Object
Brentwood Local Plan 2016 - 2033 (Pre-Submission, Regulation 19)
Representation ID: 23685
Received: 19/03/2019
Respondent: M Scott Properties Ltd
Agent: Strutt & Parker LLP
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
Site 073 at Mountnessing should be allocated. The village of Mountnessing falls within the settlement classification 3 which is identified as being able to accommodate urban extensions, therefore Mountnessing should be considered a sustainable location to assist in the delivery of the spatial strategy. Site has accessibility to infrastructure and surrounding settlements; its location next to the A12 represents potentials to maximise opportunities around existing transport infrastructure and networks and to support the 'Transit-orientated Growth' strategy.
Site 073 at Mountnessing should be allocated.
We consider the Local Plan to be unsound in relation to the ability of the plan to meet the needs for older people, and that the identification of suitable sites has not fully considered all available sites in suitable locations, against the need to identify land to meet the need for specialist accommodation. In addition, the Plan in inflexible in meeting the identified need and additional, non-strategic, sites are required for the reasons set out in the representation.
We therefore seek to participate to provide oral explanation of the failures of the Plan in this regard via the examination in order to articulate the case for the recommended modifications as set out in this form and the accompanying representation.