Object
Core Strategy Preferred Options (Revised October 2008)
Representation ID: 3757
Received: 12/12/2008
Respondent: The National Trust Rayleigh Mount Local Committee
It would be better to create the employment park at Southend Airport, rather than use land to the south of London Road, Rayleigh.
However, if an employment park is created south of London Road, it should not be any larger than the existing Rawreth Lane Industrial Estate which the planning authority proposes using for future housing allocation.
I would object strenuously to any land currently allocated as public open space in the Rochford District Local Plan being used to create an employment park in this location.
As the London Road is one of the primary approaches into the town of Rayleigh, the appearance of any employment park should not detract from the experience of entering Rayleigh - the design of any industrial/commercial buildings would be important in this respect. A procession of ugly warehouse type buildings along the London Road would be totally unacceptable. Landscaping should be generous. The proposed new housing to the north of London Road would be adversely affected by the creation of an employment park on the south side of the road.
It would be better to create the employment park at Southend Airport, rather than use land to the south of London Road, Rayleigh.
However, if an employment park is created south of London Road, it should not be any larger than the existing Rawreth Lane Industrial Estate which the planning authority proposes using for future housing allocation.
I would object strenuously to any land currently allocated as public open space in the Rochford District Local Plan being used to create an employment park in this location.
As the London Road is one of the primary approaches into the town of Rayleigh, the appearance of any employment park should not detract from the experience of entering Rayleigh - the design of any industrial/commercial buildings would be important in this respect. A procession of ugly warehouse type buildings along the London Road would be totally unacceptable. Landscaping should be generous. The proposed new housing to the north of London Road would be adversely affected by the creation of an employment park on the south side of the road.