Question 2
Object
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 11772
Received: 15/02/2015
Respondent: CEG Land Promotions Limited
Agent: CODE Development Planners Ltd
No. We broadly agree with the issues raised within each of these areas. The most substantial issues are likely to relate to greenbelt release and infrastructure constraint / potential for improvement.
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Object
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 11784
Received: 20/04/2015
Respondent: Mrs Doreen Worth
It is not clear why the A127 corridor could be improved and developed easier than the A12 corridor could. Both roads have buildings close to them in places, and with regard to flooding, the area to the south of the A127 is the lowest laying part out of the "North", "A12 Corridor", and "A127 Corridors" being only a few feet above sea level overall which makes it the least desirable location to develop in.
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Object
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 11800
Received: 12/02/2015
Respondent: Mr and Mrs John and Linda Minch
No. Road and rail infrastructure is overstretched. A127 at peak times is at a standstill and c2c is packed at peak times with no seats available, which will only get worse. Flood risk has not been assessed, we have flooding in Thorndon Avenue and roads around Dunton often flooded on slip road.
Q1: Yes. Splitting the Borough into three areas appears to make sense due to the different characteristics of these areas.
Q2: No. Road and rail infrastructure is overstretched. A127 at peak times is at a standstill and c2c is packed at peak times with no seats available, which will only get worse. Flood risk has not been assessed, we have flooding in Thorndon Avenue and roads around Dunton often flooded on slip road.
Q3: Yes. 020 and 021 industrial estates in West Horndon are brownfield sites and in my opinion if we have to have extra housing, this would be the preferred option, rather than Green Belt land. But there would need to have schools, doctors and public transport to satisfy demand.
Q4: Site 200 (Dunton Garden Suburb) is preferred to other sites as it would give a large number of housing in one location, although it would put a strain on surrounding road and rail networks.
Q5: Yes. Suitable sites should be included in the A12 Corridor to spread the impact on one area.
Q6: Where there are suitable brownfield sites these should be developed first as in West Horndon Industrial Park as it provides housing in a good location without damaging Green Belt land.
Q7: Yes. To relocate employment sites such as West Horndon Industrial Park it is important that it is within the A12 Corridor with good access to major road networks but ideally with access to public transport.
Q8: Yes. There does need to be local shops for villages but focus needs to be on Town Centres.
Q9: Yes. The park in Cadogan Avenue in West Horndon could be enhanced and expanded. If they build the Dunton Garden Suburb they could put in park areas.
Q10: Scenic Beauty Attractiveness: 4
Outdoor Recreation / Leisure Use: 3
Wildlife Interest: 4
Historic Interest: 3
Tranquility: 5
Q11: Houses: 3
Commercial / Industrial Buildings: 3
Nature Reserves / Wildlife: 3
Farmland: 4
Woodland: 2
Degraded / Derelict / Waste Land: 1
Infrastructure: 3
Leisure / Recreation Facilities: 2
Q12: Yes. If the Dunton Garden Suburb gets the go ahead it would need a train station, otherwise the residents would drive to neighbouring stations at West Horndon or Laindon which would cause chaos at peak times, and Laindon would not have enough allocated parking in station car parks, and there would need to be better bus services.
Q13: Given the scale of development proposed in A127 Corridor it would need to be evenly spread between education, transport, healthcare, community facilities and green space.
Object
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 11832
Received: 12/02/2015
Respondent: Mrs M Craddock
No. A127 at full capacity - widening could cause massive problems for local residents. Flooding, already a recurring problem, does not seem to have been addressed. Open fenland, with its wildlife and beauty, is greatly valued by residents of West Horndon.
Q1: Yes. The character of the areas is completely different.
Q2: No. A127 at full capacity - widening could cause massive problems for local residents. Flooding, already a recurring problem, does not seem to have been addressed. Open fenland, with its wildlife and beauty, is greatly valued by residents of West Horndon.
