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a) Land bordering on Redrose Lane & Chelmsford Road, Blackmore
The comments below should be read in conjunction with the attached mark-up of page 85 from your document.
Currently, your draft plan calls for the land shown as Site References 076 & 077 to be included as Housing Sites - Larger Villages. These plots together are estimated to yield 40 dwellings each - Total 80. The plan however, does not include the land marked in red on the mark-up which had in previous 2016 version of the plan been referenced as plot 250 with an estimated dwelling capacity of 20 units. This site,
plot 250, is adjacent to plot 076 and therefore on the same side of Redrose Lane and therefore should be included in proposed dwellings because it is located in "the development area of the village" Also within the existing Local Plan, page 35 under "Settlement Hierarchy, Figure 14(part 1of 2)" it states under "Category 3 - Large Villages for 2016" Blackmore should have "estimated new dwelling numbers of 336. Obviously with 076, 077 and our plot 250 the total would be 100 plus dwellings well within the above figure. It can be seen from the mark-up that inclusion of this land forms a complete self-contained extension to the village giving a possibility for 100 plus dwellings. With the above in mind I would request as previously offered that plot 250 also be included as a Preferred Site Allocation together with Site References 076 & 0-77 in your draft plan. b) Land bordering on Chelmsford Road & Spriggs Lane. This land is also bounded by Elm Farm and Elm Park Court (mobile home site). Scope for building on this area is good as it is currently not used for any purpose and of limited agricultural use. It also lies within an area of the village which has some existing development. Scope would exist on this land for a further 15 to 20 dwellings. Consideration should also be given to including this land as a Preferred Site. I do not think the above suggestions would harm the characteristics of Blackmore as village, on the contrary they would enhance it by providing additional people and facilities to the area.