Comment
New Local Plan: Spatial Options Document 2021
Representation ID: 39887
Received: 31/07/2021
Respondent: Mrs Fran Adams
greenbelt building plans in the Napier Road, Wellington Road & Bull Lane, Rayleigh area. CFS098 CFS086, CFS029, CFS027
I'm writing to protest at plans under consideration, to develop the Green Belt spaces as listed above.
This whole district is currently suffering from the large scale building which has occurred, and is also currently under construction, and will continue to suffer from it as it’s completed – on many levels.
Little or no supporting infrastructure is provided along with this development – so now schools and doctors are suffering under the pressure, and will continue to do so. The one hospital won’t cope.
It’s already been stated that the water supply companies are struggling to cope with current demand, so cannot possibly efficiently manage the increased pressure on services.
Our roads are groaning under the pressure of traffic at present. When schools are open, the roads are congested from 2.30/3pm through to 7pm-ish. We have narrow, rural roads – they can’t manage this development! Rayleigh Websters Way almost always has a queue due to traffic pressure, now – and associated pollution from fumes. At busy times, Rawreth Lane, and Carpenters Arms roundabout, London road, are almost at a standstill. More development will just worsen this.
The obvious problem with green belt development is the lack of ‘green lung’ space. Pollution is already at problematic levels in certain parts of the general Rochford District – such development will only make it worse due to increased introduction of car users to newly developed areas – and less green space to offset this problem. We also have an airport in the area which – when under normal usage, also spills out pollution. I have been at a restaurant near the edge of the airport when a plane took off – the smell of jet fuel was incredible – multiply this by the number of planes taking off, and then add the fumes spilled out by increased level of cars, and there’s a growing health problem for the local population – and pressure on a hospital already suffering at times. Before covid, it was on high alert in the last winter before it hit!
This encroachment on green belt cannot be allowed. This area is already groaning under the pressure of new building and land under construction; encroachment on green belt will reduce it to a nasty, congested over-developed concrete jungle; certain areas are like that, already – any more, and it will just be a nasty place to live. The daily lives and the health of the local population will be threatened by the effect of these plans, if implemented.
Dear Sirs,
I'm writing to protest at plans under consideration, to develop the Green Belt spaces as listed above.
This whole district is currently suffering from the large scale building which has occurred, and is also currently under construction, and will continue to suffer from it as it’s completed – on many levels.
Little or no supporting infrastructure is provided along with this development – so now schools and doctors are suffering under the pressure, and will continue to do so. The one hospital won’t cope.
It’s already been stated that the water supply companies are struggling to cope with current demand, so cannot possibly efficiently manage the increased pressure on services.
Our roads are groaning under the pressure of traffic at present. When schools are open, the roads are congested from 2.30/3pm through to 7pm-ish. We have narrow, rural roads – they can’t manage this development! Rayleigh Websters Way almost always has a queue due to traffic pressure, now – and associated pollution from fumes. At busy times, Rawreth Lane, and Carpenters Arms roundabout, London road, are almost at a standstill. More development will just worsen this.
The obvious problem with green belt development is the lack of ‘green lung’ space. Pollution is already at problematic levels in certain parts of the general Rochford District – such development will only make it worse due to increased introduction of car users to newly developed areas – and less green space to offset this problem. We also have an airport in the area which – when under normal usage, also spills out pollution. I have been at a restaurant near the edge of the airport when a plane took off – the smell of jet fuel was incredible – multiply this by the number of planes taking off, and then add the fumes spilled out by increased level of cars, and there’s a growing health problem for the local population – and pressure on a hospital already suffering at times. Before covid, it was on high alert in the last winter before it hit!
This encroachment on green belt cannot be allowed. This area is already groaning under the pressure of new building and land under construction; encroachment on green belt will reduce it to a nasty, congested over-developed concrete jungle; certain areas are like that, already – any more, and it will just be a nasty place to live. The daily lives and the health of the local population will be threatened by the effect of these plans, if implemented.