Comment

Representation ID: 12703

Received: 28/04/2015

Respondent: Persimmon Homes Essex

The growth options of the 2013 consultation were noted, the 2015 SGO consultation has identified an increased housing need to 362 per annum. Persimmon consider that the council do not make any allowance for the accumulated shortfall and therefore calculate the shortfall to be in the region of 724 dwellings. The document looks to extend the new Local Plan to cover the 2 year period between 2013 and 2015. Therefore the council are not meeting their OAN in full.

Comment

Representation ID: 12706

Received: 28/04/2015

Respondent: Persimmon Homes Essex

The Greater Essex Demographic Forecasts (Phase 6) 2014 calculates a net increase of 21% for Brentwood, it is therefore crucial that the LPA considers their housing position in relation to the London housing market. This is particularly the case where the GLA Draft Housing Strategy 2014 indicated that it is unable to meet its OAN. A potential shortfall of 20,000 pA execarbate the need for the council to meet its duty to meet the growth from London as part of their OANs.

Comment

Representation ID: 12707

Received: 28/04/2015

Respondent: Persimmon Homes Essex

The consultation document states that the three areas should not be considered in isolation, but the council must ensure that development is allocated to the most sustainable locations. It states that the three areas should not be considered in isolation, but the council must ensure that development is allocated to the most sustainable locations. No one area for Growth can be relied upon to meet their OAN. The A127 corridor provides opportunities for large strategic sites, delivering infrastructure improvements to an important corridor whilst also demonstrating the Authorities ability to collaboratively plan for growth with Basildon District. This area in particular has the ability to provide the additional 3000 homes

Comment

Representation ID: 12708

Received: 28/04/2015

Respondent: Persimmon Homes Essex

The A12 growth corridor allows the Borough to take advantage of some key infrastructure improvements, in particular the opening of CrossRail, in the near future. This will not only significantly increase demand for residential properties in the area, but improve the desirability of the area to key businesses wanting easy access to London, whilst not having to pay the large rental charges for office space in the Capital. Therefore large strategic sites, with a range of properties, in this area could provide an important mixed use, also providing key job opportunities for existing local residents.

Comment

Representation ID: 12709

Received: 28/04/2015

Respondent: Persimmon Homes Essex

The historical undersupply of houses in the area, coupled with a large amount of redevelopment of the existing stock has resulted in a reasonably constrained property market. This has increased house prices out of reach of those starting out on the property ladder. The Council acknowledges that growth in the A12 corridor could be heavily reliant on the redevelopment of brownfield land and as such, unlikely to be developed in the first 5 years of the plan. In addition to the fast rail links into London from both the A12 and A127 growth corridors the areas also benefit from good strategic road links to the M25 and beyond.

Comment

Representation ID: 12710

Received: 28/04/2015

Respondent: Persimmon Homes Essex

The area to the North of the Borough incorporates a very different rural character, remote from the strategic rail and road routes previously mentioned. This area could not sustain the housing numbers required by the Council without significantly altering the character of existing villages. It is suggested that this part of the Borough is identified for smaller development, adjacent to the settlement boundaries that could perhaps help boost the provision of housing in the early years of the plan. It is clear that the likely size of these sites will be unable to contribute significantly towards infrastructure improvements in the Borough however with the provision of CIL they could still provide much needed resources.

Comment

Representation ID: 12711

Received: 28/04/2015

Respondent: Persimmon Homes Essex

Persimmon Homes acknowledges that the sites identified in the consultation document are not suggested allocations at this stage, merely the sites that have come forward during the Call for Sites process. It is suggested that whilst this is a good starting point for the Council it has been seen within the recent Maldon Examination in Public that the Inspector was concerned whether the Council had looked at all reasonable alternatives. It is therefore suggested that the Council allow the submission of further sites for consideration until perhaps the Preferred Options Stage is reached.

Comment

Representation ID: 12712

Received: 28/04/2015

Respondent: Persimmon Homes Essex

Persimmon Homes believes that there has historically been an undersupply of affordable housing in the Borough; it is presumed this could be due to the viability of schemes coming forward. If this is the case it should be ensured that a number of larger schemes are allocated which are more likely to be able to provide these much needed homes. The NPPF states that the policies contained within the Local Plan should not render schemes unviable and therefore early consultation with Developer Interests should be undertaken to try and establish a realistic affordable housing target.

Comment

Representation ID: 12713

Received: 28/04/2015

Respondent: Persimmon Homes Essex

The Council will obviously be mindful of the emphasis within the NPPF to deliver sustainable sites, this inevitably puts the emphasis on the A12 and A127 corridor areas to support the largest amount of growth. Given the high percentage of Green Belt in the authority it is also suggested that sites close to the settlement boundary or with defensible boundaries are considered.

Comment

Representation ID: 12714

Received: 28/04/2015

Respondent: Persimmon Homes Essex

It is noted that there is a large number of sites identified to the south east of Hutton, it is felt that large scale development in this area should be careful not merge the existing settlements which gives them a distinctive character. The Council should also be mindful of utilising defensible boundaries where possible as this could help with the public perception of any potential allocation.