Comment

Representation ID: 6945

Received: 10/03/2015

Respondent: Boyer Planning

The Sustainability Appraisal highlights further potential issues in respect of such matters as impact upon SSSls, heritage assets, flooding and climate change. These will all need to be properly considered and assessed.

Object

Representation ID: 6952

Received: 10/03/2015

Respondent: Boyer Planning

Given the Council's requirement to provide an additional 18-23 hectares of employment floorspace between 2015-2030, (7,440 jobs), it is not considered appropriate that the successful and vibrant industrial estate - which has an indicative job capacity of 165 employees and with only 1 vacant unit - should be considered for a redevelopment. If any development should take place affecting the industrial estate, it should be to provide additional opportunities within the area to expand the Industrial estate in order that it can contribute to providing much needed employment opportunities within the Borough. Any proposals to redevelop the industrial estate for housing will, therefore, be strongly resisted

Object

Representation ID: 6955

Received: 10/03/2015

Respondent: Boyer Planning

The Consultation Document acknowledges at paragraph 4.4 that, 'when employment land is surrounded by houses it often causes nuisance such as heavy goods vehicles travelling through residential areas and noise complaints. This inturn often results in conditions being set which reduces the viability of employment uses." It is therefore questioned whether a mixed use housing led redevelopment of the West Horndon Industrial Estate would be appropriate and whether it would in fact impact upon the future viability of the industrial estate (which would clearly conflict with the need of the Borough to provide new employment opportunities and floor space).

Object

Representation ID: 6958

Received: 10/03/2015

Respondent: Boyer Planning

As previously discussed, it would, therefore, appear appropriate for development within the A127 Corridor to be centred on the Dunton Garden Suburb, which is proposing up to 6,000 new dwellings, along with further employment and community facilities. Whilst Graphic International Display do not wish to comment directly upon this, they would, providing the required Infrastructure Is provided to support such a major scheme, support this approach in principle. It is therefore considered that sites 020 and 021 should not be considered for housing development.

Object

Representation ID: 6959

Received: 10/03/2015

Respondent: Boyer Planning

As previously discussed, it would, therefore, appear appropriate for development within the A127 Corridor to be centred on the Dunton Garden Suburb, which is proposing up to 6,000 new dwellings, along with further employment and community facilities. Whilst Graphic International Display do not wish to comment directly upon this, they would, providing the required Infrastructure Is provided to support such a major scheme, support this approach in principle. It is therefore considered that sites 020 and 021 should not be considered for housing development.

Object

Representation ID: 6961

Received: 10/03/2015

Respondent: Boyer Planning

development should not be located within the West Horndon Industrial Estate due to its success and vibrancy. Development should be focused on areas elsewhere within the village, and in particular towards the proposed Dunton Garden Suburb to the east of the village.

Object

Representation ID: 6966

Received: 10/03/2015

Respondent: Boyer Planning

In the case of West Horndon Industrial Estate, with only 1 vacant unit on site, the majority of which are on long-term leases. As the site is currently close to capacity, it is therefore difficult to see how the Industrial Estate will be able to contribute to meeting the future needs of the Borough, and instead consideration should be directed towards new sites which are available, as per Paragraph 47 of the NPPF.

Comment

Representation ID: 6967

Received: 10/03/2015

Respondent: Boyer Planning

The Sustainability Appraisal prepared by URS assesses the significant effects of development within Greenfield Sites or Brownfield Sites in relation to the five suggested locations for Strategic Development. The report concludes across all topics, both options perform similarly across all topics (air quality, biodiversity etc.). Whilst the general provisions of the NPPF would support the use of brownfield sites above Green Belt release, It is clear (and acknowledged by the Borough Council) that there is not sufficient brownfield sites to meet the requirements of the Borough Council and that Green Belt sites must be released.

Comment

Representation ID: 6968

Received: 10/03/2015

Respondent: Boyer Planning

In respect of Figure.12: Sites which have come forward for employment across the Borough', Graphic International Display would support the release of additional land in West Horndon In order to provide additional employment floors pace to support the Council's economic requirements, due to the area's close links to the A127 and rail station, in line with Paragraphs 34 and 35 of the NPPF, with improvements to the road infrastructure to accommodate any significant increase on the highway network over the next 15 years.

Object

Representation ID: 6969

Received: 10/03/2015

Respondent: Boyer Planning

Supportive of the Boroughs needs to provide new housing and employment opportunities over the next 15 years, much could take place within West Horndon and the Dunton Garden Suburb. We do not consider that a housing led mixed use redevelopment of the West Horndon Industrial Estate is appropriate, as it would add 5ha, as well as a minimum of 165jobs, onto the Borough Council's current requirements to deliver between 18-23ha of employment land, and upto 7,440 new jobs. The Industrial Estate should therefore remain allocated as an Employment Allocation and any development within the vicinity of the site should be of compatible uses in order to support the vitality of this important existing employment location.