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New Local Plan: Spatial Options Document 2021
Representation ID: 42164
Received: 04/09/2021
Respondent: Claire Pavlou
Please consider my thoughts on further builds within Great Wakering.
We have had many houses built within the last few years and continuing to build, whilst not having any increased community spaces, shops, or businesses.
People living here need to leave the village to access shops, schools, healthcare, sports, work, thus increasing traffic in the already busy roads. Adding more houses will only increase the traffic on the roads, and also increase already strained school and healthcare requirements.
I have a child in the village school and have spoken to mothers who have not managed to get their second child into the same school, due to the catchment area including the star lane builds and therefore reducing the remaining area for catchment, regardless of keeping siblings together, this to me is very worrying. As it feels the village is expanding beyond its capacity.
I have concerns about increased numbers of children with nowhere to go, as we have nothing within the village to offer them. This could well then result in anti-social behaviour as an example. Currently the village has a community feeling, and safety and behaviour wise, it feels like a safe place to be. I don’t feel this will be the case the more we expand, due to it being impossible to know who everyone is.
There are other spaces within the area that can accommodate additional houses, with all the facilities available, in my opinion it would be better to build there.
Please consider my thoughts on further builds within Great Wakering.
We have had many houses built within the last few years and continuing to build, whilst not having any increased community spaces, shops, or businesses.
People living here need to leave the village to access shops, schools, healthcare, sports, work, thus increasing traffic in the already busy roads. Adding more houses will only increase the traffic on the roads, and also increase already strained school and healthcare requirements.
I have a child in the village school and have spoken to mothers who have not managed to get their second child into the same school, due to the catchment area including the star lane builds and therefore reducing the remaining area for catchment, regardless of keeping siblings together, this to me is very worrying. As it feels the village is expanding beyond its capacity.
I have concerns about increased numbers of children with nowhere to go, as we have nothing within the village to offer them. This could well then result in anti-social behaviour as an example. Currently the village has a community feeling, and safety and behaviour wise, it feels like a safe place to be. I don’t feel this will be the case the more we expand, due to it being impossible to know who everyone is.
There are other spaces within the area that can accommodate additional houses, with all the facilities available, in my opinion it would be better to build there.