Comment

Representation ID: 15657

Received: 10/05/2016

Respondent: Basildon Borough Council

Basildon Borough Council is unable, as demonstrated by evidence to make sufficient provision for Gypsy and Traveller pitches within the Basildon Borough area, and Brentwood Borough Council is requested to consider making provision for at least a proportion of this un-met need within the Brentwood Draft Local Plan as it is progressed to submission.

Object

Representation ID: 15659

Received: 10/05/2016

Respondent: Basildon Borough Council

Brentwood Borough Council should also identify and consider reasonable alternatives when developing the Local Plan's spatial strategy, growth options, specific sites and policies to ensure compliance with national policy and Strategic Environmental Assessment legislation. At examination the Council would need to show that the Local Plan has been prepared in accordance with the Duty to Cooperate, and other legal and procedural requirements, and that it complies with the test of soundness. As stipulated in paragraph 182 of the NPPF, for a Local Plan to be found "sound" it should have been positively prepared, be effective including the plan's deliverability, be consistent with national policy and be justified insofar as being the most appropriate strategy, when considered against the reasonable alternatives, based on proportionate evidence. It is not currently clear from the published evidence how Brentwood Borough Council can demonstrate this.

Object

Representation ID: 15661

Received: 10/05/2016

Respondent: Basildon Borough Council

Basildon Borough Council are disappointed that there is still a significant evidence base gap which has not been addressed following our last consultation response. The lack of evidence is felt to be a fundamental flaw to the Brentwood Borough Draft Local Plan. Basildon Borough Council therefore considers that the Brentwood Borough Draft Local Plan requires further work and that it is premature of a clear appreciation and understanding of the baseline context in the Brentwood Borough and the wider Essex area. It is difficult to see how the Draft Local Plan can be taken forward without the necessary evidence base having informed its development.

Object

Representation ID: 15663

Received: 10/05/2016

Respondent: Basildon Borough Council

Whilst Basildon Borough Council welcomes further engagement with Brentwood Borough Council to ensure that the points raised in this response are addressed and to continue working together on cross-boundary strategic priorities, it would need to be confident that the Dunton Hills Garden Village is the most appropriate location for growth based on evidence and supporting infrastructure mitigation in order to make an informed decision at a future date as to whether it can support this proposal.