Object
Allocations DPD Discussion and Consultation Document
Representation ID: 21360
Received: 22/04/2010
Respondent: mr Christopher Waller
We wish this letter to be regarded as a formal note of protest and objection at a possible change of Green Belt land into a residential dwelling site for 170 properties. The grounds for our objections are as follows:
1. The planned change of use from green belt to development represents a further erosion of our local countryside and further narrows the green space between Rayleigh and Hockley.
2. The proposed development of 170 houses will cause major road access problems to the Hockley road which is already one of the busiest in the county. If the proposal intends to turn Napier Road into an exit route, then this will be an intrusion of existing local residents rights and lead to yet another cut through from the Hockley Road. Wellington Road was never intended to be a main through road.
3. Infrastructures for local families such as sewerage, water supply, power are already stretched as indeed are health care facilities and schools.
4. Rayleigh's existing road systems are already choked at rush hour and school run times of the day and with all the other development proposals for Hall Road Rochford and therefore with out any new road proposals, the traffic through Rayleigh will continue to deteriorate. Parking which is now a major problem in Rayleigh can only get worse.
We understand that the owner of the site under discussion is now a retired overseas resident, albeit that he has a residence in Wellington Road. He is not interested in local residents interests but in accumulating a substantial profit. Green belt land should be preserved and not allowed to disappear under concrete.
We wish this letter to be regarded as a formal note of protest and objection at a possible change of Green Belt land into a residential dwelling site for 170 properties. The grounds for our objections are as follows:
1. The planned change of use from green belt to development represents a further erosion of our local countryside and further narrows the green space between Rayleigh and Hockley.
2. The proposed development of 170 houses will cause major road access problems to the Hockley road which is already one of the busiest in the county. If the proposal intends to turn Napier Road into an exit route, then this will be an intrusion of existing local residents rights and lead to yet another cut through from the Hockley Road. Wellington Road was never intended to be a main through road.
3. Infrastructures for local families such as sewerage, water supply, power are already stretched as indeed are health care facilities and schools.
4. Rayleigh's existing road systems are already choked at rush hour and school run times of the day and with all the other development proposals for Hall Road Rochford and therefore with out any new road proposals, the traffic through Rayleigh will continue to deteriorate. Parking which is now a major problem in Rayleigh can only get worse.
We understand that the owner of the site under discussion is now a retired overseas resident, albeit that he has a residence in Wellington Road. He is not interested in local residents interests but in accumulating a substantial profit. Green belt land should be preserved and not allowed to disappear under concrete.