128 Ingatestone Garden Centre, Roman Road, Ingatestone

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Object

Draft Local Plan

Representation ID: 15021

Received: 27/04/2016

Respondent: Julia O'Farrell

Representation Summary:

There has been a history of flooding in the area around Burnt House Lane. If trees and natural vegetation are removed there is a real risk that this could result in increased flooding of the area. It would seem inappropriate and of major concern if the trees on the boundary to the properties on Burnt House Lane that have a past history of flooding were removed.

The access road into the entrance of the Garden Centre is currently inadequate to cope with the proposed number of houses and subsequent increase in traffic. We have real concern that the current road would serve as the main access / egress point, causing major road safety implications. This will be aggravated by the current location of the Bushcade Lorry Depot, at present we have a high volume of HGV lorries which travel at speed into the location. How will this safety concern be mitigated?

Full text:

I have read the revised proposals and still have very serious concerns about development, specifically in relation to the land at Ingatestone Garden Centre and more generally about supporting infrastructure and services.

New homes on the land on Ingatestone Garden Centre

The proposal to use the land at Ingatestone Garden Centre for housing still raises serious cause for concern in a number of areas. Our view is that the proposal would demonstrably harm the amenities enjoyed by local residents, in particular , valuable green space, trees and protected wildlife and the privacy and the right to enjoy a quiet and safe residential environment. We strongly object to planning proposals.

Character of the landscape
At the moment the border of the proposed plan that is adjacent to Burnt House Lane is densely populated with trees, removal of the tree line will totally change the character of the land. At present the land is pleasing on the eye and seen as green belt (not brown belt), putting a housing development there will completely change the look and feel of the area.

My family purchased our house because of the secluded nature and the fact that our garden looks out onto Greenland (woodland area of garden centre). We believe that building new homes in close proximity would be out of character to the current surroundings and we are concerned regarding the look of the landscape and privacy. The proposed development would not result in any benefit to the environment; in fact to the contrary it would lead to the loss of valuable green space and potentially new homes crammed in together. The building of so many new homes in close proximity to each other would be out of character to the environment of Ingatestone and in particular the surrounding houses in Burnt House Lane and Heybridge that are primarily 1960's build and consist of many bungalows.


Wildlife / environment
The redevelopment of the garden centre will mean removing the existing greenery and possibly removing the trees thus not respecting the habitat and environment. We suspect that there are trees that should be listed under tree preservation orders, and will be extremely interested in the developed plans outlining whether any of the trees will be left alone (in particular the trees on the boundary of the Burnt House Lane properties). There are some particularly large trees on the plot and the proposed development would impact upon the root stock of the trees, either during or after construction.

We, along with other residents have had newts, badgers, foxes and slow worms in our gardens as a direct result of their natural habitat (the green land of the proposed plot). It is a real concern that the wildlife and protected species will be disrupted and or harmed.


Safety concerns
There has been a history of flooding in the area around Burnt House Lane. If trees and natural vegetation are removed there is a real risk that this could result in increased flooding of the area. There would need to be a proper risk assessment undertaken to ensure that past issues will not reoccur, the area may not be currently classed as high risk now due to the growth of trees and greenery that have mitigated some of the problem. It would seem inappropriate and of major concern if the trees on the boundary to the properties on Burnt House Lane that have a past history of flooding were removed.

The access road into the entrance of the Garden Centre is currently inadequate to cope with the proposed number of houses and subsequent increase in traffic, there are real road safety concerns. We have real concern that the current road (set at the national speed limit in order to join the A12) would serve as the main access / egress point , causing major road safety implications. This will be aggravated by the current location of the Bushcade Lorry Depot, at present we have a high volume of HGV lorries which travel at speed into the location. How will this safety concern be mitigated ?

General issues re infrastructure
We are really concerned about additional pressure to existing essential services; doctors, schools and transport. My children attend Mountnessing Primary school and it is near capacity, where will all the new families send their children to school ? An increase in the population will force residents to send their children to schools outside of Ingatestone, surely this is detrimental to the ethos of a village community. The area will expand to the point that there will no longer be a village feel or concept.

At the moment it is difficult to get a doctor's appointment within a few days , development will increase the issues.

There will be an additional strain on passengers / trains running from Ingatestone during rush hour which are already packed most days, there have been a couple of occasions where we haven't been able to board the train.

Although there is reference in the proposals to supporting infrastructure , this just seems to be lip service rather than anything concrete or credible. The area does not have the supporting services to deal with an increased population, it just about manages now. There is no use building new homes and then infrastructure further down the line, the infrastructure needs to be in place to support development prior to new homes being built.

Although it has been woven throughout other issues, we want to highlight that Mountnessing / Ingatestone currently has a village look and feel, please don't change it to its detriment. It is a lovely area and over development will spoil it. This has potential over time to merge the villages into Chelmsford / Shenfield.

