Comment
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 5293
Received: 17/02/2015
Respondent: George Dipper & Family
Number of people: 4
Town centre parking is already difficult, which will be exacerbated by more residents in the Borough.
The character of Brentwood town is already being detrimentally affected by the influx of numerous public houses, restaurants and fast food chains, changing the character of the town, to the extent that street pastors are required to assist late night visitors.
Having had brief sight of outline plans for the future of Brentwood and Parishes, I write on behalf of my family and would like to register concern about the likelihood of major building proposals which if progressed would greatly diminish the attraction of this much admired town and countryside especially that which affects Herongate and Ingrave. We would ask you to take in mind that:-
1) Residents of this area already experience long delays in vehicular access from side streets onto the A128. This applies particularly at times of early morning and evening rush hours when, due to traffic flowing in both directions, it can take up to ten minutes to see a safe break in the traffic flow. To build further housing would only add further strain on those needing access to the A128, Hanging Hill and Billericay road areas.
Whilst it is possible for some to use bus transport is limited and the services are very infrequent and inadequate. I would also ask you to bring into consideration the problems which already exist in the difficulty of parking vehicles in the town centre which would only be exacerbated by the increase of more residents and cars in Brentwood.
2)The effect of building in the Herongate and Ingrave areas would absorb and adversely change the attraction of these two small village communities which stand as gems on the outskirts of Brentwood centre. Places much admired by Vaughan Williams and historic associations with the Lord Petre heritage.
3) The character of Brentwood Town is already, gradually, being detrimentally affected by the influx of numerous public houses, restaurants and fast food eating places, bringing about changes in the character of the town such as to need the presence of street pastors to help and assist late night visitors who may become disorientated by some reason or another.
4) We would ask you also to take into account that even today there are difficulties and delays in being able to arrange doctor's appointments together with the likely strain on hospitals, providing school places and safety measures at school crossings and crossings for the disabled, sick and elderly.