS facilities.
- Unaffordable housing: the development will not provide housing affordable to first time buyers. Estimates for the house values from Savills starts at £525k. This is another fatal flaw in the plan as there is a requirement to provide affordable housing in the local area which this plan does not meet.
I object to these proposals because of the following reasons:
Road Infrastructure
The road infrastructure is already under immense strain.
The local traffic comes to a standstill every time there's an issue in any of the surrounding main roads. Most mornings, it takes 15 to 20 minutes to get to the end of Billericay Road from our house (0.5 Miles).
If you add to this a significant increase in traffic on already poorly maintained roads, without any solution to the existing traffic issues, there will be constant standstill in the surrounding area.
Increased Pollution
Basildon Council already accepts that there are health issues for the local residents with the amount of traffic on the a127 and a128. Increased Pollution from a further 10k cars will exacerbate the strain on local NHS hospitals with an increase in respiratory and other health issues.
NHS facilities
A significant increase in population in the local area will require a significant increase in local NHS facilities. This fatally, has not been factored into the plan.
Unaffordable housing
The development will not provide housing affordable to first time buyers. Estimates for the house values from Savills starts at £525k. This is another fatal flaw in the plan as there is a requirement to provide affordable housing in the local area which this plan does not meet.