Spatial Strategy
Comment
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 20006
Received: 28/03/2018
Respondent: Thurrock Borough Council
The A12 widening and delivery of Crossrail will bring about significant increased capacity and accessibility improvements to transport infrastructure for Brentwood in the A12 Broad Corridor during the later-part of the plan period. This will make the A12 Corridor broad area more suitable for development opportunities.
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Comment
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 20009
Received: 28/03/2018
Respondent: Thurrock Borough Council
The Dunton Hill Garden Village would result in a significant Green Belt release leaving a limited gap between Basildon and West Horndon. Other proposals such as a significant urban extension west of Basildon together with the Dunton Hill Garden Village would also result in potential coalescence and urbanisation of the A127 corridor resulting in significant loss to the openness and strategic function of the Green Belt. Further Green Belt releases for employment land (Brentwood Enterprise Park) taken together with Dunton Hills Garden Village will also contribute to a cumulative impact on the openness of the Green Belt in this corridor.
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Support
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 20036
Received: 05/03/2018
Respondent: National Highways
It is considered that the provision of a number of strategic residential and employment locations in or close to the town centre could help to encourage sustainable travel and reduce the pressure on the highway network, which is welcomed. In particular, development located in close proximity to Rail Stations is welcomed as it could encourage long distance trips to shift away from private car use. The A12 highway corridor also runs alongside the railway corridor and therefore this provision could help reduce the reliance of new residents and employees on private vehicle use.
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Comment
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 20037
Received: 05/03/2018
Respondent: National Highways
It is noted that some development sites are located in close proximity to the M25 and A12 corridors and therefore consider that these could potentially have a notable impact on the number of trips at the junctions.
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Comment
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 20039
Received: 05/03/2018
Respondent: National Highways
As some notable development is located in close proximity to the A12, we would like Brentwood Borough Council to be mindful of the Road Investment Strategy proposals announced and the potential for the widening of the A12. Additionally, cross boarder impacts will need to be considered from adjacent local authorities local plans, as well as strategic rerouting as result of large schemes in the RIS such as the lower Thames Crossing. I would also draw your attention to the potential for noise and air quality problems and recommend suitable consideration is given to ensure new occupants are not adversely affected.
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Comment
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 20132
Received: 08/03/2018
Respondent: Mrs Susan Butler
Chapel Ruins, Baytree Area and South Street Alfred Road: There seems to be much being made of the north/south walkways through the town and especially the southern section. There are six already off a short High Street, the proposed walkway will create potentially rat-runs by customers of night time economy, more areas for litter to build up and a field for spray-paints lads. Will the proposed business blocks in the Iceland car park and Royal Mail car park be replacing some of the offices lots to flats? And businesses moving out of the town taking with them employment opportunities?
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Comment
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 20133
Received: 08/03/2018
Respondent: Mrs Susan Butler
The Chapel Ruins area would enhance and would be welcome in a town with a lack of public area. However, it is not clear from the yellow diagrams whether the yellow area across the High Street will be dual traffic and pedestrians or just pedestrians. If the High Street is part pedestrianised the parallel roads will not be able to cope with the extra traffic during the rush hour.
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Comment
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 20134
Received: 08/03/2018
Respondent: Mrs Susan Butler
Against: 1- dark overshadowed areas 2- wind tunnels 3- overcrowding 4- traffic congestion 5- pollution
For: 1- meeting government housing targets 2- more rates and council tax 3- possibility of more retail being encouraged as more potential customers.
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Object
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 20138
Received: 31/05/2018
Respondent: Mr William Jones
Object to all of the site allocations. It is time to stop any more major building projects. The roads coming to Brentwood are gridlocked now and cannot cope with all the traffic. The schools and doctors surgeries are unable to cope. The sewer drains were built in the Victorian times and were never made to cope with all the houses tat have been built since. If you must build so many homes, build them away from the town, with new roads, schools and doctor's surgeries and help take some of the traffic away from the Town Centre.
Object to all of the site allocations.
As someone who was born in Brentwood, nearly 70 years ago, and cares about Brentwood, it is time to stop any more major building projects. If you build so many new homes, then build them away from the town centre.
The roads coming to Brentwood are gridlocked now and cannot cope with all the traffic, especially if there is an accident on the A12 or the M25.
The schools and doctors surgeries are unable to cope now. You have to wait 4 weeks for an appointment to see a doctor, when just a few years ago it was only 3-4 days.
Finally the sewer drains were built in the Victorian times and were never made to cope with all the houses tat have been built since.
So please Brentwood Borough Council, if you must build so many homes, build them away from the town, with new roads, schools and doctor's surgeries and help take some of the traffic away from the Town Centre.
