Object
Core Strategy Submission Document
Representation ID: 15717
Received: 22/09/2009
Respondent: Mr & Mrs Collings
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
We are also now writing to you separately to register our concern about Rochford Council Core Strategy which I understand is recommending the building of 175 new houses in Hawkwell/Hockley. This Core strategy is unsound because it does not fulfil the principles that are expressly stated.
We moved into the Hockley & Hawkwell area three years ago to enjoy the peace and quiet of semi rural life so the thought of the implications of 175 new houses being built on the land between Main Road and Rectory Road and Clements Hall Way are mind boggling. A semi rural location such as ours is a location unsuitable for large development. This would result in the loss of our semi rural location which would leave our vicinity with a complete loss of character. We would suffer a severe loss of green belt, wildlife, green fields, green gaps and many trees, the proposed area is a natural nature reserve in its own right.
175 houses means at least 500 more vehicles trying to gain access to main roads that are already congested. Parking in Thorpe Road is already full with resident parking and can only take a small flow of traffic, single file, how on earth is this road alone going to cope with all the strain of all this new traffic wanting access from the new houses to the main road. These proposed new properties are a fair distance from the rail stations, schools and shops so people will have to go about their business by car. Even if public transport is increased this will not solve the situation, the persons moving into these newly proposed homes would in general be young families and in this day and age most people travel by car and have at least 2/3 cars per household so even if you grant a subsidy for those that might wish to travel by bus the impact will not be diminished to any great extent.
Furthermore, we as local residents know that Rectory Road is already overstretched. Nursery Corner is a bottleneck now and there is very little scope for road widening if any, also the proposal to make a new road crossing from Clements Hall way right over to Thorpe Road is crazy, as we said above how is all this traffic going to gain access to the main road, it is difficult enough now to turn right. We cannot see how traffic lights or a mini roundabout would assist this even if this became a future plan of yours.
The entire proposal is completely unworkable and will cause chaos and disharmony to what is at present a wonderful peaceful and tranquil area to reside in, we can see no social, economic or environmental benefits whatsoever. We therefore object most strongly against this Core Strategy for the reasons set out above and we think you will find that there is a strong resistance locally to this project.
We are also now writing to you separately to register our concern about Rochford Council Core Strategy which I understand is recommending the building of 175 new houses in Hawkwell/Hockley. This Core strategy is unsound because it does not fulfil the principles that are expressly stated.
We moved into the Hockley & Hawkwell area three years ago to enjoy the peace and quiet of semi rural life so the thought of the implications of 175 new houses being built on the land between Main Road and Rectory Road and Clements Hall Way are mind boggling. A semi rural location such as ours is a location unsuitable for large development. This would result in the loss of our semi rural location which would leave our vicinity with a complete loss of character. We would suffer a severe loss of green belt, wildlife, green fields, green gaps and many trees, the proposed area is a natural nature reserve in its own right.
175 houses means at least 500 more vehicles trying to gain access to main roads that are already congested. Parking in Thorpe Road is already full with resident parking and can only take a small flow of traffic, single file, how on earth is this road alone going to cope with all the strain of all this new traffic wanting access from the new houses to the main road. These proposed new properties are a fair distance from the rail stations, schools and shops so people will have to go about their business by car. Even if public transport is increased this will not solve the situation, the persons moving into these newly proposed homes would in general be young families and in this day and age most people travel by car and have at least 2/3 cars per household so even if you grant a subsidy for those that might wish to travel by bus the impact will not be diminished to any great extent.
Furthermore, we as local residents know that Rectory Road is already overstretched. Nursery Corner is a bottleneck now and there is very little scope for road widening if any, also the proposal to make a new road crossing from Clements Hall way right over to Thorpe Road is crazy, as we said above how is all this traffic going to gain access to the main road, it is difficult enough now to turn right. We cannot see how traffic lights or a mini roundabout would assist this even if this became a future plan of yours.
The entire proposal is completely unworkable and will cause chaos and disharmony to what is at present a wonderful peaceful and tranquil area to reside in, we can see no social, economic or environmental benefits whatsoever. We therefore object most strongly against this Core Strategy for the reasons set out above and we think you will find that there is a strong resistance locally to this project.