Comment

Issues and Options Document

Representation ID: 36032

Received: 06/03/2018

Respondent: Mrs F M Adams

Representation Summary:

Some areas are already known to have bad air quality, which would worsen.

Full text:

I object to both the scale and nature of the outlined proposal ,as follows: 1.
No matching funding for a supporting Infrastructure.

An ECC report has made it clear there are insufficient funds to provide the vital infrastructure for this plan. It's unsustainable and will adversely affect the quality ofl ife of current residents and will nor provide a good environment for those purchasing any property.

NHS Services are at full stretch - witness deaths over Christmas/New Year due to insufficient NHS provision locally.

Roads are already at full capacity.

Schools are largely full.

No provision for improvement to Police provision,

No provision for extra public transport capacity.

Some areas are already known to have bad air quality, which would worsen.

2.

No guarantees that Utilities can match extra demands.

The water companies have made it clear they cannot cope with this extra demand on resources, per the ECC infrastructure report.

No provision for increases in electricity and gas provision.

3.

No spare capacity within Health & Care Services.

Our hospital couldn't cope over Christmas/New Year 2017/18 - deaths ensued. Mny GP surgeries are already full.

4.
No let up in the sacrifice of the Green Belt & Air Quality.

Air quality known to be above set limits at places such as Rayleigh Weir and the Hockley Road where it enters the town, and Websters Way area, due to traffic queues occurring there. This must be addressed first.


5. No long-term LEGACY left for our future generations.

No figures as to how many affordable homes needed, and will be available for our younger residents needing first time homes. Likelihood is builders will erect larger more profitable houses. Also possibility of affordable homes being sild off to authorities the area - thus not solving our housing needs.

Destroying our Green Belt - as this Plan could do, leaves an area no longer fit to live in. This whole scheme in no way considers the welfare of current residents and possible future ones. This scheme will destroy this general district. Presumably RDC has no concerns over making this area part of a greater urban sprawl; and gaining the reputation as a council determined on destructive, uncontrollable and indiscriminate building at the cost of adversle affecting the welfare of residents.