200 Entire Land East of A128, south of A127
Comment
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 12681
Received: 27/04/2015
Respondent: RH Currie and Co
Agent: Strutt & Parker LLP
The Council are required to provide choice and competition for market land, which can only be achieved through the allocation of a range of different sites, not just Dunton Garden Suburb. The allocation of land at Ingatestone will not only help support the community, but it will be of a scale that can be delivered in the short term to meet the housing requirements for the early years of the plan period (prior to Dunton Garden Suburb being delivered). It will also assist in providing the choice and competition for market land as set out within the NPPF.
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Comment
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 12737
Received: 17/02/2015
Respondent: Martin Grant Homes
Agent: Pegasus Group
Are concerned the Garden Suburb at Dunton is proposed as an alternative to development at other strategic sites, as suggested in the SGO document. We do not consider that this would be an appropriate strategy for Brentwood and instead would be supportive of Dunton as a means of providing some of the development needed by both Councils. This would allow for both strategic site allocations and the Garden Suburb to be brought forward as a robust strategy for housing delivery. We request that this ambiguous matter is clarified in future versions of the strategy.
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Comment
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 12738
Received: 17/02/2015
Respondent: Martin Grant Homes
Agent: Pegasus Group
If Dunton Garden Suburb is solely relied upon to deliver an additional 3,000 dwellings, a
time delay of at least 8 years within a 15 year plan period would be detrimental to the
Borough meeting its OAN.
Allocation of sites such as land between Heron Court and Billericay Road will provide Brentwood with a range of sites that enable a flexible approach to housing delivery within the plan period.
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Object
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 12827
Received: 30/04/2015
Respondent: Crest Nicholson
Agent: Bidwells
In respect of the Dunton Garden Suburb, we would object to the allocation of this land because it would unduly restrict the remainder of the Borough to develop sustainably. The only logical part of the Garden Suburb relates to an urban extension to Basildon town. We seek assurance that the evidence informing the infrastructure provision with the proposals is sufficiently robust. We would welcome the publication of a revised SA/HRA of the Garden Suburb proposals whose sustainability impact against the alternative growth options is assessed prior to the publication of the next stage of the Local Plan.
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Object
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 12836
Received: 30/04/2015
Respondent: Crest Nicholson
Agent: Bidwells
We generally welcome the consideration of the release of Green Belt land as necessitated by the Council's OAN evidence and recent case law (see 2.3 above), but we object to the proposed quantum of the Garden Suburb in its totality (6,000 units).
An allocation with this size in this location would be of such a scale that it would push the built development so far to the west of the Green Belt's current boundary with the urban area of Basildon, giving rise to a significant and very real perception of coalescence with West Horndon, contrary to Framework advice. Having regard to the Borough's Green Belt housing requirement of 3,000, an allocation of this size runs the very serious risk of unduly depriving the remainder of Brentwood Borough of the growth it needs to development sustainably throughout the Plan period.
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Comment
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 12837
Received: 30/04/2015
Respondent: Crest Nicholson
Agent: Bidwells
The Interim SA for the Local Plan considers the Garden Suburb proposal against the other alternative growth options in the Borough. Why, therefore, does the Garden Suburb SA document not do the same? We are concerned with this key omission from the SA/HRA because it is currently not yet understood what sustainability implications a proposal of this size, in this location, would have upon the growth prospects of the rest of Brentwood Borough. Furthermore, we are concerned that a Garden Suburb proposal could form part of a Submission Local Plan, generally considered as an advanced stage in the process, the next stage in Brentwood Borough Council's Local Plan process (Interim SA para 15.1.1), without having previously been tested or consulted upon. We would therefore welcome the publication of a revised SA/HRA for the Garden Suburb proposals
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Support
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 12858
Received: 17/02/2015
Respondent: Mr Michael Jefferyes
Use of the A127 Corridor (Dunton Garden Suburb) offers the opportunity for an all-new, purpose-built community, with facilities and infrastructure planned and optimised from the outset - and with good road and rail links.
A new Dunton Garden development can be optimised with its own all-new local road network from the start.
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Comment
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 12899
Received: 05/05/2015
Respondent: Mr Luke Wenban
Site 200 would be strongly preferred to 037, 038 and 126 as a means to provide the required level of housing within the Borough, whilst managing this growth in a sustainable manner. However, given the level of infrastructure that would be required, again this would need to be managed in a sustainable and appropriate manner to safeguard the existing West Horndon community, and create a self sufficient community within the Garden Suburb. It would also be necessary to ensure a sufficient buffer of land is maintained going forwards, between the Garden Suburb and the land surrounding West Horndon village.
