Support

Representation ID: 19990

Received: 28/03/2018

Respondent: Thurrock Borough Council

Thurrock Council supports in principle Brentwood's approach to accommodate its objectively assessed need within its boundary, whilst recognising this is an ambitious growth agenda. Concerned with regard to the spatial strategy and the levels of growth proposed in the A12 and A127 corridors and considers that Brentwood Council has not thoroughly tested all reasonable options.

Comment

Representation ID: 19991

Received: 28/03/2018

Respondent: Thurrock Borough Council

Thurrock Council remains concerned about the identification and impact on the Green Belt of the proposed Dunton Hills Garden Village. In addition limited new or updated evidence has been made available to demonstrate the deliverability or viability of such a scheme.

Comment

Representation ID: 19992

Received: 28/03/2018

Respondent: Thurrock Borough Council

Brentwood Draft Local Plan and supporting evidence base will require further revision and consultation with ongoing duty to cooperate with adjoining local authorities. In particular the preparation of the draft Plan should be reviewed to take account of the outcome of testing of other spatial options being considered by the South Essex authorities as part of the preparation of a Joint Strategic Plan.

Comment

Representation ID: 19993

Received: 28/03/2018

Respondent: Thurrock Borough Council

Thurrock Council seeks further clarification as to whether level of growth proposed for Brentwood could be accommodated in the plan in light of the concerns to current proposed strategic location at Dunton Hills Garden Village and would wish to further engage with Brentwood Council to discuss that other alternative options in the borough have been properly considered.

Comment

Representation ID: 19994

Received: 28/03/2018

Respondent: Thurrock Borough Council

At all DTC meetings Thurrock Officers have reiterated the objection to Dunton Garden village and suggested that alternative options are investigated including potential development at West Horndon and A12 Corridor. Thurrock is concerned about Dunton Hills Garden Village and due to its location close to and adjoining the boundaries between the two authorities Thurrock Council requests further engagement on this development and considerations of alternative options along the A127 Corridor and elsewhere. Brentwood Council should progress key strategic matters through the South Essex Joint Strategic Plan process as a well as with individual local authorities on cross- boundary matters.

Comment

Representation ID: 19995

Received: 28/03/2018

Respondent: Thurrock Borough Council

The South Essex authorities are considering spatial options to assess the capacity of South Essex to deliver growth and are commissioning a spatial options study to inform the Joint Strategic Plan preparation. In consideration of locations and strategic sites for growth a range of options including alternatives to Dunton Hill Garden village should form part of the options testing as part of this study. Therefore it is considered premature for the Brentwood Plan to progress until the outcome of this options testing is known and the locations and nature of growth has been advanced with a degree of certainty.

Comment

Representation ID: 19996

Received: 28/03/2018

Respondent: Thurrock Borough Council

Elements of the evidence base do not appear to have been produced or published to support the site proposals in the draft plan such as the HELAA, transport and other infrastructure assessments.

Comment

Representation ID: 19997

Received: 28/03/2018

Respondent: Thurrock Borough Council

The South Essex Authorities are considering the commissioning of additional elements of evidence base to support the preparation of the joint strategic planning including a review of the South Essex SHMA, a spatial options study including a high level housing land and capacity assessment and further infrastructure studies. The outcome of these studies and the preparation of the joint strategic planning will have implications for the nature and scale of housing provision across South Essex including Brentwood and the approach to be taken in the Local Plan.

Comment

Representation ID: 19998

Received: 28/03/2018

Respondent: Thurrock Borough Council

The Government published draft options for a standardised methodology for assessing OAN. Revised population and household projections are forthcoming and will need to be considered as part of the assessment of revised OAN figures. Therefore at this stage there remains uncertainty on the figure of OAN for Brentwood. The South Essex Authorities are considering the commissioning of additional elements of evidence base including a further review of the South Essex SHMA that would incorporate the outcome of changes to projections and methodology referred to above. Brentwood Council should include any review of its OAHN in the South Essex review SHMA.

Comment

Representation ID: 19999

Received: 28/03/2018

Respondent: Thurrock Borough Council

The consultation document states that Brentwood Council are to plan housing numbers slightly above the currently identified Objectively Assessed Housing Need of 380 dwellings per year to allow some degree of flexibility and to make a contingency. It is noted that the Council considers that there is potential to accommodate the housing numbers proposed by the Government proposed standardised methodology with further capacity at Dunton Hills. Thurrock Council therefore seeks further clarification as to the actual level of housing requirement and provision that will be included in the Plan and that this can be accommodated within the Brentwood Borough boundary.