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In section 3.6 on Planning for Gypsies and travellers it mentions "mixed-use development at a new strategic allocation" The use of the singular here is not appropriate

In the government document for communities "Designing Gypsy and Traveller Sites Good Practice Guide" It recommends that the size of sites for Gypsys and Travellers should be at most 15 pitches. The Brentwood requirement for new pitches exceeds this figure. According to the "Essex Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Accommodation Assessment", the borough will need to provide an extra 59 pitches by 2033 This means that either existing sites will need to be enlarged where there is scope or at least four new allocations will be needed in the borough.

In 3.8 it says that pitches should be planned in allocations "such as options witin the A127 Corridor" The local residents in the A127 corridor including those nearby in Basildon will not accept an overlarge allocation in this area especially since the Basildon target for new pitches is even larger. This paragraph is trying to misslead the population of Brentwood into believing that the allocation of pitches will not affect the A12 corridor but this will not be possible.

This section of the Strategic Growth Options is aiming to encourage the Brentwood population to favour the A127 corridor for development and especially the Dunton Garden Suburb site in order to keep developments away from the A12 corridor. Any decision must be based on Evidence Based comments and not on peoples desire to confine new development to areas away from where they live.