Object
Core Strategy Submission Document
Representation ID: 16126
Received: 30/10/2009
Respondent: Hockley Parish Plan Group
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
HPPG believes the plan is unsustainable in and around Hockley due to insufficient highway networks to support additional population numbers and traffic volumes with the majority of additional housing planned east of Hockley. Roads into Hockley are already highly congested at peak times. The Hockley Parish Plan published October 2007 states that Hockley roads cannot support additional vehicles without expensive improvements such as a bypass. A Resident Survey October 2009 concludes that traffic flow through Hockley will be at gridlock, especially, at the Spa roundabout, following Core Strategy housing proposals, Airport expansion proposals and Eldon Way redevelopment proposals
HPPG believes the plan is unsustainable in and around Hockley due to insufficient highway networks to support additional population numbers and traffic volumes with the majority of additional housing planned east of Hockley. Roads into Hockley are already highly congested at peak times. The Hockley Parish Plan published October 2007 states that Hockley roads cannot support additional vehicles without expensive improvements such as a bypass. A Resident Survey October 2009 concludes that traffic flow through Hockley will be at gridlock, especially, at the Spa roundabout, following Core Strategy housing proposals, Airport expansion proposals and Eldon Way redevelopment proposals