Attachments:

Object

Draft Local Plan

Representation ID: 15022

Received: 27/04/2016

Respondent: Julia O'Farrell

Representation Summary:

We are really concerned about additional pressure to existing essential services; doctors, schools and transport. An increase in the population will force residents to send their children to schools outside of Ingatestone.

There will be an additional strain on passengers / trains running from Ingatestone during rush hour which are already packed most days.

Although there is reference in the proposals to supporting infrastructure, this just seems to be lip service rather than anything concrete or credible. The area does not have the supporting services to deal with an increased population. There is no use building new homes and then infrastructure further down the line, the infrastructure needs to be in place to support development prior to new homes being built.

Development in this village might bring it to merge the villages into Chelmsford / Shenfield.

Full text:

I have read the revised proposals and still have very serious concerns about development, specifically in relation to the land at Ingatestone Garden Centre and more generally about supporting infrastructure and services.

New homes on the land on Ingatestone Garden Centre

The proposal to use the land at Ingatestone Garden Centre for housing still raises serious cause for concern in a number of areas. Our view is that the proposal would demonstrably harm the amenities enjoyed by local residents, in particular , valuable green space, trees and protected wildlife and the privacy and the right to enjoy a quiet and safe residential environment. We strongly object to planning proposals.

Character of the landscape
At the moment the border of the proposed plan that is adjacent to Burnt House Lane is densely populated with trees, removal of the tree line will totally change the character of the land. At present the land is pleasing on the eye and seen as green belt (not brown belt), putting a housing development there will completely change the look and feel of the area.

My family purchased our house because of the secluded nature and the fact that our garden looks out onto Greenland (woodland area of garden centre). We believe that building new homes in close proximity would be out of character to the current surroundings and we are concerned regarding the look of the landscape and privacy. The proposed development would not result in any benefit to the environment; in fact to the contrary it would lead to the loss of valuable green space and potentially new homes crammed in together. The building of so many new homes in close proximity to each other would be out of character to the environment of Ingatestone and in particular the surrounding houses in Burnt House Lane and Heybridge that are primarily 1960's build and consist of many bungalows.


Wildlife / environment
The redevelopment of the garden centre will mean removing the existing greenery and possibly removing the trees thus not respecting the habitat and environment. We suspect that there are trees that should be listed under tree preservation orders, and will be extremely interested in the developed plans outlining whether any of the trees will be left alone (in particular the trees on the boundary of the Burnt House Lane properties). There are some particularly large trees on the plot and the proposed development would impact upon the root stock of the trees, either during or after construction.

We, along with other residents have had newts, badgers, foxes and slow worms in our gardens as a direct result of their natural habitat (the green land of the proposed plot). It is a real concern that the wildlife and protected species will be disrupted and or harmed.


Safety concerns
There has been a history of flooding in the area around Burnt House Lane. If trees and natural vegetation are removed there is a real risk that this could result in increased flooding of the area. There would need to be a proper risk assessment undertaken to ensure that past issues will not reoccur, the area may not be currently classed as high risk now due to the growth of trees and greenery that have mitigated some of the problem. It would seem inappropriate and of major concern if the trees on the boundary to the properties on Burnt House Lane that have a past history of flooding were removed.

The access road into the entrance of the Garden Centre is currently inadequate to cope with the proposed number of houses and subsequent increase in traffic, there are real road safety concerns. We have real concern that the current road (set at the national speed limit in order to join the A12) would serve as the main access / egress point , causing major road safety implications. This will be aggravated by the current location of the Bushcade Lorry Depot, at present we have a high volume of HGV lorries which travel at speed into the location. How will this safety concern be mitigated ?

General issues re infrastructure
We are really concerned about additional pressure to existing essential services; doctors, schools and transport. My children attend Mountnessing Primary school and it is near capacity, where will all the new families send their children to school ? An increase in the population will force residents to send their children to schools outside of Ingatestone, surely this is detrimental to the ethos of a village community. The area will expand to the point that there will no longer be a village feel or concept.

At the moment it is difficult to get a doctor's appointment within a few days , development will increase the issues.

There will be an additional strain on passengers / trains running from Ingatestone during rush hour which are already packed most days, there have been a couple of occasions where we haven't been able to board the train.

Although there is reference in the proposals to supporting infrastructure , this just seems to be lip service rather than anything concrete or credible. The area does not have the supporting services to deal with an increased population, it just about manages now. There is no use building new homes and then infrastructure further down the line, the infrastructure needs to be in place to support development prior to new homes being built.

Although it has been woven throughout other issues, we want to highlight that Mountnessing / Ingatestone currently has a village look and feel, please don't change it to its detriment. It is a lovely area and over development will spoil it. This has potential over time to merge the villages into Chelmsford / Shenfield.

