Object
Brentwood Local Plan 2016 - 2033 (Pre-Submission, Regulation 19)
Representation ID: 22351
Received: 19/03/2019
Respondent: Essex County Council
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
Recommended that reference made to A127 Task Force. Has representation from all South Essex authorities including BBC. Task Force will oversee public affairs interaction between Councils and Government to ensure route seen as strategic and potential candidate for re-trunking to bring about long-term improvement required for area of South Essex with over 600,000 residents. Planning and design work for any improvement of this scale require a short-term, medium and long term phasing. Whilst A127 is main focus ECC would be looking to work collaboratively with BBC and other councils in area on impact on A128 and M25 Junction 28 scheme.
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iv. The A127 Task Force has representation from all South Essex authorities including BBC. This Task Force will oversee much of the public affairs interaction between the Councils and Government to ensure that the route is seen as strategic and as a potential candidate for re-trunking in order to bring about the long-term improvement required for an area of South Essex with over 600,000 residents. The planning and design work for any improvement of this scale will of necessity require a short-term, medium and long term phasing. Whilst the A127 is the main focus ECC would be looking to work collaboratively with BBC and other councils in the area on the impact on the A128 and the M25 Junction 28 scheme.
3. Effective.
It is recommended that reference is made to the A127 Task Force. This has representation from all South Essex authorities including BBC. This Task Force will oversee much of the public affairs interaction between the Councils and Government to ensure that the route is seen as strategic and as a potential candidate for re-trunking in order to bring about the long-term improvement required for an area of South Essex with over 600,000 residents. The planning and design work for any improvement of this scale will of necessity require a short-term, medium and long term phasing. Whilst the A127 is the main focus ECC would be looking to work collaboratively with BBC and other councils in the area on the impact on the A128 and the M25 Junction 28 scheme.