Comment

Representation ID: 15931

Received: 12/05/2016

Respondent: West Horndon Parish Council

Policy 10.1 of the Draft Local Plan states that a Green Travel Route will be created to link the strategic allocations in the A127 Corridor with Brentwood Town Centre. This statement is too vague and more detail is required to assess whether this supports sustainability or not.

Support

Representation ID: 16012

Received: 13/05/2016

Respondent: St Modwen Properties PLC

Number of people: 2

Agent: Strutt & Parker LLP

This will form an important part of the transport strategy and travel plan for the Enterprise Park. The details of this proposal will be a matter for further work and it should be acknowledged that this may require input from Brentwood Borough Council, Essex County Council and others in terms of delivering a coordinated strategy for this route. The plan should acknowledge that strategic allocations such as Brentwood Enterprise Park will be located outside of Brentwood town centre. We therefore would request the wording of this policy is amended to make clear that "Major generators of travel should be located in Brentwood town centre, in district centres, AND WITHIN STRATEGIC ALLOCATIONS".

Comment

Representation ID: 16081

Received: 11/05/2016

Respondent: Essex County Council

In order to help limit impact on the local public transport networks, rail and bus providers will need to be involved in the identification and planning of any new or improved services.

Comment

Representation ID: 16082

Received: 11/05/2016

Respondent: Essex County Council

The new Local Plan should consider the creation of additional cycle/pedestrian paths linking new developments with key locations and community facilities, as well as connections between existing developments; this could be secured through Section 106 agreement.

Comment

Representation ID: 16086

Received: 11/05/2016

Respondent: Essex County Council

Consider further measures that contribute to sustainable travel as part of a Travel Plan for larger development sites, including, car sharing schemes, creation of car clubs, shuttle bus services, Cycle Point/Hub at Brentwood Railway Station [see full representation for complete list].

Comment

Representation ID: 16088

Received: 11/05/2016

Respondent: Essex County Council

Paragraph 3 - Reference to residential travel plans should be amended to refer to `travel plans'
Paragraph 6 - Recommend the deletion of `where appropriate' as cycle improvements will be necessary in the majority of new development.
Paragraph 7 - The paragraph refers to new development close to schools/early years facilitating a public realm. In addition, the development of new schools/early years facilities also need to consider walking and cycling connectivity. Reference to `school run traffic' should be deleted.

Support

Representation ID: 16122

Received: 16/05/2016

Respondent: EA Strategic Land LLP

Agent: Iceni Projects Limited

The Council is correct to seek new development in accessible locations. However, the approach to site allocations does not seem to follow this rationale. E.g. DGS is not located adjacent to any existing (sustainable) transport links and instead growth should be focused in locations that seek to ensure existing public transport networks are fully utilised to avoid expensive, unjustified infrastructure improvement works in locations which cannot be considered sustainable in transport terms. We do not consider the Council has approached this in a sequential way which would unlock the potential of sites surrounding underutilised public transport hubs.

Object

Representation ID: 16169

Received: 16/05/2016

Respondent: Countryside Properties

Agent: Andrew Martin Planning Ltd

A range of issues need to be considered when planning form new infrastructure and so a Infrastructure delivery Plan is essential. Transport being a critical one. The key findings of Odyssey Markides (OM) support the view that there has been a lack of consideration of transport as a topic in the evidence base and SA. Transport as a topic should include the assessment of links to public transport and in particular to railway stations. It should consider travel by all modes including walking and cycling, public transport as well as vehicles. Detailed assessment of the land at Dunton by OM, demonstrates that it would be difficult to deliver a safe and suitable access strategy, and that this would be prohibited by cost and environmental considerations. There is insufficient land to create access from the A127 to the north. Whereas West Horndon already has a station and could become a transport hub.