Q3: Site 200 [Entire Land East of A128, south of A127] massively preferred to 037 [A/B/C - Land West of Thorndon Avenue, West Horndon], 038 [A/B - Land East of Thorndon Avenue, West Horndon], and 126 [Land East of West Horndon, South of Station Road].
Brownfield sites should be used for future building before exploiting greenfield sites.
New, appropriate infrastructure should be carefully planned before any building takes place.
My concern is that West Horndon will no longer be a village, its character treasured by local residents.
Q4: Site 200 has the greater potential to afford future benefit for the village of West Horndon.
Development unsuitable in sites 037 A,B,C [Land West of Thorndon Avenue, West Horndon] and 038 A,B [Land East of Thorndon Avenue, West Horndon] which are prone to becoming water logged - please refer to paragraph 100 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
Q5: Yes. Sustainable development in the Borough of Brentwood should be sought in all areas of the Borough, and especially along the A12 Corridor, to address the projected level of housing needs.
Q6: Brownfield sites are preferable for development of housing. Greenfield sites should only be used when distinct levels of benefit to the existing area are proved.
Q7: Yes. Employment opportunities are a must, and accessible by road, rail and public transport (including buses).
Q8: Yes.
Q9: Not sure.
Q10: Scenic Beauty Attractiveness: 4
Outdoor Recreation / Leisure Use: 3
Wildlife Interest: 5
Historic Interest: 4
Tranquility: 5
Other - Flooding Prevention: 5
Q11: Houses: 3
Commercial / Industrial Buildings: 3
Nature Reserves / Wildlife: 3
Farmland: 4
Woodland: 2
Degraded / Derelict / Waste Land: 1
Infrastructure: 2
Leisure / Recreation Facilities: 2
Q12: Yes. Travel links to surrounding areas/communities.
Q13: An holistic infrastructure Plan must be delivered to ensure development is undertaken in a sustainable manner.
Support
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 11854
Received: 17/02/2015
Respondent: Mr John Warner
Yes.
Q1: Yes. A12 and A127 should be promoted.
Q2: Yes.
Q3: Yes. It is not appropriate to develop sites 76 [Land south of Redrose Lane, north of Orchard Piece, Blackmore], 77 [Land south of Redrose Lane, north of Woollard Way, Blackmore], 199 [Land to the East of Ingatestone Road, Blackmore], 202 [Land to the South of Blackmore, off Blackmore Road] and 203 [Land to the West of Blackmore, off Blackmore Road] as this is a conservation area and within the Green Belt.
Q4: Dunton Garden Suburb.
Q5: Yes.
Q6: Brownfield sites must be developed in preference to green sites.
Q7: Yes.
Q8: Yes. Promote Town Centres as this reduces traffic.
Q9: No.
Q10: Scenic Beauty Attractiveness: 5
Outdoor Recreation / Leisure Use: 5
Wildlife Interest: 5
Historic Interest: 5
Tranquility: 5
Other - A Tourist Attraction: -
Q11: Houses: 3
Commercial / Industrial Buildings: 2
Nature Reserves / Wildlife: 3
Farmland: 3
Woodland: 2
Degraded / Derelict / Waste Land: 1
Infrastructure: 2
Leisure / Recreation Facilities: 3
Other - Historic Buildings including Church: 2
Q12: No.
Q13: Health provision.
Object
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 11858
Received: 20/04/2015
Respondent: Mr Ian Drake
Infrastructure is totally unable to cope with the increased population.
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Object
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 11891
Received: 20/04/2015
Respondent: Croudace Strategic Ltd
Agent: Barton Willmore
Section 2 of the representation makes comment ont eh proposed housing target. The Dec 2014 PBA OAN is referred to in terms of the demographic starting point (being too low). The economic led need needs adjusting upwards to support to labour force growth of the popultation (the Edge Analytic 2014 report supports 185 new jpa whereas the Phase 6 EPOA report supports 275 jpa). The 2014 EEFM figures show job growth over a range of periods, all are higher than the PBA OAN report. Concluding that economic led housing need in Brentwood is likely to be significantly higher than 362 dpa.