Attachments:

Object

Draft Local Plan

Representation ID: 15023

Received: 27/04/2016

Respondent: Mr Stuart McDonald

Representation Summary:

Character of the landscape:

At present the land is pleasing on the eye and seen as green belt (not brown belt), putting a housing development there will completely change the look and feel of the area.

Building new homes in close proximity would be out of character to the current surroundings, in particular the houses in Burnt House Lane and Heybridge that are primarily 1960's build and consist of many bungalows.

We are concerned regarding the look of the landscape and privacy.

The proposed development would lead to the loss of valuable green space.

Full text:

I have read the revised proposals and still have very serious concerns about development, specifically in relation to the land at Ingatestone Garden Centre and more generally about supporting infrastructure and services.

New homes on the land on Ingatestone Garden Centre

The proposal to use the land at Ingatestone Garden Centre for housing still raises serious cause for concern in a number of areas. Our view is that the proposal would demonstrably harm the amenities enjoyed by local residents, in particular , valuable green space, trees and protected wildlife and the privacy and the right to enjoy a quiet and safe residential environment. We strongly object to planning proposals.

Character of the landscape
At the moment the border of the proposed plan that is adjacent to Burnt House Lane is densely populated with trees, removal of the tree line will totally change the character of the land. At present the land is pleasing on the eye and seen as green belt (not brown belt), putting a housing development there will completely change the look and feel of the area.

My family purchased our house because of the secluded nature and the fact that our garden looks out onto Greenland (woodland area of garden centre). We believe that building new homes in close proximity would be out of character to the current surroundings and we are concerned regarding the look of the landscape and privacy. The proposed development would not result in any benefit to the environment; in fact to the contrary it would lead to the loss of valuable green space and potentially new homes crammed in together. The building of so many new homes in close proximity to each other would be out of character to the environment of Ingatestone and in particular the surrounding houses in Burnt House Lane and Heybridge that are primarily 1960's build and consist of many bungalows.


Wildlife / environment
The redevelopment of the garden centre will mean removing the existing greenery and possibly removing the trees thus not respecting the habitat and environment. We suspect that there are trees that should be listed under tree preservation orders, and will be extremely interested in the developed plans outlining whether any of the trees will be left alone (in particular the trees on the boundary of the Burnt House Lane properties). There are some particularly large trees on the plot and the proposed development would impact upon the root stock of the trees, either during or after construction.

We, along with other residents have had newts, badgers, foxes and slow worms in our gardens as a direct result of their natural habitat (the green land of the proposed plot). It is a real concern that the wildlife and protected species will be disrupted and or harmed.


Safety concerns
There has been a history of flooding in the area around Burnt House Lane. If trees and natural vegetation are removed there is a real risk that this could result in increased flooding of the area. There would need to be a proper risk assessment undertaken to ensure that past issues will not reoccur, the area may not be currently classed as high risk now due to the growth of trees and greenery that have mitigated some of the problem. It would seem inappropriate and of major concern if the trees on the boundary to the properties on Burnt House Lane that have a past history of flooding were removed.

The access road into the entrance of the Garden Centre is currently inadequate to cope with the proposed number of houses and subsequent increase in traffic, there are real road safety concerns. We have real concern that the current road (set at the national speed limit in order to join the A12) would serve as the main access / egress point , causing major road safety implications. This will be aggravated by the current location of the Bushcade Lorry Depot, at present we have a high volume of HGV lorries which travel at speed into the location. How will this safety concern be mitigated ?

General issues re infrastructure
We are really concerned about additional pressure to existing essential services; doctors, schools and transport. My children attend Mountnessing Primary school and it is near capacity, where will all the new families send their children to school ? An increase in the population will force residents to send their children to schools outside of Ingatestone, surely this is detrimental to the ethos of a village community. The area will expand to the point that there will no longer be a village feel or concept.

At the moment it is difficult to get a doctor's appointment within a few days , development will increase the issues.

There will be an additional strain on passengers / trains running from Ingatestone during rush hour which are already packed most days, there have been a couple of occasions where we haven't been able to board the train.

Although there is reference in the proposals to supporting infrastructure , this just seems to be lip service rather than anything concrete or credible. The area does not have the supporting services to deal with an increased population, it just about manages now. There is no use building new homes and then infrastructure further down the line, the infrastructure needs to be in place to support development prior to new homes being built.

Although it has been woven throughout other issues, we want to highlight that Mountnessing / Ingatestone currently has a village look and feel, please don't change it to its detriment. It is a lovely area and over development will spoil it. This has potential over time to merge the villages into Chelmsford / Shenfield.