Object
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 20140
Received: 31/05/2018
Respondent: Ms Norma Jennings
Whilst recommending sites which possess clear, defensible boundaries to prevent urban sprawl, more suitable brown field sites should be chosen such as Clapgate at Stondon Massey.
Whilst recommending sites which possess clear, defensible boundaries to prevent urban sprawl, more suitable brown field sites should be chosen such as Clapgate at Stondon Massey. Am concerned that unsustainable brownfield sites have been allocated eg: William Hunter Way car park. Residents need to park to sustain the town, buses are no good with heavy shopping.
Development there will clog up Western Road (part of the towns unofficial ring road) and cramped junction with Weald Road and the tiny space between that junction and the traffic lights on the High Road,
Ignoring more sustainable brownfield sites will give weight to my fears that the Governments main aim is to gradually dismantle the Metropolitan Green belt to expand London into Essex.
Object
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 20143
Received: 31/05/2018
Respondent: Ms Norma Jennings
Ignoring more sustainable brownfield sites will give weight to my fears that the Governments main aim is to gradually dismantle the Metropolitan Green belt to expand London into Essex.
Whilst recommending sites which possess clear, defensible boundaries to prevent urban sprawl, more suitable brown field sites should be chosen such as Clapgate at Stondon Massey. Am concerned that unsustainable brownfield sites have been allocated eg: William Hunter Way car park. Residents need to park to sustain the town, buses are no good with heavy shopping.
Development there will clog up Western Road (part of the towns unofficial ring road) and cramped junction with Weald Road and the tiny space between that junction and the traffic lights on the High Road,
Ignoring more sustainable brownfield sites will give weight to my fears that the Governments main aim is to gradually dismantle the Metropolitan Green belt to expand London into Essex.
Support
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 20144
Received: 08/03/2018
Respondent: Mrs. M. A. Montgomery
I wholeheartedly support any future housing development throughout the whole of Brentwood and outlying villages particularly the Dunton Garden village. There is an urgent need for housing of all types in our communities now not in 20 years time.
I wholeheartedly support any future housing development throughout the whole of Brentwood and outlying villages particularly the Dunton Garden village. There is an urgent need for housing of all types in our communities now not in 20 years time.
Object
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 20149
Received: 19/03/2018
Respondent: Mrs Alison Moore
Object to all plans in Chelmsford Road. Chelmsford Road at the moment cannot cope with the traffic in the morning and afternoon so more properties will generate more traffic which the area cannot deal with. The roads Oliver Road and Alexander Lane are "cut throughs" at the moment so more traffic will cause manyhem, speeding traffic will potentially cause problems and accidents. The surgeries and doctors plus schools are not coping with the demands at the moment so how does more houses/people help the infrastructure of the area.
Object to all plans in Chelmsford Road. Chelmsford Road at the moment cannot cope with the traffic in the morning and afternoon so more properties will generate more traffic which the area cannot deal with. The roads Oliver Road and Alexander Lane are "cut throughs" at the moment so more traffic will cause manyhem, speeding traffic will potentially cause problems and accidents. The surgeries and doctors plus schools are not coping with the demands at the moment so how does more houses/people help the infrastructure of the area.
Comment
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 20150
Received: 12/03/2018
Respondent: Mrs Susan Walker
Site 034,235,087,263,158,276: Concerns about the roads and congestion. Shenfield has traffic problems now and cannot cope with so many more cars. Also Crossrail parking does not appear here. If an additional deck is put onto the car park in Hunter Avenue it will mean even more congestion in a residential road all feeding into Shenfield again. Road surface is bad now with potholes keep appearing, being repaired eventually and reappearing again.
Site 034,235,087,263,158,276: Concerns about the roads and congestion. Shenfield has traffic problems now and cannot cope with so many more cars. Also Crossrail parking does not appear here. If an additional deck is put onto the car park in Hunter Avenue it will mean even more congestion in a residential road all feeding into Shenfield again. Road surface is bad now with potholes keep appearing, being repaired eventually and reappearing again.
Object
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 20170
Received: 01/06/2018
Respondent: Mr&Mrs T&M Justins
Number of people: 2
Support the plan other than: We recall a list of potentially preferred (housing) areas for development which included part of the agricultural fields south of Hall Green Lane and Church Lane. Object to development on the utterly unspoilt atmosphere of this whole area of arable land to the south, with such well wooded land to the north, there is also the attractive church building and graveyard and the pretty duck pond of Hutton Hall. It is all good walking country.
Support the plan other than: We recall a list of potentially preferred (housing) areas for development which included part of the agricultural fields south of Hall Green Lane and Church Lane.
