Comment

Representation ID: 11793

Received: 15/02/2015

Respondent: CEG Land Promotions Limited

Agent: CODE Development Planners Ltd

The scale of housing and employment requirements in the Borough will require the delivery of a large scale development site able to provide a full range of onsite community facilities and essential offsite infrastructure improvements. While there may be opportunities for some small scale development within or on the edge of West Horndon the scale of development required to meet full housing and employment need would 'swamp' the existing village with an existing infrastructure designed for a smaller scale village and less able to accommodate additional demand. The alternative of a new large scale development either as a suburb associated with the western edge of Basildon or a standalone settlement would deliver the benefits and community explained in Appendix A without the dis-benefits of over developing the existing village of West Horndon.

Comment

Representation ID: 11796

Received: 15/02/2015

Respondent: CEG Land Promotions Limited

Agent: CODE Development Planners Ltd

The A12 corridor is likely to be considerably more constrained than the A127 corridor and less capable of mitigation, most particularly to the ability of the existing road network to accommodate substantial growth.

Comment

Representation ID: 11801

Received: 15/02/2015

Respondent: CEG Land Promotions Limited

Agent: CODE Development Planners Ltd

Although there may be limited opportunity to release small sites on the edge of urban areas very clear evidence of infrastructure capacity and delivery of necessary improvements will be required. It will also be necessary to test the value and importance of each site against the five purposes of the greenbelt judged against all reasonable alternatives.

Comment

Representation ID: 11804

Received: 15/02/2015

Respondent: CEG Land Promotions Limited

Agent: CODE Development Planners Ltd

Paragraph 3.13 of the SOCG to the release of brownfield land and consideration of the impacts on infrastructure and services is highly relevant. It is not always the case that brownfield land within urban areas is suitable for release for housing purposes. New housing development within urban areas can have a substantial negative impact on infrastructure and services and can also lead to the loss of important existing uses such as employment. The creation of a genuinely sustainable pattern of development and a sense of community in accordance with the policies of the NPPF requires a mix of uses within easy travel distance of one another.

Comment

Representation ID: 11818

Received: 15/02/2015

Respondent: CEG Land Promotions Limited

Agent: CODE Development Planners Ltd

Although there may be some limited opportunity to provide for local need on greenfield sites located on the edge of villages the capacity or existence of local infrastructure and services are likely to limit the available opportunities.
Limited brownfield land release may also be a possibility but it will be essential to ensure any losses of existing uses does not render communities and development patterns less sustainable.

Comment

Representation ID: 11820

Received: 15/02/2015

Respondent: CEG Land Promotions Limited

Agent: CODE Development Planners Ltd

The existence of brownfield uses in the countryside and greenbelt locations often, as noted in paragraph 3.15 of the SOCG, for waste and scrap uses, perform an essential function. Policies should not, therefore, encourage their redevelopment. In any case, the focus of the NPPF is to achieve sustainable development in three dimensions - economic, social and environmental. The development of existing small brownfield sites unable to provide their own closely related services and travel options is unlikely to accord with the policies of the NPPF.

Comment

Representation ID: 11822

Received: 15/02/2015

Respondent: CEG Land Promotions Limited

Agent: CODE Development Planners Ltd

The nature of modern employment uses requires easy and safe access to the strategic road network. This avoids the difficulties and dangers associated with commercial HGVs and large traffic volumes conflicting with the domestic scale usage of residential roads and community facilities.
There is a continuing need to encourage suitable employment uses across a full range of employment sectors. Locations will need to be carefully selected.
As illustrated in Appendix A, there are opportunities to deliver important and sustainable employment areas at Dunton with its easy access to both the A127 and A128 routes and the ability to site the various uses to avoid conflict.

Comment

Representation ID: 11825

Received: 15/02/2015

Respondent: CEG Land Promotions Limited

Agent: CODE Development Planners Ltd

Opportunities for more open space provision within the Borough are often limited by the availability of land and funding. With reference to the A127 corridor there is no doubt there remains a need for additional open space and public access to the countryside. Development of a large scale form of development as illustrated in Appendix A affords a genuine opportunity, not available in smaller allocations, to make a substantial improvement to the availability of open space and public access, one of the guiding principles of garden city development..Dunton would delivery the improvements and enhancements to biodiversity habitats. In order to be found 'sound' the Local Plan will need to demonstrate how it delivers the enhancements to public access and biodiversity in the greenbelt in line with the NPPF:

Comment

Representation ID: 11828

Received: 15/02/2015

Respondent: CEG Land Promotions Limited

Agent: CODE Development Planners Ltd

Appendix A shows the promoter at Dunton is entirely aligned with the objectives set out in the quality of life and community infrastructure section. Indeed these are an essential element of garden city principles.
Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP), in paragraph 6.3 will be an essential evidence base document of the Local Plan. Together with appropriate viability testing the Local Plan should test the deliverability of the chosen strategy. Appendix A shows, the economies of scale offered by a large scale development will afford the greatest opportunities for the delivery of necessary infrastructure improvements in line with garden city principles.

Comment

Representation ID: 11830

Received: 15/02/2015

Respondent: CEG Land Promotions Limited

Agent: CODE Development Planners Ltd

The priorities for infrastructure spending will be led by the chosen pattern of development and individual site allocations. The promoter of land at Dunton is currently undertaking initial infrastructure investigations which can be made available to the Council and fed into any further IDP evidence.