Object

Representation ID: 15320

Received: 04/05/2016

Respondent: Wiggins Gee Homes Ltd

Agent: David Russell Associates

The Dunton Hills Garden Suburb Statement of Consultation, published in December 2015 says that it "... will inform both Basildon Borough Council and Brentwood Borough Council's decision about whether there are planning merits to consider a cross-boundary development option at Dunton in their respective Local Plans ...".

The consultation itself was carried out in January and February 2015. 84% of those who responded objected to the proposal; only 6% supported it.

This looks like a project that is going nowhere, and there must be very serious doubts over when this proposed allocation will start to make a contribution to the housing needs identified in Policy 5.2.

Object

Representation ID: 15321

Received: 04/05/2016

Respondent: Wiggins Gee Homes Ltd

Agent: David Russell Associates

There are 9 allocations with potential to deliver early in the plan period and help relieve the current significant shortfall in supply. These allocations have a total capacity of around 390 new dwellings and are:

 Wates Way Industrial Estate
 Essex County Fire Brigade HQ
 Warley Training Centre
 Westbury Road Car Park
 Chatham Way/Crown Street Car Park
 Hunter House Western Road
 Sow and Grow Nursery Pilgrims Hatch
 Ingatestone Garden Centre
 Ingatestone Bypass

Among these, 2 are currently town centre car parks, a further 2 are public service establishments, whose future may be liable to further public service review. Added to this would be the delivery from planning permissions already given but yet to be implemented; an allowance from permitted development conversions of offices to
residential, and a windfall site allowance. The net result is an annual production of around 150 to 200. This leaves the Draft Local Plan struggling to meet its target.

Object

Representation ID: 15322

Received: 04/05/2016

Respondent: Wiggins Gee Homes Ltd

Agent: David Russell Associates

The Local Development Scheme states that the new Local Development Plan is scheduled for adoption by the second quarter of 2017. Even if this is achieved, its
land allocations will still need to be based on very robust foundations.

Comment

Representation ID: 15323

Received: 04/05/2016

Respondent: Wiggins Gee Homes Ltd

Agent: David Russell Associates

Site 159 is a greenfield Green Belt site, but the Council needs sites with a high degree of certainty about its deliverability like this. Otherwise, it faces continuing challenges through the plan preparation and appeal processes.