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Object

Brentwood Local Plan 2016 - 2033 (Pre-Submission, Regulation 19)

Representation ID: 22278

Received: 18/03/2019

Respondent: Essex County Council

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

Narrative requires clearer references to evidence base to justify spatial strategy.

Spatial relies on two largest strategic sites (DHGV & BEP) along A127. Lack of clarity on transport impacts of development in locations and necessary supporting transport infrastructure requirements, particularly sustainable transport (necessary due to A127 location and capacity constraints).

Local Plan needs to be supported by transport modelling to demonstrate site specific, local and cumulative impact on local and strategic transport network, to demonstrate spatial strategy is most appropriate.

BBC and ECC have worked together to progress additional work, which is on-going and has not been completed or signed-off.

Change suggested by respondent:

BBC need to include within the Plan evidence, particularly in respect of transport, the site specific, local and cumulative impact on the local and strategic transport network, to demonstrate that the spatial strategy is the most appropriate.

Full text:

1. Positively prepared
2. Justified
3. Effective
4. Consistent with National Policy

The Plan's narrative requires clearer references to the evidence base to ensure justification of the spatial strategy.

The spatial strategy places a reliance on the provision of the two largest strategic sites (DHGV and BEP) along the A127, referred to as the 'Southern Brentwood Growth Corridor', for some 2,700 homes (up to 4,000 homes beyond the Plan period), and 25.85ha of employment land. However, there is a lack of clarity at this stage, on the transport impacts of development in such locations and the necessary supporting transport infrastructure requirements, particularly sustainable transport (necessary due to the location on the A127 and capacity constraints).

A Local Plan needs to be supported by transport modelling to demonstrate the site specific, local and cumulative impact on the local and strategic transport network, to demonstrate that the spatial strategy is the most appropriate. Since the 2018 consultation BBC and ECC have worked together to progress the additional work needed to be undertaken to provide the transport and highway modelling work to support the Local Plan. This work is still on-going and has not been completed or signed-off.