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Comment
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 12921
Received: 05/05/2015
Respondent: Mrs Leanne Wenban-Price
Site 200 would be strongly preferred to 037, 038 and 126 as a means to provide the required level of housing within the Borough, whilst managing this growth in a sustainable manner. However, given the level of infrastructure that would be required, again this would need to be managed in a sustainable and appropriate manner to safeguard the existing West Horndon community, and create a self sufficient community within the Garden Suburb. It would also be necessary to ensure a sufficient buffer of land is maintained going forwards, between the Garden Suburb and the land surrounding West Horndon village.
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Comment
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 12975
Received: 17/02/2015
Respondent: Anderson Group
Agent: Bidwells
We acknowledge that both Brentwood and Basildon Borough Councils are obliged to provide housing in accordance with their full OAN. ). We consider that the Council should not use this as an opportunity to seek to maximise the apportionment of numbers to an allocation in this location at the expense of sustainable Green Belt release in other suitable locations in the Borough, particularly in the villages.
See attached documents.
Comment
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 12976
Received: 17/02/2015
Respondent: Anderson Group
Agent: Bidwells
The larger the scale of an allocation on this site (i.e. nearer the 6,000 unit maximum), the further west it would push Basildon, giving rise to coalescence with West Horndon. Brentwood Borough's residual requirement (minus 2,500 brownfield capacity from 5,500 OAN) an allocation of this size runs the very serious risk of unduly depriving the remainder of Brentwood Borough of the growth it needs to develop throughout the Plan period. To deliver the Garden Suburb. 6,000 units, an approach would be unsustainable because it would fail to plan properly for the needs of Brentwood Borough as a whole, and in particular those locations where there is an identified requirement for locally generated need which cannot be accommodated solely on suitable brownfield land, such as Blackmore.
See attached documents.
Comment
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 12977
Received: 17/02/2015
Respondent: Anderson Group
Agent: Bidwells
The Interim SA for the Local Plan considers the Garden Suburb proposal against the other alternative growth options in the Borough. We therefore question why the Garden Suburb SA document does not do the same. This key omission from the SA/HRA is of concern because it is currently not yet understood what sustainability implications a proposal of this size, in this location, would have upon the growth prospects of the rest of Brentwood Borough, a Garden Suburb proposal could form part of a Submission Local Plan, generally considered as an advanced stage in the process, the next stage in Brentwood Borough Council's Local Plan process (Interim SA para 15.1.1), without having previously been tested or consulted upon. Dunton GS therefore needs a revised SA.
See attached documents.
Object
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 13045
Received: 15/03/2015
Respondent: C.J. Allen
I am writing to inform you that I totally oppose the proposed building project within the green belt of the Dunton Garden suburb and the proposed buidling of properties in the Herongate and Ingrave area.
The reasons being the A128 cannot take anymore traffic, the lack of facilities and the affect it will have on the wildlife in the areas.
The green belt needs to remain the same as laid out in the 1950'S Green Belt Act.
RESPONSE MADE VIA OBJECTIVE CONSULTATION PORTAL TO DUNTON GARDEN SUBURB CONSULTATION
I am writing to inform you that I totally oppose the proposed building project within the green belt of the Dunton Garden suburb and the proposed buidling of properties in the Herongate and Ingrave area.
The reasons being the A128 cannot take anymore traffic, the lack of facilities and the affect it will have on the wildlife in the areas.
The green belt needs to remain the same as laid out in the 1950'S Green Belt Act.
Object
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 13050
Received: 15/03/2015
Respondent: Mr John Capps
Strongly disagree with the Dunton Garden Suburb and Herongate/Ingrave proposals.
Should be building on Brownfield sites instead.
RESPONSE MADE VIA OBJECTIVE CONSULTATION PORTAL TO DUNTON GARDEN SUBURB CONSULTATION
Re planning permission at Dunton garden suburb and Herongate /ingrave proposals which are on green belt I strongly disagree with both proposals.
Why are you not building on brown filled sites.
Comment
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 13054
Received: 16/03/2015
Respondent: Herongate and Ingrave Parish Council
In terms of Dunton Garden Suburb, infrastructure, community requirements, effects on the environment and ecology would be the most significant areas for careful planning.
