Comment

Representation ID: 15930

Received: 12/05/2016

Respondent: West Horndon Parish Council

Policy 6.3c states that "Proposals for development will be expected to meet all of the following criteria - ensure the transport network can satisfactorily accommodate the travel demand generated and traffic generation would not give rise to adverse highway conditions or highway safety concerns or unacceptable loss of amenity by reason of number of size of vehicles". The size and scale of development proposed for the A127 corridor at present, would not be supported by existing infrastructure in particular, transport infrastructure. The A127 is already severely congested, as is the A128 at rush hour. Additionally, any development east of the A128 would not be readily served by a train station and indeed, the C2C trains at West Horndon are already above capacity. All in local transport south of the Borough is severely strained, and whilst investment may help alleviate some of this problem it is hard to see how i) the train capacity could be upgraded sufficiently noting wider development along this line, and ii) the A128 could be expanded to support intra-Borough car journeys. We also re-iterate that Highways England and Essex County Council have not supported an A127 widening scheme in relation to development alone.

Object

Representation ID: 15940

Received: 12/05/2016

Respondent: West Horndon Parish Council

The area of land making up the A127 Corridor is a small strip of land sandwiched between Upminster (London) and Laindon (Basildon). The proposed extensive development of the A127 Corridor would essentially create a ribbon development linking London and Basildon.

Object

Representation ID: 15942

Received: 12/05/2016

Respondent: West Horndon Parish Council

WHPC question whether BBC have considered all available and suitable brownfield sites. Whilst this is noted throughout the Draft Local Plan, WHPC note that for example, the Childerditch Industrial Estate within the A127 Corridor has not been considered despite it being brownfield land in what is BBC's stated preferred transport corridor for development.