Object
Brentwood Local Plan 2016 - 2033 (Pre-Submission, Regulation 19)
Representation ID: 25058
Received: 19/03/2019
Respondent: Ruth Jones
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
The village school is not large enough to accommodate a large increase in numbers and if was made 2 classes larger it would lose its village school feel. It is difficult to get appointments at our GO surgery as it is. Blackmore would lose its small village feel and identity. More houses would mean more traffic and would make the roads less safe for pedestrians, particularly children. Cheaper housing would change the demographic of the area. Not all villages need to have affordable housing. I couldn't have afforded to live here when I got married but it was somewhere I aspired to and with hard work we could eventually afford to live here after a few years. The village already has a problem with flooding without building on it further.
I agree with the Blackmore Heritage Association Plan.
On the basis of: 1. The village school is not large enough to accommodate a large increase in numbers and if was made 2 classes larger it would lose its village school feel. 2. It is difficult to get appointments at our GO surgery as it is. 3. Blackmore would lose its small village feel and identity. 4. More houses would mean more traffic and would make the roads less safe for pedestrians, particularly children. 5. Cheaper housing would change the demographic of the area. 6. Not all villages need to have affordable housing. I couldn't have afforded to live here when I got married but it was somewhere I aspired to and with hard work we could eventually afford to live here after a few years. 7. The village already has a problem with flooding without building on it further.