Support

Representation ID: 12960

Received: 05/05/2015

Respondent: Hermes Fund Managers Limited

Agent: McGough Planning Consultants

Hermes understands and supports the approach taken in the identification of the three broad areas, but only so far as this does not detrimentally affect the redevelopment potential of the industrial estates within West Horndon.

Support

Representation ID: 12961

Received: 05/05/2015

Respondent: Hermes Fund Managers Limited

Agent: McGough Planning Consultants

Hermes broadly agrees, but wishes to emphasise West Horndon's considerable potential for sustainable growth.

The village is located close to good road links and has excellent rail links. The redevelopment of the industrial estates will remove most of the unwelcomed HGV traffic from the village, which will not necessarily be replaced by car related traffic (although it is clear residents would see this as an improvement). The existing railway station, close to the industrial estates presents a notable opportunity for public transport led growth.

Support

Representation ID: 12963

Received: 05/05/2015

Respondent: Hermes Fund Managers Limited

Agent: McGough Planning Consultants

Horndon Industrial Park (site ref 021) and West Horndon Industrial Estate (site ref 020) have significant potential to contribute to the sustainable development of West Horndon.

The sites have already been identified within the Council's five year housing land supply. They are previously developed sites, sustainably located within the West Horndon, close to good public transport links and serviced by adequate road infrastructure. Residential led redevelopment of the estates is supported by local residents and the Parish Council.

The sites redevelopment would make a significant contribution to housing within the Borough and benefit the development of West Horndon itself.

Support

Representation ID: 12964

Received: 05/05/2015

Respondent: Hermes Fund Managers Limited

Agent: McGough Planning Consultants

Horndon Industrial Park (site ref 021) and West Horndon Industrial Estate (site ref 020) have significant potential to contribute to the sustainable development of West Horndon.

The sites have already been identified within the Council's five year housing land supply. They are previously developed sites, sustainably located within the West Horndon, close to good public transport links and serviced by adequate road infrastructure. Residential led redevelopment of the estates is supported by local residents and the Parish Council.

The sites redevelopment would make a significant contribution to housing within the Borough and benefit the development of West Horndon itself.

Comment

Representation ID: 12965

Received: 05/05/2015

Respondent: Hermes Fund Managers Limited

Agent: McGough Planning Consultants

Para 3.12 presupposes that it is one or the other i.e. West Horndon or Dunton Garden Suburb. This is not the case.

There are obvious difficulties associated with bringing forward the Dunton Garden Suburb (which is also greenbelt affected by flooding issues, but without the benefits of existing infrastructure) and the potential lengthy period of time before any beneficial development could come forward.

Redevelopment of the industrial estates in West Horndon would be in accordance with the broad thrust NPPF and is supported by local residents. It would be a false premise if the Council's approach was to show the option as an "all or nothing" choice to development of West Horndon.

Support

Representation ID: 12966

Received: 05/05/2015

Respondent: Hermes Fund Managers Limited

Agent: McGough Planning Consultants

Hermes considers West Horndon is the best location for an appropriate quantity of growth. The village is an existing community, well served by road and rail infrastructure, with two large, and increasingly problematic industrial estates within the identified settlement boundary that could be beneficially redeveloped for residential led mixed use development.

Support

Representation ID: 12967

Received: 05/05/2015

Respondent: Hermes Fund Managers Limited

Agent: McGough Planning Consultants

A significant reason for the decline of the industrial estates in West Horndon is the relatively poor road links to the strategic highway network. However, our traffic experts suggest local roads within and around West Horndon are adequately suited to the car traffic from a residential reuse of the estates; that would replace the industrial estates' commercial traffic in the event of redevelopment.

Hermes considers employment sites situated close to the strategic highway network would be successful and would encourage Brentwood to bring forward new employment sites in these locations.

Support

Representation ID: 12968

Received: 05/05/2015

Respondent: Hermes Fund Managers Limited

Agent: McGough Planning Consultants

This approach is consistent with the NPPF and is generally supported by Hermes, as it encourages development in the most sustainable way. However, this approach should not undermine efforts to bring forward retail uses as part of the master-planned residential led mixed use development of the West Horndon industrial estates.

Policy for the redevelopment of the industrial estates should be framed in a similar fashion to the preferred options draft of the LDP, which set an objective of an appropriately sized retail offer for West Horndon - and was largely been supported by local residents and the Parish Council.

Comment

Representation ID: 12969

Received: 05/05/2015

Respondent: Hermes Fund Managers Limited

Agent: McGough Planning Consultants

Hermes Property Unit Trust is as keen as ever to take a full part in the local plan making process, but they are concerned that the progress of the local plan - they would be grateful to understand what status the preferred options draft of the local plan has now, for example.