RESPONSE MADE VIA OBJECTIVE CONSULTATION PORTAL TO DUNTON GARDEN SUBURB CONSULTATION
RESPONSE TO CONSULTATION ON DUNTON GARDEN SUBURB STUDY
Herongate and Ingrave Parish Council supports the principles set out in the National Planning Policy Framework for the protection of the Green Belt to prevent urban creep. We strongly oppose inappropriate development in the green belt except in very exceptional circumstances where the benefits clearly outweigh the harm and we also support the view that housing need alone does not constitute exceptional benefit
However, we acknowledge the challenge that the Strategic Housing Allocation numbers present to Brentwood Borough Council. We recognise that without clear locations for the necessary houses identified by the Strategic Housing Allocation, Brentwood Borough Council will be highly unlikely to have a robust Local Development Plan approved. That presents the risk of aggressive speculative developers attempting to obtain planning approval anywhere in the borough and that the appeals system could result in inappropriate and poorly coordinated development taking place.
Thus in the unfortunate circumstance where Green Belt does have to be sacrificed in order to meet the statutory obligations of the Strategic Housing Allocation, it is essential that only the minimum amount of land is sacrificed and that this is done in locations and in such a way that harm and urban creep is kept to an absolute minimum.
The Parish would be seeking an assurance that, in arriving at a robust Local Development Plan, the Green Belt around the villages of Herongate and Ingrave, will be confirmed and protected in the long term, to prevent coalescence with surrounding residential areas.
Whilst we readily understand that the current examination by Brentwood Borough Council is an early study, this Council feels the need to identify and highlight the issues that we can foresee will require more thorough examination and subsequent consultation before progress can be safely made.
The Objectively Assessed Housing Needs study is of fundamental importance to this process. Unfortunately there appear to be several flaws in the published description of the study that suggest that the degree of reliance on the present study may well be misplaced.
The various component data sources have very different degrees of currency
In one case the evaluation trend period is both too short and completely atypical
Where individual approaches produce a range, the highest figure has been chosen
The local housing need is the only item having proven relevance and accuracy
The derived housing need is potentially, at a minimum, double, at worst up to six times the actual level.
If the issue of need is put on one side, infrastructure, community requirements, effects on the environment and ecology would be the most significant areas for careful planning.
Highways: The local main roads (A128, A127) have a very major effect on the life of the residents in Herongate and Ingrave. At present the A128 is very heavily loaded during peak hours. Any holdups on the M25 or the A414 have the effect of compounding these problems. A population increase of some 20,000 in the southern parts of the Borough dependent on the A128 for north/south travel would cause gridlock daily. Utilisation of small greenbelt sites within the villages for development, with associated junctions with the A128, could only exacerbate the problem.
Transportation: C2C have announced that they have no plans to build a new station to service any new housing in Dunton. West Horndonstation car park barely copes with present needs. Cross Rail will therefore attract even more vehicular traffic through our Parish. Public transport improvements, desperately needed currently, would be vital as soon as building begins if a dependence on motor vehicles is not to build.
Education: Secondary education would apparently be dependent on existing schools. This would typically mean yet more, peak time, loading on the A128. However it would, in addition, require much development work on the existing secondary schools which are heavily loaded. Primary schools would need to be built in anticipation of the population of the Suburb; there is very little spare capacity in local Primary schools.
Infrastructure: Energy, water, sewerage and communications all fall outside the normal planning process (the Utilities are supposed to fix this) so always run decades behind the real needs of the community. There must be a better way.
Community Infrastructure: General Practice and Hospital facilities are extremely stretched at present. Health centres might be planned for and finance achieved but it seems highly unlikely that the NHS would be able to respond with hospital coverage, for such major growth in local population, in realistic time scales. Home care facilities are extremely scarce today in this area; how much worse it would be if 6000 more homes were built. More general facilities, such as community halls, entertainment, shops, etc. are also vital to the development of a real community.
Environment: Green spaces for both humans and wildlife are essential elements in building a good place to live. Without a thorough consideration of the needs and welfare of both parties in the equation, and appropriate provision for both, it will not be possible to achieve the desired result.
Sustainability: It is a demonstrable fact that major projects such as this rarely generate the funding that a viable community needs. It is even rarer for the vital facilities for sustainability to be provided in a timely manner. The longer the delay in provision, the less sustainable the community will be. For example, the fewer the public transport facilities the greater the dependence on the car; once the habit is ingrained too late provision of public transport will fail. Only thorough planning, strong contracts with developers and proper consultation between interested parties can produce a satisfactory and sustainable project.
Comment
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 13095
Received: 16/02/2015
Respondent: Mrs Vivienne Thompson
Yes. I think site 200 (Dunton Garden Suburb) would be best for development but again, the infrastructure would need to be addressed and increased in a sustainable way to protect the West Horndon village and Community.
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