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Dear Sir

Brentwood Borough Council Local Plan Consultation on
Addendum of focused changes to the pre-submission Plan

I am writing on behalf of the Crescent Drive Residents Association ('CDRA') with our formal representation in response to the above. CDRA represents the residents of all 28 houses in Crescent Drive.

In principle we support the proposed changes to the pre-submission plan. Our interest in the Plan relates mainly to its relevance to the current planning application for 86 flats on the site of the former NHS Blood Centre in Crescent Drive and any future application for the development of flats in volume there.

We have previously submitted that the application (by Fairview) should be refused permission on the grounds that it is contrary to the Council's Planning Policies SP01, HP03 and HP14 and we have had 500+ signatories in support of our petition against the Fairview proposal. Thus we support Policy R18 for the Crescent Drive site in the pre submission plan: Reduction from 'around 55' to 'around 35 homes'.

We also submit that the Fairview application fails the criteria for approval in the judge's decision this year in Canterbury Council v Gladman Developments: that a Planning Inspector must take into account all the policies in the approved Development Plan and not decide in favour of an application which accords with only one of them; in that particular case, 'sustainable development'.

Yours sincerely

Barry Tydeman
For CDRA