Object to development on the utterly unspoilt atmosphere of this whole area of arable land to the south, with such well wooded land to the north, there is also the attractive church building and graveyard and the pretty duck pond of Hutton Hall. It is all good walking country.
Comment
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 20175
Received: 01/06/2018
Respondent: Mr Ionut Ionescu
Generally I support the plan with a few observations/provisos
Site 037 should e reduced to preserve the LoWS or plan around it. (Land west of Thorndon Avenue, West Horndon).
1 General: for a nonprofessional person the document is full of acronyms and hard to understand.
2 There is no glossary of terms (eg C2C facilities, page 30, Employment site?)
3 Generally I support the plan with a few observations/provisos
Site 178 I object unless it will be used to expand /provide facilities for the Endeavor school and or Hogarth Primary school.
Site 102 - masterplan should include common/community spaces, not just dwellings, shops and car park.
site 037 should e reduced to preserve the LoWS or plan around it.
Object
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 20176
Received: 01/06/2018
Respondent: Mrs Patricia Jones
Council are turning all borough into urban sprawl and without consideration for lack of infrastructure - ie lack of parking, small roads, surgeries bursting at the seams, lack of school places, clogged high streets, etc.
A group of us visited the council offices last month to view the plan for housing.
The Council seem to be hell bent on turning us all into an urban sprawl of "diddy" houses, if those at Mountnessing interchange are anything to go by. and without consideration for lack of infrastructure - ie lack of parking, small roads, surgeries bursting at the seams, lack of school places, clogged high streets, etc.
Shenfield high street is grid locked most of the time and the general consensus is that there seems to be lack of common sense and forethought where planning is concerned, nothing is people friendly or convenient.
With regard to Ingatestone nursery site surely no one will ant to live between a railway and the A12 and by a rubbish tip! If the latter is removed there will be fly tipping everywhere!! All new residents will have cars which will clog up the roads & high streets, & add to lack of parking - traffic is horrendous as it is, & slip roads and roundabout are becoming extremely dangerous.
Rumour has it that Mountnessing school is to be extended - pick up parking will be an absolute nightmare causing traffic jams in & out of Ingatestone, We really want to reserve our village atmosphere. Common sense must prevail!!
Object
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 20177
Received: 01/06/2018
Respondent: Mrs Patricia Jones
Shenfield high street is grid locked most of the time and the general consensus is that there seems to be lack of common sense and forethought where planning is concerned, nothing is people friendly or convenient.
A group of us visited the council offices last month to view the plan for housing.
The Council seem to be hell bent on turning us all into an urban sprawl of "diddy" houses, if those at Mountnessing interchange are anything to go by. and without consideration for lack of infrastructure - ie lack of parking, small roads, surgeries bursting at the seams, lack of school places, clogged high streets, etc.
Shenfield high street is grid locked most of the time and the general consensus is that there seems to be lack of common sense and forethought where planning is concerned, nothing is people friendly or convenient.
With regard to Ingatestone nursery site surely no one will ant to live between a railway and the A12 and by a rubbish tip! If the latter is removed there will be fly tipping everywhere!! All new residents will have cars which will clog up the roads & high streets, & add to lack of parking - traffic is horrendous as it is, & slip roads and roundabout are becoming extremely dangerous.
Rumour has it that Mountnessing school is to be extended - pick up parking will be an absolute nightmare causing traffic jams in & out of Ingatestone, We really want to reserve our village atmosphere. Common sense must prevail!!
Object
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 20181
Received: 01/06/2018
Respondent: Mr Peter Sneddon
No market trade on High Street anywhere, only Fri/Sat. Nothing drawing people to Brentwood, if I want to trade on market stall I have to physically drive to Epping (Monday) or Chelmsford during the week to earn a living back only Fri/Sat.
No market trade on High Street anywhere, only Fri/Sat. Nothing drawing people to Brentwood, if I want to trade on market stall I have to physically drive to Epping (Monday) or Chelmsford during the week to earn a living back only Fri/Sat.
Object
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 20189
Received: 12/03/2018
Respondent: Mrs Frances Skeels
Shenfield, due to the proximity of Crossrail, seems to be recommended for a lot of new builds, none of which will be affordable. The roads, schools, doctors cannot support this amount of housing. Talk of improved cycling and pedestrian links has been going on for years with no progress. Aecoms Reasonable Alternative is horrific. Suddenly it seems that the land between Brentwood and Shenfield, even though mentioned in the original plan, as being unsuitable due to it including green belt land, a country park, animal sanctuary, Local Wildlife Sies, ancient woodland and arable land, seems to be a "reasonable alternative"!