See three attached documents.
Object
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 11892
Received: 20/04/2015
Respondent: Croudace Strategic Ltd
Agent: Barton Willmore
The development of the OAN need to consider population; economic led need and then market signals, particularly affordability.
With recent Inspectors decisions on the Eastleigh and Uttlesford local plan suggesting an increase of at least 10% to address worsening market signals and noting the Brentwood ration of lower quartile house prcie to lower quartile earnings worsening from 5.98 (in 1997) to 10.10 (in 2013).
See three attached documents.
Object
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 11893
Received: 20/04/2015
Respondent: Croudace Strategic Ltd
Agent: Barton Willmore
The PBA OAN proposed housing target need to take account of the increase in need to accommodate the housing shortfall fron London. (FALP 2014).
See three attached documents.
Object
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 11894
Received: 20/04/2015
Respondent: Croudace Strategic Ltd
Agent: Barton Willmore
Whilst the increased housing target is supported, further work is needed to stablish the correct OAN for the borough. Particularly in relation to job growth forecast, recorded past trands, job led scenario, market signals affecting affordability and the needs of Greater London. The housing target will also need to take account of previous years shortfalls.Therefore the submission Local Plan should positively seek opportunities to meet the development needs of its area.
See three attached documents.
Object
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 11896
Received: 20/04/2015
Respondent: Croudace Strategic Ltd
Agent: Barton Willmore
As the majority of the evidnece base is still being prepared it is unclear how issues for hte three broad areas were identified.
West Horndon is not considered justified as the reference to the landscape assessment is 8 years old and is being updated. The brownfield sites only are considered suitable by the 2011 SHLAA, which is being updated.
Has BCC or Essec CC identified that improvements could be made to the A12 to accommodate growth? How does this consideration relate to the scope to improvement to the A127? There is no evidence that demonstrated that congestion of the A12 corridor is an issue or that it cannot be overcome by suitable improvements.
See three attached documents.
Object
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 11897
Received: 20/04/2015
Respondent: Croudace Strategic Ltd
Agent: Barton Willmore
Housing should be largely proporionate and appropriate to each settlement in the borough and greater in munber for the large settlements that would accomodate sustainable growth.
See three attached documents.
Object
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 11907
Received: 17/02/2015
Respondent: Karen Powell
No.
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Support
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 11923
Received: 17/02/2015
Respondent: Mr Peter Robinson
Yes.
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Support
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 11939
Received: 17/02/2015
Respondent: Mrs N. Blake
Yes but with reservations:
(i) For "North of the Borough" greenbelt should not be developed unless all other avenues have been utilised to the full. The point of the Greenbelt is to retain the character of the villages and continue to achieve a significant separation from the urban areas of the Borough. Brownfield land that is also Greenbelt should be returned to the Greenbelt and licensing of its use such as a "builders yard" etc. tightened to prevent misuse.
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Object
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 11957
Received: 17/02/2015
Respondent: Mrs Sarah Lafferty
No.
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Object
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 11970
Received: 17/02/2015
Respondent: Mrs Susan Webb
No. Overall comfortable with most areas but would stress the Green Belt and Village Feel needs for preservation in Brentwood North and particularly Tipps Cross where the infrastructure and transport links do not favour significant development at this time.
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Object
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 11985
Received: 17/02/2015
Respondent: Mr Richard Latham
No. The issues raised give a brief overview, but don't do justice to particular concerns around transport, congestion and the tremendous value of landscape amenity that the Areas to the "North of the Borough" and the northern part of the "A12 Corridor" possess.
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Object
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 11999
Received: 21/04/2015
Respondent: Mrs J.M. Wix
The A127 Corridor is already at capacity. Its not clear why the A127 Corridor is deemed to have greater potential for improvements than the A12.
