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Object

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

Representation ID: 22198

Received: 03/03/2019

Respondent: Mrs Helen Whalley

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

The development of houses at the top of Fingrith Hall Lane is within Epping Forest District Council area but will impact services and infrastructure in Blackmore. Consultation between the two boroughs has not taken place.
Developing the greenbelt beyond the edge of Blackmore village is not appropriate to the rural setting of the area. It will change the rural nature of the village and have an impact on already stretched infrastructure and services.
This site is unsuitable as floods regularly. More housing will put pressure on sewers and increase flood risk elsewhere from surface water, particularly in historic village centre.

Change suggested by respondent:

Take into account housing development nearby in Epping Forest District.
Consult with Epping Forest District Council on housing development.
Protect the rural setting of Blackmore Village.
Avoid further impact on stretched local services and infrastructure.
Avoid building on area prone to flooding.
Avoid exceeding sewer capacity.
Avoid increasing the flood risk to other sites in Blackmore.

Full text:

This site is close to the current development of around 30 houses at the A414 end of Fingrith Hall Lane. That development is within the Epping Forest District Council area but is closer to Blackmore than any other village and will impact on housing, the doctors' surgery, Blackmore school, drainage and traffic. Consultation between the two boroughs on this development has not taken place. The number of houses there must be taken into account in any proposal to build housing in Blackmore as they will have an impact on the village and hence on the LDP.
Developing the greenbelt land beyond the edge of Blackmore village is not appropriate to the rural setting of the area. It will change the rural nature of the village and have an impact on already stretched infrastructure and services. This small village has a limited bus service, one shop that also serves as post office, drainage at full capacity, a Doctors' surgery where, at the time of writing, there are no non-emergency appointments available (for the next 6 weeks), and where traffic and parking in the centre of the village are already a problem. Blackmore Primary School is full and recent new residents have had to send their children to Doddinghurst school.
This site is prone to flooding. I have seen this when a resident of Orchard Piece. The proposed housing will increase both foul water drainage, which is already at capacity, and the flood risk elsewhere from surface drainage which relies on the capacity of local streams. The risk will be greatest in the area around the historic centre of the village and the church. I have seen this as a long-term resident of Blackmore.

Object

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

Representation ID: 22223

Received: 07/03/2019

Respondent: Mr Peter Drew

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Representation Summary:

I do not agree with building on green belt land. The infrastructure currently will not support the increase in housing planned. The doctors surgery can not cope now with the population locally

Change suggested by respondent:

Confirmation that the infrastructure, particularly the doctors, can cope with this increase in population. One of the local buses has recently been threatened with being cut but was reprieved. I am not convinced that local transport is sustainable.

Full text:

I do not agree with building on green belt land. The infrastructure currently will not support the increase in housing planned. The doctors surgery can not cope now with the population locally

Object

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

Representation ID: 22258

Received: 14/03/2019

Respondent: mr Steve Whalley

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Representation Summary:

A development of this size will greatly affect the historic conservation are of Blackmore. The infrastructure does not exist to cope with an increase in foul and surface drainage and WILL lead to more flooding in the area. Experience of living here for 30 years bears this out.

Change suggested by respondent:

remove from LDP

Full text:

A development of this size will greatly affect the historic conservation are of Blackmore. The infrastructure does not exist to cope with an increase in foul and surface drainage and WILL lead to more flooding in the area. Experience of living here for 30 years bears this out.