Comment
Hockley Area Action Plan - Issues and Options
Representation ID: 15165
Received: 28/04/2009
Respondent: P H Denny
The method of consultation for the above action plan has not been appropriate. The existence of the Consultation Document has not been advertised in the local press except for a passing reference in an article. I have not seen any advertisement on non-council owned public notice boards, ie churches, shopping areas etc and I am certain there have been no council organized public meetings held in the Hockley area. I understand that there have been two meetings in towns in the Rochford area, but one was held at 7am in the morning and I was led to believe that it was by invitation only.
The vast majority of residents only found out about the Consultation Document when a leafleting campaign was recently carried out by a private resident. A large number of residents attented a meeting to discuss the action plan and in my opinion it became apparent that the consensus was overwhelmingly against a complete re-vamping of the village centre.
With regard to my comments above it is necessary and essential that more time, and I would suggest three months as a minimum, is provided for local residents to have the proper opportunity for consideration of the action plan.
The method of consultation for the above action plan has not been appropriate. The existence of the Consultation Document has not been advertised in the local press except for a passing reference in an article. I have not seen any advertisement on non-council owned public notice boards, ie churches, shopping areas etc and I am certain there have been no council organized public meetings held in the Hockley area. I understand that there have been two meetings in towns in the Rochford area, but one was held at 7am in the morning and I was led to believe that it was by invitation only.
The vast majority of residents only found out about the Consultation Document when a leafleting campaign was recently carried out by a private resident. A large number of residents attented a meeting to discuss the action plan and in my opinion it became apparent that the consensus was overwhelmingly against a complete re-vamping of the village centre.
With regard to my comments above it is necessary and essential that more time, and I would suggest three months as a minimum, is provided for local residents to have the proper opportunity for consideration of the action plan.