Attachments:

Object

Draft Local Plan

Representation ID: 15025

Received: 27/04/2016

Respondent: Mr Stuart McDonald

Representation Summary:

The redevelopment of the garden centre will mean removing the existing greenery and possibly removing the trees thus not respecting the habitat and environment. We suspect that there are trees that should be listed under tree preservation orders. There are some particularly large trees on the plot and the proposed development would impact upon the root stock of the trees, either during or after construction.

It is a real concern that the wildlife and protected species will be disrupted and or harmed

Full text:

I have read the revised proposals and still have very serious concerns about development, specifically in relation to the land at Ingatestone Garden Centre and more generally about supporting infrastructure and services.

New homes on the land on Ingatestone Garden Centre

The proposal to use the land at Ingatestone Garden Centre for housing still raises serious cause for concern in a number of areas. Our view is that the proposal would demonstrably harm the amenities enjoyed by local residents, in particular , valuable green space, trees and protected wildlife and the privacy and the right to enjoy a quiet and safe residential environment. We strongly object to planning proposals.

Character of the landscape
At the moment the border of the proposed plan that is adjacent to Burnt House Lane is densely populated with trees, removal of the tree line will totally change the character of the land. At present the land is pleasing on the eye and seen as green belt (not brown belt), putting a housing development there will completely change the look and feel of the area.

My family purchased our house because of the secluded nature and the fact that our garden looks out onto Greenland (woodland area of garden centre). We believe that building new homes in close proximity would be out of character to the current surroundings and we are concerned regarding the look of the landscape and privacy. The proposed development would not result in any benefit to the environment; in fact to the contrary it would lead to the loss of valuable green space and potentially new homes crammed in together. The building of so many new homes in close proximity to each other would be out of character to the environment of Ingatestone and in particular the surrounding houses in Burnt House Lane and Heybridge that are primarily 1960's build and consist of many bungalows.


Wildlife / environment
The redevelopment of the garden centre will mean removing the existing greenery and possibly removing the trees thus not respecting the habitat and environment. We suspect that there are trees that should be listed under tree preservation orders, and will be extremely interested in the developed plans outlining whether any of the trees will be left alone (in particular the trees on the boundary of the Burnt House Lane properties). There are some particularly large trees on the plot and the proposed development would impact upon the root stock of the trees, either during or after construction.

We, along with other residents have had newts, badgers, foxes and slow worms in our gardens as a direct result of their natural habitat (the green land of the proposed plot). It is a real concern that the wildlife and protected species will be disrupted and or harmed.


Safety concerns
There has been a history of flooding in the area around Burnt House Lane. If trees and natural vegetation are removed there is a real risk that this could result in increased flooding of the area. There would need to be a proper risk assessment undertaken to ensure that past issues will not reoccur, the area may not be currently classed as high risk now due to the growth of trees and greenery that have mitigated some of the problem. It would seem inappropriate and of major concern if the trees on the boundary to the properties on Burnt House Lane that have a past history of flooding were removed.

The access road into the entrance of the Garden Centre is currently inadequate to cope with the proposed number of houses and subsequent increase in traffic, there are real road safety concerns. We have real concern that the current road (set at the national speed limit in order to join the A12) would serve as the main access / egress point , causing major road safety implications. This will be aggravated by the current location of the Bushcade Lorry Depot, at present we have a high volume of HGV lorries which travel at speed into the location. How will this safety concern be mitigated ?

General issues re infrastructure
We are really concerned about additional pressure to existing essential services; doctors, schools and transport. My children attend Mountnessing Primary school and it is near capacity, where will all the new families send their children to school ? An increase in the population will force residents to send their children to schools outside of Ingatestone, surely this is detrimental to the ethos of a village community. The area will expand to the point that there will no longer be a village feel or concept.

At the moment it is difficult to get a doctor's appointment within a few days , development will increase the issues.

There will be an additional strain on passengers / trains running from Ingatestone during rush hour which are already packed most days, there have been a couple of occasions where we haven't been able to board the train.

Although there is reference in the proposals to supporting infrastructure , this just seems to be lip service rather than anything concrete or credible. The area does not have the supporting services to deal with an increased population, it just about manages now. There is no use building new homes and then infrastructure further down the line, the infrastructure needs to be in place to support development prior to new homes being built.

Although it has been woven throughout other issues, we want to highlight that Mountnessing / Ingatestone currently has a village look and feel, please don't change it to its detriment. It is a lovely area and over development will spoil it. This has potential over time to merge the villages into Chelmsford / Shenfield.

Attachments:

Object

Draft Local Plan

Representation ID: 15026

Received: 27/04/2016

Respondent: Mr Stuart McDonald

Representation Summary:

There has been a history of flooding in the area around Burnt House Lane. If trees and natural vegetation are removed there is a real risk that this could result in increased flooding of the area. It would seem inappropriate and of major concern if the trees on the boundary to the properties on Burnt House Lane that have a past history of flooding were removed.

