Object

Representation ID: 19887

Received: 10/03/2018

Respondent: Wiggins Gee Homes Ltd

Agent: David Russell Associates

The proposed delivery of 2500 dwellings starting five years from now remains optimistic. Recent study by Nathaniel Lichfield finds that the average planning approval time was 6.1 years for sites of 2000 or more dwellings.

Object

Representation ID: 19888

Received: 10/03/2018

Respondent: Wiggins Gee Homes Ltd

Agent: David Russell Associates

Six of the twelve proposed greenfield sites adjoin the A12 main trunk road. Most of these sites represent "filling in the gaps" between the existing urban edge and the road. We remain bewildered by the continuing allocation of sites that have poor environmental conditions as a result of air and noise pollution from the A12 - nationally, 40,000 people die early every year as a result of outdoor air pollution. Five of the preferred allocations would be particularly prone to air and noise pollution from the A12: 023A/B, 106, 079A, 158, 263.

Object

Representation ID: 19889

Received: 10/03/2018

Respondent: Wiggins Gee Homes Ltd

Agent: David Russell Associates

These two areas should be left largely open as a "green lung" for the surrounding urban area of Brentwood and Pilgrims Hatch.

Object

Representation ID: 19890

Received: 10/03/2018

Respondent: Wiggins Gee Homes Ltd

Agent: David Russell Associates

Again the site details refer to the A12. This narrowing site, wedged between the A12 and the main railway line is completely unrelated to any existing residential area. The area would suffer from social isolation as well as air and noise pollution. Although the Ingatestone Nursery site would help to form a bridge with the rest of the village, it is our opinion that this site would retain significant disadvantages, and is not a sustainable location in either social or environmental terms.

Object

Representation ID: 19891

Received: 10/03/2018

Respondent: Wiggins Gee Homes Ltd

Agent: David Russell Associates

With the A12 to the west and a flyover to the north, the site would provide a very poor living environment, with significant air and noise pollution and a poor visual outlook. No further consideration should be given to this site.

Comment

Representation ID: 19892

Received: 10/03/2018

Respondent: Wiggins Gee Homes Ltd

Agent: David Russell Associates

Given its location next to the A12 and a major road junction between the A12 and the A1023, this site would do nothing to help the aim of promoting healthy communities.

Comment

Representation ID: 19893

Received: 10/03/2018

Respondent: Wiggins Gee Homes Ltd

Agent: David Russell Associates

Land at Crow Green Lane, site 159, is immediately available. It would offer a clean, healthy environment, well related to existing community and commercial infrastructure, in which to create a living space where its residents would flourish. We have been promoting site 159 since 2009. We have seen other alternatives and "preferred" greenfield options come and go. Given the site's advantages, it must surely be time to give it serious consideration and acknowledge that it can be relied on in terms of its availability and achievability.

Object

Representation ID: 19894

Received: 10/03/2018

Respondent: Wiggins Gee Homes Ltd

Agent: David Russell Associates

Whilst the LPA's sequential approach to finding land is commendable, not enough suitable brownfield land has become available to boost completion rates and meet demand. This must surely cast doubt on the Preferred Site Allocations Document's list of brownfield sites. Some of them have been included in consultation programmes for more than 10 years, and they have still not come forward. The only way to quickly increase completion rates would be through making available more, easily developed, greenfield sites.

Comment

Representation ID: 19895

Received: 10/03/2018

Respondent: Wiggins Gee Homes Ltd

Agent: David Russell Associates

We agree with the LPA's sequential approach to identifying potential development land allocations. However, we have strong objections to some of the sites selected by this process, which are set out in detail on a site by site basis in further representations.

Support

Representation ID: 19896

Received: 10/03/2018

Respondent: Wiggins Gee Homes Ltd

Agent: David Russell Associates

Support in principle the spatial strategy as described in paragraph 36 and figure 5, but have fundamental concerns with the proposed allocations for the A127 corridor.