brentwood.gov.uk

The Land at Priests Lane should be removed from the Local Development Plan.

The Plan is unsound as the evidence is follows: 1. The transport Assessment is unaccurate as it did not include traffic along Priest Lane. The Assessment was taken at times when a large portion of school traffic was excluded. It did not assess potential access points which are hazardous. 2. The transport Assessment did include the future increase in traffic from the 1000 new homes planned in Shenfield, and the users of the Elizabeth line. 3. The plan fails to address the safety of residents and all road users. At present the road is unsafe. There are two narrow pinch points in the road where it is below the recommended width. There is a narrow pavement which is only along one side, pedestrians must cross at hazardous places to walk along the road. Residents have provided details of many accidents along Priests Lane. 4. The site does not meet relevant sustainability conditions, those of access, transport network, mitigation of the impact of local services and the detrimental effect on health due to the increase in pollution. The junction of Priets Lane and Middleton Hall Lane are at present a pollution hot spot. 5. Previously the site has been rejected for development as the open urban space was valued as an amenity, a green lung for the area. 6. The historic country lane was not designed to be a major through road carrying over 6,000 vehicles daily. It does not comply wit the Essex Design Guide with respect to both road and pavement width. NPPF compliant: Local Plans should address not only housing but traffic concerns, healthcare an education needs. 1. Potential access roads have not been assessed for safety and impact on the present residents. 2. The sustainability review refers to traffic as a concern, but there are no plans to deal with this issue. 3. There are no plans to meet the increase in educational and health service needs. Hogarth school expanding to meet existing needs of central Brentwood.