Object

Preferred Site Allocations 2018

Representation ID: 18446

Received: 21/02/2018

Respondent: mr james monk

Representation Summary:

The formula for calculating the number of school places does not seem to reflect the current situation. Therefore concerned that there will not be sufficient school places given the proposed number of dwellings.

Full text:

Just a few points from the document: Page 31 Map is atrocious. No points of reference; Page 35 900 more homes in Shenfield by 2033. The traffic is already a joke and I haven't managed to get a seat on the train at 6am in 2 years; Page 35 939 more homes in Brentwood. Have you driven through Brentwood lately. Its a car park. The A12 cant handle the traffic and nor can the current roads; Page 35 2500 homes in Dunton hill. Averaging out a 3 people per dwelling is 7500 more people trying to commute and use the existing infrastructure; Page 38 The equation used for EEC formula assumes there are 1 pupil per 4 homes?? My good lord, how old is this formula. 5 houses to my right have 6 children and to my left 9 children. The equation used is out of date and inaccurate; Page 39 Your chart shows Brentwood Town Group 1 is already deficit of 541 school places. Yet you want another 900 more homes in Shenfield alone. Even at the ECC outdate equation that's another 300 pupils on top of pipeline permissions; Page 41 'The Expansion of various primary schools'......Please define?; Page 41 'Potentially 2 new 2FE Primary schools'. Where? What size? 'Flexible criteria'. Again no defined plan!!!; Page 44 You suggest that Brentwood County High School will reduce admission to 1092 by 2021. How is that possible with your stats above???; Page 47 Point 102 No current gaps in front end GP services. Yet I phoned my local GP to apply for the 'Free NHS health check' today and was told 'I don't know why Essex County Council NHS is sending out those documents. We don't have the staff or the time to handle it so it wont be taking place in the foreseeable future'. But I am sure 900 more homes on top of the 90 that were just built on Mountnessing roundabout will surely alleviate the problems; Page 35 Shenfield a total of 900 estimated homes by 2033 yet the Housing sites shown at the bottom of the document show 975 dwellings mostly within 1/5; Page 79 states possible Primary school provision. GOOD. Then plan for it. Don't use the word 'possible'!!!; Page 80 Possible 510 homes. That's a possibility of 510 more vehicles using the Chelmsford Road which is already gridlocked at The Eagle and Child by 8a. I know we need more homes but the infrastructure is so broadly mentioned in this document is allows housing to hit government targets without any consideration for the existing resident and the future residents.