Object

New Local Plan: Spatial Options Document 2021

Representation ID: 42848

Received: 09/09/2021

Respondent: Nikki Ainger

Representation Summary:

Sites CFS216 and CGS133
I am emailing my objection to any proposed planning requests for the above sites.

CFS216 wraps almost completely around a small primary school which is part of our village.
This site sits within the Coastal Protection Belt and should never be built on. I believe it is also in the green belt and is Agricultural land that has been successfully farmed since anyone can remember.
Building on this land would ruin the visual amenity of the area and would compromise the Planning Framework in that it would be a significant development that would start to link Ashingdon, South Fambridge and Hockley together, ie create sprawl.
The school has always been semi-rural and this proposed development site would ruin that.
It would also cause issues with traffic at an already busy and dangerous junction that is subject to discussion already.
The second site is CFS133.
This site has again been successfully farmed for years, and regularly floods at the bottom. This again is an inappropriate location, again ruining the visual amenity of the area, would again compromise the planning framework for urban sprawl.

For both sites:-
In terms of transport, there is an overloaded Roman Road with a dangerous junction, speeding drivers (confirmed) with a previous serious accident site too. Adding another road junction in there is unsafe. There are no cycle paths or means to incorporate one. The pavements are not maintained as it is and are dangerous for children to walk and no room for more than 1 person at a time at some parts.

Full text:

Sites CFS216 and CGS133
I am emailing my objection to any proposed planning requests for the above sites.

CFS216 wraps almost completely around a small primary school which is part of our village.
This site sits within the Coastal Protection Belt and should never be built on. I believe it is also in the green belt and is Agricultural land that has been successfully farmed since anyone can remember.
Building on this land would ruin the visual amenity of the area and would compromise the Planning Framework in that it would be a significant development that would start to link Ashingdon, South Fambridge and Hockley together, ie create sprawl.
The school has always been semi-rural and this proposed development site would ruin that.
It would also cause issues with traffic at an already busy and dangerous junction that is subject to discussion already.
The second site is CFS133.
This site has again been successfully farmed for years, and regularly floods at the bottom. This again is an inappropriate location, again ruining the visual amenity of the area, would again compromise the planning framework for urban sprawl.

For both sites:-
In terms of transport, there is an overloaded Roman Road with a dangerous junction, speeding drivers (confirmed) with a previous serious accident site too. Adding another road junction in there is unsafe. There are no cycle paths or means to incorporate one. The pavements are not maintained as it is and are dangerous for children to walk and no room for more than 1 person at a time at some parts.