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Schedule of Potential Main Modifications
Representation ID: 30508
Received: 04/12/2021
Respondent: Blackmore Village Heritage Association
Agent: Blackmore Village Heritage Association
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
- Blackmore, when compared with, e.g: Doddinghurst; Kelvedon Hatch; Herongate & lngrave (which is a single conurbation); and Mountnessing, is distinct and very different
- Blackmore's size, facilities (including inter-alia shopping 'centre'), resources, infrastructure, public transport, roads and connectivity with the rest of the Borough and beyond, underline the above point
• The 'Office for National Statistics' own definitions of settlement types, is totally sound and comprehensible, whereas the LDP categories are not positively prepared or properly thought through. Blackmore is nowhere near 'category 3' status, rather it is attempt to 'retro-fit', and thereby 'justify' the flawed thinking behind the late inclusion of R25 and R26 into the LDP
- By way of example, in the BBC Paper LF59A, dated 19/04/2021, it refers to Blackmore having a Travel Agent. This is not a branch of TUI, rather a semi-retired gentleman of pensionable age, working from an office bedroom. 'Due diligence by Yellow Pages' rather than knowledge of the village.
See attached representation