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New Local Plan: Spatial Options Document 2021
Representation ID: 40350
Received: 06/08/2021
Respondent: Mr David Sawyer
Having viewed your Spatial Options Interactive Map, I wish to make the following comments about potential plans for the development of land between Wellington Road and Bull Lane, including all the land behind Nelson Road, Albert Road, and off the top of Bull Lane.
- I am surprised to see the colour-coded impacts give favourable ratings to aspects such as access to schools and healthcare facilities, with a total absence of assessment of whether these facilities are or will be in a position to cope with the greater demand created by the substantial increase in population generated by the development. Edward Francis and Fitzwimarc schools have already increased their capacity in recent years and their appears to be little or no potential for any further increase. Likewise for Grove Wood Primary School. Local Doctors’ surgeries are already operating at more than full capacity: how will they cope with a significant increase in the number of patients?
- There appears to be no assessment of the traffic impact on Rayleigh and its access roads. At and outside peak times it can be a nightmare to drive through Rayleigh and its surroundings. I do not believe the road infrastructure will be able to cope with yet another significant increase in Rayleigh’s population.
- How do these plans tie in with the government’s ‘green’ targets for reducing pollution? Surely we should be looking at reducing housing and increasing green space rather than filling what little free space we have left in Rayleigh with more crowded housing developments!
I have lived in Rayleigh for 42 years and it is with some despair that I view such proposals for building on green belt land that ignore residents’ quality of life.
Having viewed your Spatial Options Interactive Map, I wish to make the following comments about potential plans for the development of land between Wellington Road and Bull Lane, including all the land behind Nelson Road, Albert Road, and off the top of Bull Lane.
- I am surprised to see the colour-coded impacts give favourable ratings to aspects such as access to schools and healthcare facilities, with a total absence of assessment of whether these facilities are or will be in a position to cope with the greater demand created by the substantial increase in population generated by the development. Edward Francis and Fitzwimarc schools have already increased their capacity in recent years and their appears to be little or no potential for any further increase. Likewise for Grove Wood Primary School. Local Doctors’ surgeries are already operating at more than full capacity: how will they cope with a significant increase in the number of patients?
- There appears to be no assessment of the traffic impact on Rayleigh and its access roads. At and outside peak times it can be a nightmare to drive through Rayleigh and its surroundings. I do not believe the road infrastructure will be able to cope with yet another significant increase in Rayleigh’s population.
- How do these plans tie in with the government’s ‘green’ targets for reducing pollution? Surely we should be looking at reducing housing and increasing green space rather than filling what little free space we have left in Rayleigh with more crowded housing developments!
I have lived in Rayleigh for 42 years and it is with some despair that I view such proposals for building on green belt land that ignore residents’ quality of life.