Comment

Representation ID: 12823

Received: 30/04/2015

Respondent: Crest Nicholson

Agent: Bidwells

You have considered the main issues but there are other important issues to consider.

Comment

Representation ID: 12824

Received: 30/04/2015

Respondent: Crest Nicholson

Agent: Bidwells

We support the general consideration of Green Belt release because we consider that 'exceptional circumstances' exist through the Brentwood Local Plan process to do so.

Support

Representation ID: 12825

Received: 30/04/2015

Respondent: Crest Nicholson

Agent: Bidwells

We agree that the release of Green Belt land within the A12 corridor is an appropriate solution to meeting OAN. The release of appropriate sites need not have negative impacts on infrastructure and the land east of Nag's Head Lane is well positioned in this regard. The proposals would result in a net benefit in terms of junction capacity and pedestrian connectivity.

Support

Representation ID: 12826

Received: 30/04/2015

Respondent: Crest Nicholson

Agent: Bidwells

The release of the land Nag's Head Lane for residential development would have no significant Green Belt impact, compared to other locations in the Brentwood urban area and elsewhere, and the supporting evidence and accompanying Design Development Framework demonstrate its appropriateness in terms of other planning policy and other material considerations.

Object

Representation ID: 12827

Received: 30/04/2015

Respondent: Crest Nicholson

Agent: Bidwells

In respect of the Dunton Garden Suburb, we would object to the allocation of this land because it would unduly restrict the remainder of the Borough to develop sustainably. The only logical part of the Garden Suburb relates to an urban extension to Basildon town. We seek assurance that the evidence informing the infrastructure provision with the proposals is sufficiently robust. We would welcome the publication of a revised SA/HRA of the Garden Suburb proposals whose sustainability impact against the alternative growth options is assessed prior to the publication of the next stage of the Local Plan.

Support

Representation ID: 12828

Received: 30/04/2015

Respondent: Crest Nicholson

Agent: Bidwells

We agree with the main issue raised with this area in that there are "development opportunities surrounding the urban areas, within the Green Belt". Area (B) contains the principal urban area with the highest concentration of existing services and facilities in the Borough and it therefore follows that a proportionate quantum of sustainable development should be accommodated within this area.

Support

Representation ID: 12829

Received: 30/04/2015

Respondent: Crest Nicholson

Agent: Bidwells

We agree with the Council's consideration of Green Belt release because there is insufficient brownfield land to meet its objectively assessed need (OAN). Other examples of Green Belt release are in evidnce, there are suitable sustainably located Green Belt locations adjoining the urban areas in area (B) that could deliver a proportion of the Local Plan's housing requirements. Land at Nag's Head Lane, Brentwood is one such location.

Support

Representation ID: 12830

Received: 30/04/2015

Respondent: Crest Nicholson

Agent: Bidwells

We agree that within area (B) "access to Brentwood from the A12 is only from Brook Street (M25 junction 28) and Mountnessing (A12 junction 12) bypassing the town centre" and that this limits "the outlet of local congestion." In this respect, land east of Nag's Head Lane is strategically well placed .

Comment

Representation ID: 12831

Received: 30/04/2015

Respondent: Crest Nicholson

Agent: Bidwells

Yes. Land east of Nag's Head Lane is an appropriate site to meet a proportion of the Borough's OAN because it is suitable, available and is deliverable. It is referred to as site 032 in the List of all Suggested Sites at Appendix 1 to the consultation document. The Design Development Framework at Appendix 1 demonstrates how the Site could be sensitively developed to provide a sustainable high quality scheme in the region of 130 residential units, and in a way that would not cause material harm to its Green Belt function.
In particular:
Green Belt; Landscape and Visual Impact; Accissibility; Ecology; Flood Risk; Noise; Sustainability.
There are benefits to this location:
Potential for a mix of dwellings; financial contribuitions to Brentwood visual appeatance; balanced growth; jobs; increase in footfall from new residnets; net benefits form juntion capacity and pedestrian connectivity and public open space.

Support

Representation ID: 12832

Received: 30/04/2015

Respondent: Crest Nicholson

Agent: Bidwells

Yes. The A12 corridor is where the highest concentration of existing services and facilities are located and it is one of the Council's corporate priorities that new planning policies help ensure that "we will have the right mix of homes in our towns and villages"It therefore follows that appropriate sites on the edge of the existing urban area should be released from the Green Belt. We would welcome the consideration
of suitable sites within this area, such as Nag's Head Lane, because they have the lowest propensity for landscape harm when compared with the alternative growth options as set out in the Interim Sustainability Appraisal (Interim SA). However, we would not consider it appropriate to take an 'all or nothing' approach to growth in the A12 corridor based on the growth options put forward in the Interim SA and that a combination of options may be appropriate by picking the best available sites.