Comment

Representation ID: 9174

Received: 08/04/2015

Respondent: Threadneedle Property Investments Ltd

Agent: Barton Willmore

The site area of "Dunton Garden Suburb" is also located within part of Broad area "A127 Corridor" and West Horndon. The suggestion at Para 3.12 of the SGOC that the Dunton Garden Suburb is an alternative to strategic Greenfield / Green Belt development along the A127 corridor, rather than an addition to, is however not supported. Whilst i t would be inappropriate to allocate both a new settlement and large strategic greenfield allocation within this area, there is a danger that the proposals for Dunton Garden Suburb will unduly erode the open gap between the settlements of West Horndon and Dunton. In addition, supporting a significant urban extension to Dunton may also be perceived as BBC allocating a substantial proportion the Borough's future housing need in one area of the Borough

Comment

Representation ID: 9175

Received: 08/04/2015

Respondent: Threadneedle Property Investments Ltd

Agent: Barton Willmore

Our client considers that the development of the proposed strategic allocations to the west of West Horndon avoid issues of settlement coalescence and would help to ensure the Bor ough's urgent housing needs are met in the shorter term without needing to rely on fewer more substantial sites that may be more difficult to deliver.

Comment

Representation ID: 9176

Received: 08/04/2015

Respondent: Threadneedle Property Investments Ltd

Agent: Barton Willmore

The allocation of existing brownfield sites in the Green Belt for housing purposes should continue to be supported . The re-use of brownfield sites is a priority over and above the release of Greenfield land. What is more, BBC should allocate a range of site sizes and not rely on a single large allocation at Dunton Garden Suburb in order to ensure the Council meet its housing required in the shorter term and to ensure a proportionate disbursement of development to meet the Boroughs needs.

Comment

Representation ID: 9178

Received: 08/04/2015

Respondent: Threadneedle Property Investments Ltd

Agent: Barton Willmore

In the event insufficient brownfield land can be found to accommodate BBC's housing needs, our client has no objection to consideration being given to releasing sites on the edge of urban areas within the A12 Corridor.

Support

Representation ID: 9179

Received: 08/04/2015

Respondent: Threadneedle Property Investments Ltd

Agent: Barton Willmore

Our client agrees that the most suitable approach is to allocate new employment sites close to the strategic highway network. Care will, however, need to be taken to ensure a suitable balance between the transport effects of employment and residential uses so to avoid the local highway network becoming over burdened.

Comment

Representation ID: 9180

Received: 08/04/2015

Respondent: Threadneedle Property Investments Ltd

Agent: Barton Willmore

Our client also wishes to take this opportunity to point out that the provision of retail and commercial leisure floorspace in West Horndon will not be delivered unless new homes are constructed in this location is order to create the necessary critical mass and demand to sustain its existence. This level of demand is likely to be generated through the constructi on of new homes in West Horndon, rather than in Dunton Garden Suburb.

Comment

Representation ID: 9181

Received: 08/04/2015

Respondent: Threadneedle Property Investments Ltd

Agent: Barton Willmore

We would, however, reiterate our comments made in response to BBC's previous consultation on the POLP that in view of the urgent need for housing in BBC any new mixed use development in West Horndon should refer to this Strategic Site Allocation as a " resident ial-led mixed use development".

Object

Representation ID: 9182

Received: 08/04/2015

Respondent: Threadneedle Property Investments Ltd

Agent: Barton Willmore

Whilst we have no objection to the Council seeking to gain an understanding of local resident's perceptions of landscape "value", the outcomes of the survey should not be used to inform the landscape evidence currently being produced. This should be an Obj ective assessment undertaken by a qualified professional.

Object

Representation ID: 9183

Received: 08/04/2015

Respondent: Threadneedle Property Investments Ltd

Agent: Barton Willmore

Whilst we have no objection to the Council seeking to gain an understanding of local resident's perceptions of landscape "value", the outcomes of the survey should not be used to inform the landscape evidence currently being produced. This should be an Obj ective assessment undertaken by a qualified professional.

Support

Representation ID: 9184

Received: 08/04/2015

Respondent: Threadneedle Property Investments Ltd

Agent: Barton Willmore

We would agree with the general Infrastructure considerations set out in Section 6 of the SGOC.