Object
New Local Plan: Spatial Options Document 2021
Representation ID: 42367
Received: 07/09/2021
Respondent: Donna, Barry & Amy Tetchner
Number of people: 3
It has been bought to our attention that there are ’New Local Plan/s’ for new homes in the area we live in Hawkwell and the neighbouring areas Hockley, Rochford and Ashingdon, all of which would have a devastating effect on the local area and collapse the already struggling infrastructure and the natural environment and habitat for the wildlife. The B1013 is already struggling to cope with the amount of traffic due to the huge amount of new houses already built over the past years, why build more!!
Whilst we agree that there is a need for new houses we feel there is an in balance on the % for the above areas. If there is that much need for new houses then the Government and Councils should be looking into areas that they can build the necessary roads and infrastructure not piggy backing off existing ones!
We live on Spencers in Hawkwell which is a development of 40 houses, it was built 35 years ago and is accessed off the B1013 main road into Thorpe road into Spencers. This was not too much of a problem until recent years when the Govenment Core Strategy / Councils struck a deal to build the 167 houses on the Christmas tree land. We now have trouble getting out of Thorpe Road onto the B1013 at particular times of the day.
CFS074 in Hawkwell, earmarked for 498 houses, is of great concern for the following main reasons
- The B1013 is not a road that can be made wider and has so many bottle necks along its route especially in the areas that would be affected by the ‘New Local Plans’. The condition of this road is awful and continually breaks up due to the heavy amount of traffic already!
- the impact that it would displace the wildlife let alone the endangered species. We have so much wildlife around this area including badgers, Bats.
- the increase of air pollution. Our clean air is being violated no one is thinking about protecting the environment we live in.
- the flood risks. We back onto Hawkwell Brook which already reaches high levels at points during the year if heavy rain fall, especially near Clements Hall since all those extra house were built.
- Our doctors , Jones Family Practice’ cannot cope with the number of people on their books as it is. When we call last week for an appointment we were number 22 in the queue. We hear other surgery’s are the same.
- not enough school places
- what about the water and sewage ! The drains cannot cope as it is.
Perhaps people should think about spending money on repairing or improving the vital services in place not adding strain to them.
Just combining the known below
CFS074 earmarked for 498 houses
CFS160 & CFS161 earmarked for 124 houses
CFS194, CFS169, CFS150 & CFS020 earmarked for 801 houses
CFS261 earmarked for 4,447 houses
Totals 5,870 houses planned in our immediate area all potentially having at least one car if not two feeding into/onto the B1013 how can anyone say the infrastructure can support or sustain this!
It has been bought to our attention that there are ’New Local Plan/s’ for new homes in the area we live in Hawkwell and the neighbouring areas Hockley, Rochford and Ashingdon, all of which would have a devastating effect on the local area and collapse the already struggling infrastructure and the natural environment and habitat for the wildlife. The B1013 is already struggling to cope with the amount of traffic due to the huge amount of new houses already built over the past years, why build more!!
Whilst we agree that there is a need for new houses we feel there is an in balance on the % for the above areas. If there is that much need for new houses then the Government and Councils should be looking into areas that they can build the necessary roads and infrastructure not piggy backing off existing ones!
We live on Spencers in Hawkwell which is a development of 40 houses, it was built 35 years ago and is accessed off the B1013 main road into Thorpe road into Spencers. This was not too much of a problem until recent years when the Govenment Core Strategy / Councils struck a deal to build the 167 houses on the Christmas tree land. We now have trouble getting out of Thorpe Road onto the B1013 at particular times of the day.
CFS074 in Hawkwell, earmarked for 498 houses, is of great concern for the following main reasons
- The B1013 is not a road that can be made wider and has so many bottle necks along its route especially in the areas that would be affected by the ‘New Local Plans’. The condition of this road is awful and continually breaks up due to the heavy amount of traffic already!
- the impact that it would displace the wildlife let alone the endangered species. We have so much wildlife around this area including badgers, Bats.
- the increase of air pollution. Our clean air is being violated no one is thinking about protecting the environment we live in.
- the flood risks. We back onto Hawkwell Brook which already reaches high levels at points during the year if heavy rain fall, especially near Clements Hall since all those extra house were built.
- Our doctors , Jones Family Practice’ cannot cope with the number of people on their books as it is. When we call last week for an appointment we were number 22 in the queue. We hear other surgery’s are the same.
- not enough school places
- what about the water and sewage ! The drains cannot cope as it is.
Perhaps people should think about spending money on repairing or improving the vital services in place not adding strain to them.
Just combining the known below
CFS074 earmarked for 498 houses
CFS160 & CFS161 earmarked for 124 houses
CFS194, CFS169, CFS150 & CFS020 earmarked for 801 houses
CFS261 earmarked for 4,447 houses
Totals 5,870 houses planned in our immediate area all potentially having at least one car if not two feeding into/onto the B1013 how can anyone say the infrastructure can support or sustain this!
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don’t let this happen