Comment

Representation ID: 12642

Received: 17/02/2015

Respondent: One Property Group Ltd

Agent: Phase 2 Planning and Development Ltd

Plan should assess and include Green Belt sites identified as suitable, available and achievable within the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA).

Brentwood, including the extended areas of Shenfield, Hutton, Ingrave etc is where most jobs and services are located within the Borough, and therefore where growth should be concentrated in accordance with the sustainability objectives of the NPPF.

Comment

Representation ID: 12662

Received: 17/02/2015

Respondent: One Property Group Ltd

Agent: Phase 2 Planning and Development Ltd

The assessment of objectively assessed housing needs (OAN) appeared on the Council's website on 13 February, three working days before the consultation deadline. National Policy and Guidance requires a Local Plan be informed by robust and up to date evidence. It is disappointing that with the exception of the SHMA update the rest remain unavailable, the consultation document stating that they are 'forthcoming'. Although OAN evidence is listed within the document as December 2014, it does not yet appear on the Council's website.

Comment

Representation ID: 12666

Received: 17/02/2015

Respondent: One Property Group Ltd

Agent: Phase 2 Planning and Development Ltd

North of Borough: Agree villages should grow to provide local need. Given identified constraints, needs should be met by small scale exception sites in villages with services such as public transport, school and shops. These settlements should be identified in the Plan, but strategy should not rely on these as source of housing provision.

A12 Corridor: Apart from comment on A12 access to Brentwood, there is no assessment of accessibility and service range of Brentwood urban area. Important to note that Brentwood is where most jobs and services are and therefore where growth should be concentrated in accordance with NPPF.

Comment

Representation ID: 12667

Received: 17/02/2015

Respondent: One Property Group Ltd

Agent: Phase 2 Planning and Development Ltd

North of Borough: Agree villages should grow to provide local need. Given identified constraints, needs should be met by small scale exception sites in villages with services such as public transport, school and shops. These settlements should be identified in the Plan, but strategy should not rely on these as source of housing provision.

A12 Corridor: Apart from comment on A12 access to Brentwood, there is no assessment of accessibility and service range of Brentwood urban area. Important to note that Brentwood is where most jobs and services are and therefore where growth should be concentrated in accordance with NPPF.

Comment

Representation ID: 12668

Received: 17/02/2015

Respondent: One Property Group Ltd

Agent: Phase 2 Planning and Development Ltd

Agree villages should grow to provide local need. Given identified constraints, needs should be met by small scale exception sites in villages with services such as public transport, school and shops. These settlements should be identified in the Plan, but strategy should not rely on these as source of housing provision.

Support

Representation ID: 12694

Received: 17/02/2015

Respondent: One Property Group Ltd

Agent: Phase 2 Planning and Development Ltd

SHLAA recognised that land at Salmonds Grove [site ref 067A] is suitable, available and achievable and could deliver 44 dwellings within years 1-5. Site has good connection with the village and transport links.

Site is available for residential development and achievable albeit constrained by recommendation that only western part of site [067A] is developed (approx. 30% of total site). Proposed layout plan is attached.

Council has deficient five year housing land supply. It is important to balance strategic allocations with smaller sites with few constraints that can be delivered quickly, such as land at Salmonds Grove [067A].

Comment

Representation ID: 12695

Received: 17/02/2015

Respondent: One Property Group Ltd

Agent: Phase 2 Planning and Development Ltd

Attached representation shows that only part of wider site proposed to be developed, i.e. 067A developed but not 067B. This is consistent with conclusions of Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA).

Comment

Representation ID: 12696

Received: 17/02/2015

Respondent: One Property Group Ltd

Agent: Phase 2 Planning and Development Ltd

The current strategy of the Plan will not meet projected affordable housing needs in the Borough.

Comment

Representation ID: 12698

Received: 17/02/2015

Respondent: One Property Group Ltd

Agent: Phase 2 Planning and Development Ltd

Concern that Crossrail Economic Impacts and Highways Modelling evidence are forthcoming, which discords with the NPPF. Many evidence documents currently unavailable. Not clear whether comprehensive site assessment undertaken. Landscape Sensitivity Testing and Green Belt Assessment essential when identifying new Green Belt sites. Query whether missing evidence prepared in advance of Local Plan or retrospectively to accord with Council strategy. No consideration of Green Belt sites individual and cumulative effects. On basis of information available, it seems decision made preventing Green Belt release for employment and residential around Brentwood and Shenfield, the Borough's primary urban areas.

Comment

Representation ID: 12699

Received: 17/02/2015

Respondent: One Property Group Ltd

Agent: Phase 2 Planning and Development Ltd

Plan needs to take account of shortfalls since NPPF published, and have at least 15 years life from adoption. Plan proposed to run until 2030 but not projected to be adopted until 2017, giving only a life of 13 years. Given the Council is required to review Green Belt boundaries and define boundaries that endure, a longer period should be proposed to provide certainty given that larger sites may deliver beyond 2030. Suggest 2035 as end date.