Object
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 19075
Received: 10/03/2018
Respondent: Ms Helen Box
The area is a rural village. The site is greenbelt and should be protected. Road infrastructure cannot cope with additional cars. Area is prone to flooding and the additional homes will only add to this problem. The local schools are already at capacity and the additional home will only put further pressure on the school system.
As a resident of Kelvedon Hatch I have read with interest your proposals to build additional houses on two sites in our village: 075B - stocks lane - 30 units and 194 - Blackmore road / A128 - 23 units I object to these proposals because of the following reasons:1) This is a rural village. The encroachment onto green belt land destroys the natural setting of the area. The village has already lost land to housing developments of densely packed units (I refer to development sound Mill Way and Briarwood) and so we have already sacrificed green belt to alleviate the pressure on housing in the area. 2) I have regularly seen deer in the field on Blackmore Rd as well as bird life and mammals. I feel strongly that these green belt sites should remain protected for local wildlife. 3) These sites would aggravate congestion and place additional pressure on local roads especially on Blackmore Rd and the junction with the A128. This would add to congestion (contributed to by lack of parking restrictions on Blackmore Rd which prevents both lanes of road being freely used). 4) the density of housing proposed on the Blackmore Road site would increase the paving and tarmacking of the land, reducing water absorption. The junction of Blackmore Rd and the A128 is already prone to flooding - something that the Parish Council has been consistently complaining about for years. Eagle Field is currently used as drain point for this water yet is unable to cope. The additional housing would potentially make this junction impassable during wet weather. 5) The housing would place additional pressure on local primary schools of Kelvedon Hatch and Doddingshurst. I would urge you not to develop the proposed green field sites around Kelvedon Hatch or indeed other village and urge you to look more closely at redeveloping existing Brownfield sites, such as William Hunter Way carpark, within Brentwood Borough.