West Horndon has only two trains per hour. Railway is at over capacity during rush hour.
The bus timetable is pitiful.
Fields surrounding the present housing in West Horndon used to be either green field sites or more importantly, green belt.
On p27 of the Consultation Document the Flood Alleviation Scheme for West Horndon village is not shown. No indication is given that the village gets flooded. Flooding is a major problem in the A127 Corridor and needs to be fully assessed before any development decision can be made.
ALL SAINTS CHURCH needs to be PROTECTED.
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Object
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 12013
Received: 17/02/2015
Respondent: Mrs Vera Grigg
No. North of the Borough - Insufficient attention to infrastructure - transport, schools, GPs.
A12 Corridor - Yes.
A127 Corridor - Yes.
No mention of [sites] 028A,B,C [Land east of Running Waters, Brentwood] and 192 [Heron Hall, Herongate, Brentwood] - Green Belt which should not be used for housing. Now much used by walkers, open space, historical woodlands, ample footpaths and good tracks. Home to much wildlife, birds, small mammals. Should not be touched as page 27 consultation document. Difficulty of ingress/egress to Hall Lane - no pavements and too much traffic on Hanging Hill Lane.
Q1: No. The areas specified do not mention [sites] 028C [Land east of Running Waters, Brentwood] and 192 [Heron Hall, Herongate, Brentwood] plus sites on the edge of the Green Belt south of Hutton 028A/B [Land east of Running Waters, Brentwood]. These are huge areas of land that are not part of the A12 and A127 Corridors, nor villages to the North of the Borough. This specific area is not considered, shown but not part of the planning.
Q2: No. North of the Borough - Insufficient attention to infrastructure - transport, schools, GPs.
A12 Corridor - Yes.
A127 Corridor - Yes.
No mention of [sites] 028A,B,C [Land east of Running Waters, Brentwood] and 192 [Heron Hall, Herongate, Brentwood] - Green Belt which should not be used for housing. Now much used by walkers, open space, historical woodlands, ample footpaths and good tracks. Home to much wildlife, birds, small mammals. Should not be touched as page 27 consultation document. Difficulty of ingress/egress to Hall Lane - no pavements and too much traffic on Hanging Hill Lane.
Q3: Yes. The A127 Corridor is the most suitable as it lies between the A127 and the railway. Not prime agricultural land, room for expansion between these two networks. Already a core of infrastructure which could be added to.
A12 Corridor - Yes if confined to areas between A12 and railway.
North of the Borough - Only if small sites were made available.
Q4: The A127 Corridor.
Q5: No. But only if between A12 and railway.
Q6: To develop brownfield sites.
Q7: Yes.
Q8: Yes. In order for Brentwood to remain a town it needs a town centre. Out of town shopping areas are losing their attraction and they are accessible nearby - Gallows Corner and Chelmsford.
Q9: No. With all the Green Belt around us at [sites] 028A,B,C [Land east of Running Waters, Brentwood] and 192 [Heron Hall, Herongate, Brentwood] we delight in the open spaces available to us.
Q10: Scenic Beauty Attractiveness: 5
Outdoor Recreation / Leisure Use: 5
Wildlife Interest: 5
Historic Interest: 5
Tranquility: 5
Other - Accessibility: 5
Q11: Houses: 3
Commercial / Industrial Buildings: 1
Nature Reserves / Wildlife: 4
Farmland: 4
Woodland: 4
Degraded / Derelict / Waste Land: 1
Infrastructure: 2
Leisure / Recreation Facilities: 4
Q12: Yes. Growth of present population - schools expansion.
Q13: Transport. GP facilities. Education - schools.
Support
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 12032
Received: 17/02/2015
Respondent: Mrs Maureen Butler
Yes.
Q1: Yes. A12 and A127 Corridors should be encouraged and not North due to lack of infrastructure.
Q2: Yes.
