Object
Rochford Core Strategy Development Plan Document - Schedule of Changes
Representation ID: 26069
Received: 25/10/2010
Respondent: Mr john hayter
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
I wish to object to the building of 3800 new homes by 2031. Shortly after the General Election Eric Pickles, Communities Secretary, stated that the East of England targets would be abolished, and Planning would be in the discretion of the Councils.
Rochford District Council do not have to adopt the Regional target. They are at liberty to produce a study based on local needs only, which would markedly reduce the number of homes to be built.
Eric Pickles has now said he wants homes to be built all over England, and the Government will pay to the Councils the equivalent of Council Tax for every home built. (Thus for every new home the Council receives two lots of Council Tax). This may translate into Councils not building receiving less central grant from the Government.
Notwithstanding this 'bribe' Rochford District Council should reflect the people's wishes, and produce a core strategy based on local needs, not on mass migration from London. To do otherwise is undemocratic, particularly as no mention of the building programme was mentioned in the Conservative Manifesto. Also in the Guidance for Local Planning Authorities following the revocation of Regional Strategies the Chief Planning Officer states that Local Planning Authorities should reflect local people's aspirations. It also states that the Government is committed to the protection of the Green Belt.
The arguments against such a mass building programme are substantial. England is now the most densely populated country in the EU apart from Malta. The South-East simply has no further room. France has four times the space with a similar population. 2800 homes are to be built on Green Belt. Planning Policy Guidance 2 says Green Belt should only be built on in exceptional circumstances, and that Green Belt should be permanent. Inspector Christine Thorby rejected the Colonnade Appeal because of harm to the Green Belt, and did not take into account the Rochford Core Strategy, as it was only a draft document.
There is no corresponding infrastructure for these new homes. Our roads are already badly congested. Southend Hospital now does not have the Maternity Ward facilities to cope. There are not local jobs available. Health Care and Schools could not begin to cope with 3800 new homes. There are no plans to build new hospitals, schools or health Services. There is no money. Our current national debt is £1 trillion, and there are no prospects of recovery for a generation. In a drought our water may be in short supply. Our social cohesion will also be badly affected by such mass development. We have no more room!
In short this prospect of 3800 new homes is madness, and condemns our children and grandchildren to congested misery.
There cannot be exceptional circumstances to build 2800 new homes on Green Belt in Rochford District when local people are overwhelmingly against it; and where because of the density of the population, let alone the parlous state of the country's finances, there is no prospect of corresponding infrastructure. In short there is no more room!
In The Guidance for Local Planning Authorities following the revocation of Regional Strategies the Chief Planning Officer states that Local Planning Authorities should reflect local people's aspirations. The local people do not want these homes!
I wish to object to the building of 3800 new homes by 2031. Shortly after the General Election Eric Pickles, Communities Secretary, stated that the East of England targets would be abolished, and Planning would be in the discretion of the Councils.
Rochford District Council do not have to adopt the Regional target. They are at liberty to produce a study based on local needs only, which would markedly reduce the number of homes to be built.
Eric Pickles has now said he wants homes to be built all over England, and the Government will pay to the Councils the equivalent of Council Tax for every home built. (Thus for every new home the Council receives two lots of Council Tax). This may translate into Councils not building receiving less central grant from the Government.
Notwithstanding this 'bribe' Rochford District Council should reflect the people's wishes, and produce a core strategy based on local needs, not on mass migration from London. To do otherwise is undemocratic, particularly as no mention of the building programme was mentioned in the Conservative Manifesto. Also in the Guidance for Local Planning Authorities following the revocation of Regional Strategies the Chief Planning Officer states that Local Planning Authorities should reflect local people's aspirations. It also states that the Government is committed to the protection of the Green Belt.
The arguments against such a mass building programme are substantial. England is now the most densely populated country in the EU apart from Malta. The South-East simply has no further room. France has four times the space with a similar population. 2800 homes are to be built on Green Belt. Planning Policy Guidance 2 says Green Belt should only be built on in exceptional circumstances, and that Green Belt should be permanent. Inspector Christine Thorby rejected the Colonnade Appeal because of harm to the Green Belt, and did not take into account the Rochford Core Strategy, as it was only a draft document.
There is no corresponding infrastructure for these new homes. Our roads are already badly congested. Southend Hospital now does not have the Maternity Ward facilities to cope. There are not local jobs available. Health Care and Schools could not begin to cope with 3800 new homes. There are no plans to build new hospitals, schools or health Services. There is no money. Our current national debt is £1 trillion, and there are no prospects of recovery for a generation. In a drought our water may be in short supply. Our social cohesion will also be badly affected by such mass development. We have no more room!
In short this prospect of 3800 new homes is madness, and condemns our children and grandchildren to congested misery.
There cannot be exceptional circumstances to build 2800 new homes on Green Belt in Rochford District when local people are overwhelmingly against it; and where because of the density of the population, let alone the parlous state of the country's finances, there is no prospect of corresponding infrastructure. In short there is no more room!
In The Guidance for Local Planning Authorities following the revocation of Regional Strategies the Chief Planning Officer states that Local Planning Authorities should reflect local people's aspirations. The local people do not want these homes!
I am a solicitor - advocate well versed in court procedure involving oral examination. It would give me an opportunity to emphasise and amplify my representations seeking change.