The access road into the entrance of the Garden Centre is currently inadequate to cope with the proposed number of houses and subsequent increase in traffic. We have real concern that the current road would serve as the main access / egress point, causing major road safety implications. This will be aggravated by the current location of the Bushcade Lorry Depot, at present we have a high volume of HGV lorries which travel at speed into the location. How will this safety concern be mitigated?

Full text:

I have read the revised proposals and still have very serious concerns about development, specifically in relation to the land at Ingatestone Garden Centre and more generally about supporting infrastructure and services.

New homes on the land on Ingatestone Garden Centre

The proposal to use the land at Ingatestone Garden Centre for housing still raises serious cause for concern in a number of areas. Our view is that the proposal would demonstrably harm the amenities enjoyed by local residents, in particular , valuable green space, trees and protected wildlife and the privacy and the right to enjoy a quiet and safe residential environment. We strongly object to planning proposals.

Character of the landscape
At the moment the border of the proposed plan that is adjacent to Burnt House Lane is densely populated with trees, removal of the tree line will totally change the character of the land. At present the land is pleasing on the eye and seen as green belt (not brown belt), putting a housing development there will completely change the look and feel of the area.

My family purchased our house because of the secluded nature and the fact that our garden looks out onto Greenland (woodland area of garden centre). We believe that building new homes in close proximity would be out of character to the current surroundings and we are concerned regarding the look of the landscape and privacy. The proposed development would not result in any benefit to the environment; in fact to the contrary it would lead to the loss of valuable green space and potentially new homes crammed in together. The building of so many new homes in close proximity to each other would be out of character to the environment of Ingatestone and in particular the surrounding houses in Burnt House Lane and Heybridge that are primarily 1960's build and consist of many bungalows.


Wildlife / environment
The redevelopment of the garden centre will mean removing the existing greenery and possibly removing the trees thus not respecting the habitat and environment. We suspect that there are trees that should be listed under tree preservation orders, and will be extremely interested in the developed plans outlining whether any of the trees will be left alone (in particular the trees on the boundary of the Burnt House Lane properties). There are some particularly large trees on the plot and the proposed development would impact upon the root stock of the trees, either during or after construction.

We, along with other residents have had newts, badgers, foxes and slow worms in our gardens as a direct result of their natural habitat (the green land of the proposed plot). It is a real concern that the wildlife and protected species will be disrupted and or harmed.


Safety concerns
There has been a history of flooding in the area around Burnt House Lane. If trees and natural vegetation are removed there is a real risk that this could result in increased flooding of the area. There would need to be a proper risk assessment undertaken to ensure that past issues will not reoccur, the area may not be currently classed as high risk now due to the growth of trees and greenery that have mitigated some of the problem. It would seem inappropriate and of major concern if the trees on the boundary to the properties on Burnt House Lane that have a past history of flooding were removed.

The access road into the entrance of the Garden Centre is currently inadequate to cope with the proposed number of houses and subsequent increase in traffic, there are real road safety concerns. We have real concern that the current road (set at the national speed limit in order to join the A12) would serve as the main access / egress point , causing major road safety implications. This will be aggravated by the current location of the Bushcade Lorry Depot, at present we have a high volume of HGV lorries which travel at speed into the location. How will this safety concern be mitigated ?

General issues re infrastructure
We are really concerned about additional pressure to existing essential services; doctors, schools and transport. My children attend Mountnessing Primary school and it is near capacity, where will all the new families send their children to school ? An increase in the population will force residents to send their children to schools outside of Ingatestone, surely this is detrimental to the ethos of a village community. The area will expand to the point that there will no longer be a village feel or concept.

At the moment it is difficult to get a doctor's appointment within a few days , development will increase the issues.

There will be an additional strain on passengers / trains running from Ingatestone during rush hour which are already packed most days, there have been a couple of occasions where we haven't been able to board the train.

Although there is reference in the proposals to supporting infrastructure , this just seems to be lip service rather than anything concrete or credible. The area does not have the supporting services to deal with an increased population, it just about manages now. There is no use building new homes and then infrastructure further down the line, the infrastructure needs to be in place to support development prior to new homes being built.

Although it has been woven throughout other issues, we want to highlight that Mountnessing / Ingatestone currently has a village look and feel, please don't change it to its detriment. It is a lovely area and over development will spoil it. This has potential over time to merge the villages into Chelmsford / Shenfield.

Attachments:

Object

Draft Local Plan

Representation ID: 15027

Received: 27/04/2016

Respondent: Mr Stuart McDonald

Representation Summary:

We are really concerned about additional pressure to existing essential services; doctors, schools and transport. An increase in the population will force residents to send their children to schools outside of Ingatestone.

