Comment

Rochford District Core Strategy Regulation 26 Draft

Representation ID: 17

Received: 31/05/2007

Respondent: The National Trust Rayleigh Mount Local Committee

Representation Summary:

If new roads are envisaged, would this involve large scale residential development in the green belt to fund the new road(s)? I would find such development totally unacceptable. It seems to me that the council should concentrate on improving the rail service to London/Southend, which is used by a very considerable number of Rayleigh residents, rather than being obsessive about the road network (improvement of which will only increase the use of private cars, to the detriment of the environment).

Full text:

Some explanation of how easy access to the A127 and A130 can be achieved would be more informative. Is it envisaged that this will only involve the improvement of existing links to the old A130 (eg A129, Rawreth Lane)? or is it the intention that new link roads directly to the A127 and/or the new A130, or the old A130, will be build? If new roads are envisaged, would this involve large scale residential development in the green belt to fund the new road(s)? I would find such development totally unacceptable. It seems to me that the council should concentrate on improving the rail service to London/Southend, which is used by a very considerable number of Rayleigh residents, rather than being obsessive about the road network (improvement of which will only increase the use of private cars, to the detriment of the environment).