Object
Allocations DPD Discussion and Consultation Document
Representation ID: 18539
Received: 16/04/2010
Respondent: Mr R Grimes
I was shocked last evening to be told of the proposed development in Canewdon, which seems to have been kept under wraps for probably best reasons only known to the council.
The four sites I have been shown all encompass "Green Belt" land belonging to the Stacey and Robinson families respectively.
When the village was originally built in the sixties the number of houses proposed for the village was a great deal less than was actually built for reasons only politicians and council personal would have known about.
With this proposal of at least 60 new properties which would mean up to a possible 90 additional vehicles on the roads, the infrastructure would not cope.We have regular power cuts and have done for the last 30 years there has only been gas here for the last 20 years and the way the gas companies are working at present they are digging up roads for gas repairs on a regular basis.
The condition of the roads around Canewdon cannot cope now especially with the amount of heavy goods traffic using the "Baltic Wharf" at Wallersea and weight limits which a contravened on a regular basis and an dramatic increase of vehicular traffic would damage the roads still further.
After this last winter there are still serious road defects which haven't been repaired yet. The council can't cope with road repairs now so how would they cope with and increase of vehicular traffic then?
From my property I have wonderful view and would not want it destroyed with any further developments within the village, there a post office, a couple of village shops and a couple of public houses. I am quite sure that some of the proposed properties would be housing association properties which is the norm in developments which could introduce further anti social behaviour in the area, we don't have enough Police Officers now to deal with the goings on in the Rochford District so how would they cope with further developments not only in Canewdon but in the rest of the Rochford District.
May I suggest that you reconsider your options and look for "Brown Field" sites and not "Green Belt"
I was shocked last evening to be told of the proposed development in Canewdon, which seems to have been kept under wraps for probably best reasons only known to the council.
The four sites I have been shown all encompass "Green Belt" land belonging to the Stacey and Robinson families respectively.
When the village was originally built in the sixties the number of houses proposed for the village was a great deal less than was actually built for reasons only politicians and council personal would have known about.
With this proposal of at least 60 new properties which would mean up to a possible 90 additional vehicles on the roads, the infrastructure would not cope.We have regular power cuts and have done for the last 30 years there has only been gas here for the last 20 years and the way the gas companies are working at present they are digging up roads for gas repairs on a regular basis.
The condition of the roads around Canewdon cannot cope now especially with the amount of heavy goods traffic using the "Baltic Wharf" at Wallersea and weight limits which a contravened on a regular basis and an dramatic increase of vehicular traffic would damage the roads still further.
After this last winter there are still serious road defects which haven't been repaired yet. The council can't cope with road repairs now so how would they cope with and increase of vehicular traffic then?
From my property I have wonderful view and would not want it destroyed with any further developments within the village, there a post office, a couple of village shops and a couple of public houses. I am quite sure that some of the proposed properties would be housing association properties which is the norm in developments which could introduce further anti social behaviour in the area, we don't have enough Police Officers now to deal with the goings on in the Rochford District so how would they cope with further developments not only in Canewdon but in the rest of the Rochford District.
May I suggest that you reconsider your options and look for "Brown Field" sites and not "Green Belt"