There will be an additional strain on passengers / trains running from Ingatestone during rush hour which are already packed most days.

Although there is reference in the proposals to supporting infrastructure, this just seems to be lip service rather than anything concrete or credible. The area does not have the supporting services to deal with an increased population. There is no use building new homes and then infrastructure further down the line, the infrastructure needs to be in place to support development prior to new homes being built.

Development in this village might bring it to merge the villages into Chelmsford / Shenfield.

Full text:

I have read the revised proposals and still have very serious concerns about development, specifically in relation to the land at Ingatestone Garden Centre and more generally about supporting infrastructure and services.

New homes on the land on Ingatestone Garden Centre

The proposal to use the land at Ingatestone Garden Centre for housing still raises serious cause for concern in a number of areas. Our view is that the proposal would demonstrably harm the amenities enjoyed by local residents, in particular , valuable green space, trees and protected wildlife and the privacy and the right to enjoy a quiet and safe residential environment. We strongly object to planning proposals.

Character of the landscape
At the moment the border of the proposed plan that is adjacent to Burnt House Lane is densely populated with trees, removal of the tree line will totally change the character of the land. At present the land is pleasing on the eye and seen as green belt (not brown belt), putting a housing development there will completely change the look and feel of the area.

My family purchased our house because of the secluded nature and the fact that our garden looks out onto Greenland (woodland area of garden centre). We believe that building new homes in close proximity would be out of character to the current surroundings and we are concerned regarding the look of the landscape and privacy. The proposed development would not result in any benefit to the environment; in fact to the contrary it would lead to the loss of valuable green space and potentially new homes crammed in together. The building of so many new homes in close proximity to each other would be out of character to the environment of Ingatestone and in particular the surrounding houses in Burnt House Lane and Heybridge that are primarily 1960's build and consist of many bungalows.


Wildlife / environment
The redevelopment of the garden centre will mean removing the existing greenery and possibly removing the trees thus not respecting the habitat and environment. We suspect that there are trees that should be listed under tree preservation orders, and will be extremely interested in the developed plans outlining whether any of the trees will be left alone (in particular the trees on the boundary of the Burnt House Lane properties). There are some particularly large trees on the plot and the proposed development would impact upon the root stock of the trees, either during or after construction.

We, along with other residents have had newts, badgers, foxes and slow worms in our gardens as a direct result of their natural habitat (the green land of the proposed plot). It is a real concern that the wildlife and protected species will be disrupted and or harmed.


Safety concerns
There has been a history of flooding in the area around Burnt House Lane. If trees and natural vegetation are removed there is a real risk that this could result in increased flooding of the area. There would need to be a proper risk assessment undertaken to ensure that past issues will not reoccur, the area may not be currently classed as high risk now due to the growth of trees and greenery that have mitigated some of the problem. It would seem inappropriate and of major concern if the trees on the boundary to the properties on Burnt House Lane that have a past history of flooding were removed.

The access road into the entrance of the Garden Centre is currently inadequate to cope with the proposed number of houses and subsequent increase in traffic, there are real road safety concerns. We have real concern that the current road (set at the national speed limit in order to join the A12) would serve as the main access / egress point , causing major road safety implications. This will be aggravated by the current location of the Bushcade Lorry Depot, at present we have a high volume of HGV lorries which travel at speed into the location. How will this safety concern be mitigated ?

General issues re infrastructure
We are really concerned about additional pressure to existing essential services; doctors, schools and transport. My children attend Mountnessing Primary school and it is near capacity, where will all the new families send their children to school ? An increase in the population will force residents to send their children to schools outside of Ingatestone, surely this is detrimental to the ethos of a village community. The area will expand to the point that there will no longer be a village feel or concept.

At the moment it is difficult to get a doctor's appointment within a few days , development will increase the issues.

There will be an additional strain on passengers / trains running from Ingatestone during rush hour which are already packed most days, there have been a couple of occasions where we haven't been able to board the train.

Although there is reference in the proposals to supporting infrastructure , this just seems to be lip service rather than anything concrete or credible. The area does not have the supporting services to deal with an increased population, it just about manages now. There is no use building new homes and then infrastructure further down the line, the infrastructure needs to be in place to support development prior to new homes being built.

Although it has been woven throughout other issues, we want to highlight that Mountnessing / Ingatestone currently has a village look and feel, please don't change it to its detriment. It is a lovely area and over development will spoil it. This has potential over time to merge the villages into Chelmsford / Shenfield.

Attachments:

Object

Draft Local Plan

Representation ID: 15123

Received: 28/04/2016

Respondent: Mr Michael Low

Representation Summary:

You have allowed the closure of our Garden Centre, which was very profitable and useful to the community, providing , to be closed, so that the now owner can make a quick profit (and probably same of the councillors), without any consideration to how this will affect the community.

