Comment

Representation ID: 13206

Received: 03/03/2016

Respondent: Sport England

In view of the importance attached to promoting and enhancing health and well-being in the plan's strategic objectives (SO11), the policy should be amended to include an additional criterion along the lines that the planning and design of buildings and spaces should promote active lifestyles (through encouraging physical activity). This would thereby contribute to delivering the wider health and well-being objective.

Comment

Representation ID: 13530

Received: 22/03/2016

Respondent: Essex Bridleways Association

Policy 6.4 - Effective Site Planning

We note in the narrative that the Council wishes to effectively plan for the nature and function of other spaces within developments and that it agrees that sites should be well connected. It would be helpful to be more specific within the Policy wording itself to emphasise the need for connectivity for ALL users by providing as far as practical multi-user paths within such developments.

Support

Representation ID: 14017

Received: 08/04/2016

Respondent: Glenda Fleming

Support. New development should be sensitive to the character and appearance of the surrounding properties.

Support

Representation ID: 15151

Received: 28/04/2016

Respondent: CEG Land Promotions Limited

Agent: CODE Development Planners Ltd

The evidence already prepared on behalf of the Council and the Promoters demonstrate the ability of the large single site at Dunton Hills to deliver effective site planning. The ability to deliver will be enhanced by the master planning process required by policy 7.1.

Support

Representation ID: 15285

Received: 29/04/2016

Respondent: Tesco Stores Limited

Agent: GL Hearn

Support Policy and consider them to be relevant to the site at Sawyers Hall Lane. In particular, the proposals are designed to secure the long-term future of Hopefield Animal Sanctuary. It is therefore recommended that the proposals are favourably considered.

Comment

Representation ID: 15715

Received: 11/05/2016

Respondent: British Horse Society

We note in the narrative that the Council wishes to effectively plan for the nature and function of other spaces within developments and that it agrees that sites should be well connected. It would be helpful to be more specific within the Policy wording itself to emphasise the need for connectivity for ALL users by providing as far as practical multi-user paths within such developments.

Comment

Representation ID: 15779

Received: 11/05/2016

Respondent: Persimmon Homes Essex

These points should be principles of design and not effective planning. Para17 of NPPF encourages the effective use of land to meet housing needs, whilst this relates to brownfield sites, the same approach should be adopted for green field sites to maximise site full potential and minimise the need to release Green Belt sites.

Comment

Representation ID: 15947

Received: 12/05/2016

Respondent: West Horndon Parish Council

6.18 of the Draft Local Plan states that "In order for a scheme to be acceptable development will be required to make satisfactory arrangements for vehicular, cycle and pedestrian access into the site and for parking and servicing within the site". At present, the sites are served by a small entrance placed in a hazardous location below a blind hill created by the railway bridge, opposite the station, and on a busy road. Traffic is already considered dangerous in this location. Any redevelopment of the sites will need to be able to show an improvement in road layout safety, together with appropriate access consideration (one entrance/exit will be insufficient for size of proposed development). This point is repeated in Policy 6.4a of the Draft Local Plan: "Development proposals will be favourably considered where the planning and design of buildings and spaces - arrange access points, routes within the site, public and private spaces, building forms and ancillary functions in an efficient, safe, workable, spatially coherent and attractive manner".

Comment

Representation ID: 15986

Received: 11/05/2016

Respondent: Essex County Council

criterion a) is identified twice, but is intended to be a single criterion.
Paragraph 6.18 - reference should be made to Transport Assessments being necessary for all major development proposals to assess the impact and identify mitigation of the proposals.