Comment
New Local Plan: Spatial Options Document 2021
Representation ID: 40259
Received: 05/08/2021
Respondent: Mr Gareth James
I’ve raised this point at council meetings before as well as many other residents.
I am not against development in Rayleigh, however, I believe all future development should be put on hold until the infrastructure and services are drastically improved.
The roads cannot cope and have been struggling for several years. Where are the planned improvements? There is regular heavy congestion in the town so what is being done? All I can see is more and more developments which will exacerbate the issue. It won’t be long before the town is at standstill every rush hour and every weekend. In 7 years of living in Rayleigh I can only think of the new round about at rawreth lane in terms of improvement.
The services aren’t up to standard either. Have you tried getting a doctors appointment? I don’t seem to remember seeing any new surgeries built.
When are the council going to address the issues with the recycling centre which causes hassle most weekends? Adding hundreds of houses to the town is only going to make it worse.
I’m amazed at how many residents are now against the over development yet you continue to allow it everywhere. Yes some residents would be against any development no matter the improvements that were made but I think most would accept it if they could see some investment in the area to ease the problems associated with hundreds of new homes.
I have little faith any of this feedback will be taken into consideration as the council has made it abundantly clear they will do whatever they want with little consideration of residents further evidenced by your disgraceful behaviour during the last elections promising to place a hold on the Rayleigh mill development.
Rayleigh over development
I’ve raised this point at council meetings before as well as many other residents.
I am not against development in Rayleigh, however, I believe all future development should be put on hold until the infrastructure and services are drastically improved.
The roads cannot cope and have been struggling for several years. Where are the planned improvements? There is regular heavy congestion in the town so what is being done? All I can see is more and more developments which will exacerbate the issue. It won’t be long before the town is at standstill every rush hour and every weekend. In 7 years of living in Rayleigh I can only think of the new round about at rawreth lane in terms of improvement.
The services aren’t up to standard either. Have you tried getting a doctors appointment? I don’t seem to remember seeing any new surgeries built.
When are the council going to address the issues with the recycling centre which causes hassle most weekends? Adding hundreds of houses to the town is only going to make it worse.
I’m amazed at how many residents are now against the over development yet you continue to allow it everywhere. Yes some residents would be against any development no matter the improvements that were made but I think most would accept it if they could see some investment in the area to ease the problems associated with hundreds of new homes.
I have little faith any of this feedback will be taken into consideration as the council has made it abundantly clear they will do whatever they want with little consideration of residents further evidenced by your disgraceful behaviour during the last elections promising to place a hold on the Rayleigh mill development.