C and S Associates agree with the identification of site i, the Brickworks site, for mixed use development provided that this development is residential led to enable redevelopment, which is likely to include significant clean up costs.

This site has been identified as a proposed 'area for change' in Section 4.6 of this document and designation of the site for mixed use residential and employment development will enable the site to be redeveloped, providing benefits such as enhancing the visual quality of the area, environmental benefits and assisting in enabling Rochford to meet the PPS3 requirement to identify a 15 year housing land supply.


C and S Associates agree with the proposal to amend the green belt boundary as this will be needed to enable the redevelopment of the Brickworks site.

The green belt boundary can be amended to enable beneficial development of the Brickworks site to take place without compromising any adjoining green belt. The site can be provided with defensible boundaries which will afford future protection of the surrounding green belt, should it remain, and so development will not threaten the function and purpose of the green belt.