Object
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 3988
Received: 11/02/2015
Respondent: Dr Philip Gibbs
There is not a greater capacity for growth along the A127 Corridor. The traffic along the A127 and C2C line is higher than that along the A12 and the rail line through Brentwood and Shenfield due to the much larger commuter population in Basildon. Whereas Crossrail has increased capacity for the A12 corridor the pressure for austerity over the next decade mean that there is little hope of funding to improve capacity of either road or rail in the A127 corridor.
All three areas (North, A12 and A127) should be grown in proportion to the size of their existing populations
This is a blatantly loaded question to bias answers in favour of selecting the A127 option. The Brentwood council should never have allowed this question to be put forward in these terms.
There is not a greater capacity for growth along the A127 Corridor. The traffic along the A127 and C2C line is higher than that along the A12 and the rail line through Brwntwood and Shenfield due to the much larger commuter population in Basildon. Whereas Crossrail has increased capacity for the A12 corridor the pressure for austerity over the next decade mean that there is little hope of funding to improve capacity of either road or rail in the A127 corridor.
All three areas (North, A12 and A127) should be grown in proportion to the size of their existing Brentwood populations since that best reflects local growth needs.