Q3: Yes. Blackmore is in a conservation area and within the Green Belt. Sites 076, 077, 199, 202 and 203. So are not suitable.
Q4: Dunton Garden Suburb.
Q5: Yes.
Q6: In borough villages, if land needs to be released at all, then brownfield sites should be used.
Q7: Yes.
Q8: Yes. Reduce traffic by promoting town centres.
Q9: No.
Q10: Scenic Beauty Attractiveness: 5
Outdoor Recreation / Leisure Use: 5
Wildlife Interest: 5
Historic Interest: 5
Tranquility: 5
Other - Tourist Attraction: 2
Q11: Houses: 3
Commercial / Industrial Buildings: 2
Nature Reserves / Wildlife: 3
Farmland: 3
Woodland: 2
Degraded / Derelict / Waste Land: 1
Infrastructure: 2
Leisure / Recreation Facilities: 2
Other - Historic Buildings including Church & Priory: 2
Q12: No.
Q13: Health provisions.
Support
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 12066
Received: 17/02/2015
Respondent: Glenda Fleming
Yes.
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Support
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 12081
Received: 17/02/2015
Respondent: Roger Legg
Yes.
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Comment
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 12090
Received: 17/02/2015
Respondent: Mr Keith Godbee
Yes. However with regard to the links of roads to the A414 these are already in use by farm vehicles, cyclists and runners and any increase would be hazardous
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Object
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 12130
Received: 17/02/2015
Respondent: Miss Katharine Turner
No.
- Road and rail infrastructure is already at capacity in the A127 corridor.
- It is not clear why the A127 has greater potential for improvements than the A12.
- The document implies the area has greater development potential because of its different landscape character. Whilst it is different, it is still considered valuable by residents.
- Flood risk is not addressed.
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Support
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 12136
Received: 22/04/2015
Respondent: S J & C M Norris
Agent: Strutt & Parker LLP
Yes, In particular the recognition of congestion in and around Brentwood is considered to be an important factor. In this regard it is considered that the land adjacent to the A12, Chelmsford Road, Shenfield as a park and ride could be important to reduce congestion between Shenfield Station and Brentwood Town
Centre and the Mountnessing Roundabout. The land has previously been promoted for use as park and ride to Shenfield Station. The applicant is also happy to consider wider benefits of the scheme to alleviate traffic between the park and ride and Brentwood Town Centre, if the need dictates.
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Object
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 12144
Received: 17/02/2015
Respondent: Mrs Susan Tappenden
No
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Comment
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 12160
Received: 17/02/2015
Respondent: Mr Roland Lazarus
I agree that brownfield land, whether or not it is in the Green Belt should be used before and instead of any Greenfield Green Belt land.
The north of the borough has the most historically sensitive landscape.
The A12 corridor is already the most developed but also has the most urban capacity for sustainable growth.
Any large scale development for the A127 corridor would only be sustainable if there is prior improvement to the capacity and access to c2c train services. Plans for large scale development here could not be considered sound without this.
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Object
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 12172
Received: 22/04/2015
Respondent: Valerie Godbee
The issues regarding areas B, the A12 corridor and C, the A127 corridor I agree with. However area A, North of the borough I agree with the issues apart from extending the boundaries of the villages by releasing green belt on the edge of the villages. Also, with regards to area A although local roads do provide access to the A414 then onto M11 and Chelmsford these roads are used constantly by farm traffic, cyclists, runners and horse riders and any additional traffic would be extremely hazardous
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Object
Strategic Growth Options
Representation ID: 12191
Received: 17/02/2015
Respondent: Mrs Maureen Craske
No.
-Road and rail infrastructure in the A127 corridor is already at capacity.
-It is unclear why the A127 corridor has great development potential than the A12 corridor.
-Whilst the A127 corridor does have a different landscape, this is no less valuable than the north of the Borough.
-Flood risk is not addressed for any proposed sites.
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