I doubt that many people will actually support this amount of development in our town. Shenfield, obviously due to the proximity of Crossrail, seems to be recommended for a lot of new builds, none of which will be affordable. My own children, now in their 30s, won't be able to afford one. Like most people, I do not think the roads, schools, doctors can support this amount of housing, and talk of improved cycling and pedestrian links has been going on for years with no progress.
The only point in its favour is that Aecoms Reasonable Alternative is horrific. Suddenly it seems that the land between Brentwood and Shenfield, even though mentioned in the original plan, as being unsuitable due to it including green belt land, a country park, animal sanctuary, Local Wildlife Sies, ancient woodland and arable land, seems to be a "reasonable alternative"! Knowing that some of the fields have been bought by a property developer makes me very uneasy.
I believe that the Green Belt and our countryside should be protected. The clue is in the names of our towns. Brentwood and Shenfield.
Comment
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 20190
Received: 12/03/2018
Respondent: Mrs Frances Skeels
Knowing that some of the fields have been bought by a property developer makes me very uneasy. The Green Belt and our countryside should be protected. The clue is in the names of our towns. Brentwood and Shenfield.
I doubt that many people will actually support this amount of development in our town. Shenfield, obviously due to the proximity of Crossrail, seems to be recommended for a lot of new builds, none of which will be affordable. My own children, now in their 30s, won't be able to afford one. Like most people, I do not think the roads, schools, doctors can support this amount of housing, and talk of improved cycling and pedestrian links has been going on for years with no progress.
The only point in its favour is that Aecoms Reasonable Alternative is horrific. Suddenly it seems that the land between Brentwood and Shenfield, even though mentioned in the original plan, as being unsuitable due to it including green belt land, a country park, animal sanctuary, Local Wildlife Sies, ancient woodland and arable land, seems to be a "reasonable alternative"! Knowing that some of the fields have been bought by a property developer makes me very uneasy.
I believe that the Green Belt and our countryside should be protected. The clue is in the names of our towns. Brentwood and Shenfield.
Support
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 20191
Received: 12/03/2018
Respondent: Mr David Charlie
Support building on Brownfield land in the Green Belt. Better for Brentwood and businesses.
Support site 010 and building on Brownfield land in the Green Belt. Better for Brentwood and businesses.
Support
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 20194
Received: 12/03/2018
Respondent: Miss Alison Goulding
Support building on Brownfield land on Green Belt.
Support site 010 and building on Brownfield land on Green Belt. Will help support young families.
Object
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 20215
Received: 13/03/2018
Respondent: Maureen Clark
Object to the loss of four car parks around the town centre: Railway Station, Westbury Road, Chatham Way and William Hunter Way. Access to town centre car parks is an important amenity with implications for the economic health of the town. The loss of these car parks can only have a seriously detrimental effect on a town where parking at peak times is already very difficult or impossible and where population is planned to increase. Crossrail will increase the demand for car space at Brentwood Station. Public transport links to the town and villages is inadequate.
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Comment
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 20223
Received: 13/03/2018
Respondent: Mrs Patricia Veal
May I suggest the old Post Office building in the High Street could be converted into living accommodation, rather than remaining empty and rapidly deteriorating as at present.
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Comment
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 20224
Received: 05/03/2018
Respondent: Mr Michael Juniper
There is no mentioned of any proposal for Stondon Massey and Doddinghurst. Are there no sites in these Parishes?
Object
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 20230
Received: 20/02/2018
Respondent: Ms Jill Griffiths
Blackmore village does not have the infrastructure to support the extra housing proposed. On top of that there will be an increase in pollution because of the extra traffic. If building continues to be greater Blackmore will become a town.
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Object
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 21241
Received: 12/03/2018
Respondent: Mr Albert Pardoe
Object to all areas located in Blackmore and Tipps Cross. The building of these houses in these particular areas are totally without thoughts to the local infrastructure ie. schools, roads, doctors surgeries. Local flooding is constant, parking in the area has already become a constant nuisance.
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Object
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 21242
Received: 05/03/2018
Respondent: Mr Timothy Webb
Object to all proposed allocations. The Draft Local Plan is fundamentally defective and unacceptable because it entails widespread and wholesale destruction, desecration and violation of the Green Belt, in direct contravention of the purpose and principles under which the Green Belt was established. House building and urbanisation of any form should be eschewed as far as possible, having full regards to the capacity and capability of existing infrastructure. If development is unavoidable it should be concentrated exclusively on Brownfield sites, with no erosion of the countryside and Green Belt.
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Object
Preferred Site Allocations 2018
Representation ID: 21247
Received: 05/03/2018
Respondent: Mr Timothy Webb
Building on rural locations not only destroys prime countryside but has a wider impact. The recent construction along Trueloves Lane is a hideous plot on the landscape which has greatly impaired the view over a very considerable distance.
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