Comment
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 5467
Received: 16/02/2015
Respondent: Thurrock Borough Council
Thurrock Council considers the role and potential economic and housing benefits of Crossrail in particular with regard to development at Shenfield have not been fully assessed and incorporated into the emerging Brentwood Local Plan either as part of the Brentwood Preferred options or the most recent Growth Options Strategy. The NPPF states that in preparing their plans local authorities should support opportunities for growth, therefore the housing and economic impact of Crossrail within Brentwood needs to be considered and assessed in detail. The role and development of Brentwood and Shenfield as a terminus of Crossrail should be thoroughly investigated and its potential role to accommodate further growth over the period of the local plan and beyond. The implications of the potential to accommodate more growth and associated infrastructure requirements need to be considered with some weight as a way of meeting the undersupply of housing requirement currently identified in the Brentwood Local Plan options and supporting evidence.
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