Object
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 19060
Received: 11/03/2018
Respondent: Mrs Hedy Lai
SO5: Development of the Priests Lane site would add 1,000 houses in the Shenfield area, increasing congestion at the junction of Priests Lane/Middleton Hall Lane. It would also increase demand for surgeries within the Shenfield area. SO22: It is already terribly difficult and dangerous to cycle along Priests Lane, with very restricted space for vehicles and extremely narrow pavement for pedestrians. More vehicles from the new development would only exacerbate the current situation. Additional vehicles will increase air and noise pollution in the area.
The Draft Local Plan sets out 'the spatial strategy continues to focus upon the
sequential use of land, which prioritises using brownfield first', but the Priests Lane
site is greenfield land and is the only greenfield site proposed in the plan. In SO5: 'Manage development growth to that capable of being accommodated by existing or proposed infrastructure, services and facilities.' Development of the Priests Lane site would add 1,000 houses in the Shenfield area, increasing congestion at the junction of Priests Lane/Middleton Hall Lane. It would also increase demand for surgeries within the Shenfield area. In SO22: 'Improve cycling and walking facilities across the Borough and establish a grid or network of green transport corridors.' It is already terribly difficult and dangerous to cycle along Priests Lane, with very restricted space for vehicles and extremely narrow pavement for pedestrians. More vehicles from the new development would only exacerbate the current situation. Additional vehicles will increase air and noise pollution in the area.