Object
Brentwood Local Plan 2016 - 2033 (Pre-Submission, Regulation 19)
Representation ID: 24677
Received: 19/03/2019
Respondent: Ms Shirley Dearlove
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Sites R25 and R26 combined with developments in Epping Forest DC area will put extreme pressure on the infrastructure and facilities of Blackmore.
There has been inadequate consultation between Brentwood BC and Epping Forest DC.
Blackmore should be a category 4 (small village) not 3 (large village) due to it's low population (829), it only has one shop and one small primary school.
The existing doctors surgery is already struggling and will be made worse by these proposals.
Existing recorded flooding issues will be exacerbated.
No housing needs survey has been carried out.
Contradicts previous 2016 iteration of the Local Plan which sought to limit growth in rural areas to retain local character.
Development should be located in more sustainable locations such as Brentwood or Dunton Hills.
The above sites should be removed from the LDP and the planners should refer to the Blackmore Village Heritage Association Neighbourhood Plan. This clearly sets out the village's local housing needs for our already sustainable community.
The proposed developments of R25 and R26 of the Local Plan, in conjunction with the current development of 30 houses at Fingrith Hall Lane and a proposed development of affordable housing in Nine Ashes Road will put extreme pressure on the infrastructure and facilities currently being sustained by Blackmore Village.
There has been inadequate consultation between Brentwood BC and Epping Forest DC.
The categorisation of Category 3 (i.e. large village) given to Blackmore Village should be downgraded to a Category 4 (i.e. small village). Total population 829. Village consists of one village shop, which includes 1 desk for the Post Office and one small Primary School. The nearest Doctors Surgery in Doddinghurst, which is already experiencing appointment difficulties and this will be exacerbated by the proposed developments of R23 and R24.
The proposed sites are liable to flood and building on these sites will increase the flood risk elsewhere in the village, of which there is photographic evidence.
There has been no Housing Needs Survey to demonstrate why Blackmore has been included in the LDP and the decision contradicts the LDP which in 2016 stated that growth in Rural North and Rural South areas of the Borough would be limited to retain "local character".
The proposed developments in Blackmore do not promote sustainable development and other suitable/sustainable locations e.g. urban extension to Brentwood should be considered plus further addition to "The Dunton Hills Garden Village" project.
Proposed modifications
The above sites should be removed from the LDP and the planners should refer to the Blackmore Village Heritage Association Neighbourhood Plan. This clearly sets out the village's local housing needs for our already sustainable community.