If a housing estate is built on the Garden Centre, this will cause even more problems, on the A12 slip road.

There is also a lot of drainage and flooding problems, which will not be helped by a real estate and also the lack of doctor, school places or leisure facilities.

Full text:

Once again Mountnessing and Ingatestone are being to deal with Brentwood Housing problems.

You have allowed the closure of our Garden Centre, which was very profitable and useful to the community, providing , to be closed, so that the now owner can make a quick profit (and probably same of the councillors), without any consideration to how this will affect the community.

When the Hare Bridge estate was built, there was no allowance for parking, so all the overspill parking is on the Roman Road, causing a danger spot. If a housing estate is built on the Garden Centre, this will cause even more problems, on the A12 slip road.

There is also a lot of drainage and flooding problems, which will not be helped by a real estate and also the lack of doctor, school places or leisure facilities.

All the council want to do is build new houses, to get more money, but with no investment in the Community. It's a disgrace!

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Object

Draft Local Plan

Representation ID: 15152

Received: 28/04/2016

Respondent: Mrs Lisa Bryanton

Representation Summary:

Stream - there is a stream that passes through our land and currently when there is a lot of rain, my Husband has to rake the grill due to too many leaves and other items from the Garden Centre floating. If we are away this has flooded the drive and over spills into Burnthouse Lane. Our concern is that with building work this would cause more debris and therefore impact further on the work we have to complete and risk more flooding down the drive onto the main roads.

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Don't normally protest but this is usual short term planning, most traffic travelling through Kent & Essex have no business in either Kent or Essex.
We need a complete new road that links from M2 directly with M11, A1M, M1 etc, without access from any A roads as this prevents local traffic using it as a rat run. This would reduce fuel consumption, pollution, accidents and ensure the current M25 would be fit for purpose for this and next generation.
Even if this current work goes through you will have to address another road at some point in the future so why not allocate the funds towards it now and possibly run it through the A130.

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Object

Draft Local Plan

Representation ID: 15153

Received: 28/04/2016

Respondent: Mrs Lisa Bryanton

Representation Summary:

Flooding - not only do we have flooding from the stream which we believe the trees that surround the property assist greatly with. The concern is that these trees are not on our land but the Garden Centre's land. We have great concerns these will be cut down as very established and therefore our garden will become permanently flooded. Also we can see the land to the left of us and when there is a lot of rain there are extremely large pools of water where there is clearly no natural drainage.

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Don't normally protest but this is usual short term planning, most traffic travelling through Kent & Essex have no business in either Kent or Essex.
We need a complete new road that links from M2 directly with M11, A1M, M1 etc, without access from any A roads as this prevents local traffic using it as a rat run. This would reduce fuel consumption, pollution, accidents and ensure the current M25 would be fit for purpose for this and next generation.
Even if this current work goes through you will have to address another road at some point in the future so why not allocate the funds towards it now and possibly run it through the A130.

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Object

Draft Local Plan

Representation ID: 15154

Received: 28/04/2016

Respondent: Mrs Lisa Bryanton

Representation Summary:

Traffic - Currently there is an excess amount of traffic daily using Burnthouse Lane as a cut through. Already many of these cars speed. This will then increase the traffic on a road that is quiet narrow with cars parked. The other road of concern is Roman Road. There is again a lot of cars that speed as soon as they pass the obstacles of parking outside Heybridge estate. At weekends there is often high static traffic going to the refuge area so to add more cars going into an estate should be concerned.

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Don't normally protest but this is usual short term planning, most traffic travelling through Kent & Essex have no business in either Kent or Essex.
We need a complete new road that links from M2 directly with M11, A1M, M1 etc, without access from any A roads as this prevents local traffic using it as a rat run. This would reduce fuel consumption, pollution, accidents and ensure the current M25 would be fit for purpose for this and next generation.
Even if this current work goes through you will have to address another road at some point in the future so why not allocate the funds towards it now and possibly run it through the A130.

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Object

Draft Local Plan

Representation ID: 15156

Received: 28/04/2016

Respondent: Mrs Lisa Bryanton

Representation Summary:

Wildlife - there is an abundance of wildlife that use the lad behind the Garden Centre and even the train line does not put them off. I have no idea if there are any endangered species but that amount of wildlife shows that they need to go somewhere.

Full text:

Don't normally protest but this is usual short term planning, most traffic travelling through Kent & Essex have no business in either Kent or Essex.
We need a complete new road that links from M2 directly with M11, A1M, M1 etc, without access from any A roads as this prevents local traffic using it as a rat run. This would reduce fuel consumption, pollution, accidents and ensure the current M25 would be fit for purpose for this and next generation.
Even if this current work goes through you will have to address another road at some point in the future so why not allocate the funds towards it now and possibly run it through the A130.

