Object
Rochford Core Strategy Development Plan Document - Schedule of Changes
Representation ID: 26225
Received: 10/11/2010
Respondent: Mr Desmond Daly
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Further to your letter dated the 18th October I have now seen the said document at the Hullbridge Library and would like to make a few comments.
While I appreciate the reduction in the number of dwellings to be built from 250 to 190 per year, the extended time frame until 2031 and indeed the emphasis on using brownfield land where possible it does seem extremely foolish to build 500 dwellings on this particular site. Over the years both Lower Road and Watery have been flooded and impassable with traffic diverted through Rawreth Lane causing considerable congestion. Even as recently as February this year Watery Lane was closed because of flooding and the actual field of Maylons was saturated causing local flooding of gardens and garages albeit to a lesser extent. Employment will remain static and therefore the demand for housing should be about the same as today which may suggest that this development is unnecessary.
The proposed highway improvement linking Lower Road/Watery Lane to the Chelmsford Road A130 is a good idea with or without the housing development and the only downside could be a dramatic increase in heavy traffic through the village to Baltic Wharf or Southend Airport.
Further to your letter dated the 18th October I have now seen the said document at the Hullbridge Library and would like to make a few comments.
While I appreciate the reduction in the number of dwellings to be built from 250 to 190 per year, the extended time frame until 2031 and indeed the emphasis on using brownfield land where possible it does seem extremely foolish to build 500 dwellings on this particular site. Over the years both Lower Road and Watery have been flooded and impassable with traffic diverted through Rawreth Lane causing considerable congestion. Even as recently as February this year Watery Lane was closed because of flooding and the actual field of Maylons was saturated causing local flooding of gardens and garages albeit to a lesser extent. Employment will remain static and therefore the demand for housing should be about the same as today which may suggest that this development is unnecessary.
The proposed highway improvement linking Lower Road/Watery Lane to the Chelmsford Road A130 is a good idea with or without the housing development and the only downside could be a dramatic increase in heavy traffic through the village to Baltic Wharf or Southend Airport.