Object
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 18471
Received: 04/03/2018
Respondent: Bruno Giordan
New buildings within larger villages are not required as empty homes and existing planning permission which has yet had any action taken. The villages are not able to take large developments. The existing infrastructure and services are not sufficient. Pathways and road would become unsafe for pedestrians. Current wifi speeds are inadequate and will worsen with an increase in population.
(Housing sites and Larger villages): 1. There are already 5 houses in the village that have been left unoccupied for 5 years and over, as well as buildings with planning consent for conversion to 3 homes on which no action is being taken. New building is not needed while the existing stock is underused. 2. The mains drainage of the proposed central village location is unable to take such a large development. 3. Medical services cannot service the implied increase of 300-400 population. 4. The primary school is already full. 5. If the developments access Red Rose Lane, the ability to walk safely there will be lost; if they access the village centre through the existing estates, the central area will become even more dangerous to pedestrians. Much of the village has only limited pavements, and the ability of residents to walk safely is a fundamental right. 6. Wifi response speed is already very poor, due to the distance from the main hub in Brentwood [4.33 Mbps download, 0.35 Mbps upload at the time of writing]. A significant increase in users will make it even worse.