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Comment

Draft Local Plan

Representation ID: 15218

Received: 03/05/2016

Respondent: Bellway Homes Essex

Agent: Savills UK

Representation Summary:

We disagree that the capacity of the site to 60 is appropriate or represents the best use of this previously developed site. As demonstrated in the attached Design Statement, it is considered that the site can deliver at least 80 units but there is scope for more.

There is no explanation or evidence base as to why the site capacity has been reduced and it is considered that the professional team can address any technical issues in relation to the site and deliver additional housing in a balanced layout. The the site has capacity for at least 80 residential units, without having an adverse impact on amenity.

The allocation should therefore be increased to between 90 and 100 residential units.

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Comment

Draft Local Plan

Representation ID: 15220

Received: 03/05/2016

Respondent: Bellway Homes Essex

Agent: Savills UK

Representation Summary:

The NPPF (paragraph 173) states that sites that are identified for development should be of a scale that are deliverable and viable to ensure that the required level of housing can be delivered. In this regard, a site allocation of 60 residential units will undermine the overall delivery of the site and the social infrastructure necessary to facilitate this development.

It is noted that the Council has not prepared an infrastructure delivery plan and we request that one is prepared that reflects the requirements of the Borough in light of the proposed allocations. In any events, to ensure the site is delivered and contributes to housing in the way envisaged, the Council should increase the level of housing identified for the site.

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Comment

Draft Local Plan

Representation ID: 15221

Received: 03/05/2016

Respondent: Bellway Homes Essex

Agent: Savills UK

Representation Summary:

The proposed allocation of 60 residential units would result in a density of 18.5 dph which, not only, does not reflect the surrounding densities which are around 20 dph , is also not making efficient use of land.

An allocation of around 90 residential units, would be more appropriate.

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Comment

Draft Local Plan

Representation ID: 15222

Received: 03/05/2016

Respondent: Bellway Homes Essex

Agent: Savills UK

Representation Summary:

The reduction in site capacity is as a result of the need to ensure separation between Mountnessing and Ingatestone through the provision of a green buffer on the site. However, the Council's Assessment of Potential Housing, Employment and Mixed Use Sites in the Green Belt (2016 draft) identifies the site as making a low to moderate contribution to the five purposes of including land within the green belt and the 'moderate' contribution is partly as a result of the assessment concluding that the two settlements (Ingatestone and Mountnessing) would no longer be separate and there is a risk of coalescence. The assessment states that the site has a countryside function, but since the Garden Centre has stopped trading and much of the site being previously developed land, it is considered that it has no countryside function.

The A12 provides a strong physical barrier to prevent coalesce and therefore this should not be a 'moderate' classification but a 'low' contribution.

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Object

Draft Local Plan

Representation ID: 15327

Received: 04/05/2016

Respondent: Mr. N & R Hart and Mr. K & P Watson

Agent: Wingfield Planning Consultancy

Representation Summary:

Concern raised to the draft inclusion of working garden centres at Sow and Grow Nursery and Ingatestone Garden Centre. These represent clearly definable employment sites and working nurseries. The loss of these employment sites for housing is counterintuitive to the principles of sustainable development. Whist they satisfy the social limb of sustainability they will result in a sever negative impact upon the economic limb.

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Comment

Draft Local Plan

Representation ID: 15835

Received: 11/05/2016

Respondent: Essex County Council

Representation Summary:

ECC has undertaken a high level assessment of the proposed sites identified in Figure 7.2 - Housing Land Allocations. Results for site:
Within Fooding Hotspot: No
Within EA UFMfSW: YES
Number of Properties at Risk: N/A
The adopted SuDs Design Guide should be used with regards to appropriate standards for mitigation measures.
The eastern portion of this site at risk of flooding in both 1 in 30 and 1 in 100 events from surface water according to the EA Updated Flood Map for Surface Water. It is strongly recommended that any development actions on this site do not exacerbate the existing risk of surface water flooding on this site and flood management infrastructure should be installed to accommodate any additional development.

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Comment

Draft Local Plan

Representation ID: 16327

Received: 18/05/2016

Respondent: Ingatestone and Fryerning Parish Council

Agent: Ingatestone and Fryerning Parish Council

Representation Summary:

Concerns of 60 houses proposed on site 128 Ingateston Garden Centre surround sewage disposal capacity and inappropriate development in the Green Belt. The site is only partly developed at present and contains areas of undeveloped land which if developed would impact on the openness contrary to the Green Belt policy.
Development of 42 properties is far from ideal place for people to live and children to grow up in. Air pollution figures obtained for development close to this site required expensive mitigation measures to be taken before planning permission was granted. The atmosphere in this area is not conducive to healthy living and the Council should re-designate the site as being unsuitable for housing.

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