Object

Representation ID: 932

Received: 02/10/2013

Respondent: Bolson's Limited

Leaseholder for Unit 64 Horndon Industrial Park, Station Road, West Horndon. Policy CP4 defines the West Horndon opportunity area and the Council will work with the community to identify and realize opportunities for regeneration and improvement through the redevelopment of employment land and a strategic allocation to provide a mixed use scheme. The text provides that the council will seek a community masterplanning exercise "which best reflects local aspirations and the wider borough spatial strategy". The current proposals do not appear to apply to Bolsons.

Object

Representation ID: 933

Received: 02/10/2013

Respondent: Bolson's Limited

Policy CP3 provides that West Horndon is to be a "mixed use" development site, including housing, employment, community, education, health etc. Surely Bolsons' activities need to be promoted not jeopardized by yet more uncertainty.

Object

Representation ID: 935

Received: 02/10/2013

Respondent: Bolson's Limited

The Council is plainly relying on the West Horndon Strategic Allocation (of which the industrial estate forms a part) to meet a sizeable chunk (1500) of the dwellings that it needs to provide over the next 15 years or so. See Policies S1 and S2. It will therefore want to see this proposed policy adopted, it is its "preferred option" after it is stated careful consideration of the alternatives. What were these alternatives? In this context it is interesting to note, that in considering alternatives, the council rejected an alternative (p33) to develop just for housing and not employment, as that would have required the council to identify land and premises elsewhere to offset the loss of businesses and jobs that would occur and would exclude the established business community. What provision have been made to provide continued employment of Bolson's employees?

Object

Representation ID: 942

Received: 02/10/2013

Respondent: Bolson's Limited

Proposals in SO3 and S3 do not appear to apply to Bolsons.
Para 2.44 states there the reasons for the need for new allocations.
It seems odd to promote policies that result in the loss of a good purpose-built site. Surely it is more sustainable to maintain a good existing estate? NPPF promotes economic growth, employment and seeks to support existing business sectors and to minimise journey lengths for employment.
Bolsons Unit 64 has easy access to public transport. What suggested alternatives does the Council have in mind when they formulated these proposals?

Object

Representation ID: 944

Received: 02/10/2013

Respondent: Bolson's Limited

The Council rejected an alternative option to redevelop for housing etc because that would have required the Council to indentify land and premises elsewhere to offset the loss of business and jobs that would occur and would exclude the established business community, and that it was recognised that there would be no guarantee that established business would relocated within the Borough. (Para 3.8 envisages a mix of uses including neighbourly (i.e. compatible) employment uses. What provisions have been made to provide continued employment of Bolsons' employees?

Object

Representation ID: 946

Received: 02/10/2013

Respondent: Bolson's Limited

Policy CP11 seeks a strong and competitive economy, to maintain high and stable levels of economic growth, enabling the Borough economy to diversify and modernise through the growth of existing business. The current proposals do no appear to apply to Bolsons.

Object

Representation ID: 948

Received: 02/10/2013

Respondent: Bolson's Limited

Para 3.38 recognises that Brentwood is an attractive location for business and has a thriving entrepreneurial culture and a skilled workforce. The current proposals do not apply to Bolsons.

Object

Representation ID: 950

Received: 02/10/2013

Respondent: Bolson's Limited

Para 3.42 states that more than half of total employment in the Borough is provided by utilising existing employment space where possible. The current proposals do not appear to apply to Bolsons.

Object

Representation ID: 951

Received: 02/10/2013

Respondent: Bolson's Limited

Para 3.44 states that sustainable patterns of growth should be encouraged by utilising existing employment space where possible. The current proposals do not appear to apply to Bolsons.

Object

Representation ID: 952

Received: 02/10/2013

Respondent: Bolson's Limited

Policy DM6 provides that the Council seeks to achieve and retain a wide range of employment opportunities (including the proposed new allocation at West Horndon). Para 4.17 states that in areas allocated for general employment and office development on the (draft) Policies Map, the presumption is that existing uses will be retained and proposals entailing loss of employment premises an sites without replacement will be resisted. (The estate is currently allocated as Employment General land in the extant 2005 Local Plan: see the Proposals Map). The current proposals do not appear to apply to Bolsons.