Object
New Local Plan: Spatial Options Document 2021
Representation ID: 43406
Received: 21/09/2021
Respondent: Carole Steptoe
Comments on Land Allocated
RE: CFS192 / CFS260D / CFS260T
I strongly object to the above areas being allocated for housing under the spatial plan.
This area is part of a small village which has existed since the days of the Doomsday book with a Saxon church.
1. There is a tip road and tip servicing Southend across the area.
2. The complete lack of infrastructure is obvious. The roads in this area are 'unclassified', narrow in places and some have no pavements. This would not support the amount of traffic in any new development.
Several full school buses take children to the nearest secondary school in Rochford approximately 10 miles away. The local public transport is abysmal, nothing on Sundays and only 2 hourly during the day. There is no train service or 'A' roads in this area to get anywhere quickly for work etc. Any development would jam up this road. It is a country road not designed for this.
3. These fields lie on a FLOOD PLAIN with drainage problems already. The pumping station in Kimberley Road has already caused flooding problems as it can't cope.
4. The areas has had 400 houses built right on its borders in the past few years (Barrow Hall Road and Star Lane estates) with no infrastructure improvements. There are no doctors or dentists, minimal shops, no social outlet except the pub in this area.
5. There is already a lack of primary school provision. Great Wakering and Barling schools are full and the latter is a small country school.
6. This is a loss of A1 farming land and GREEN BELT. Any building would cause grievous harm to the wildlife and environment.
7. There is no real employment except farming. Most residents need a car to drive to work so these houses would cause mayhem on the small narrow road.
In summary, anymore building would ruin the village way of life and character forever. It would double the population and is unsustainable. It would cause environmental and flooding problems being built on a flood plain too close to rivers and water. This is too much development in a small village and too many for local peoples needs anyway as there is no employment for the young therefore forcing more vehicles onto country roads and harming the environment.
This is totally the wrong area for any development.
Comments on Land Allocated
RE: CFS192 / CFS260D / CFS260T
I strongly object to the above areas being allocated for housing under the spatial plan.
This area is part of a small village which has existed since the days of the Doomsday book with a Saxon church.
1. There is a tip road and tip servicing Southend across the area.
2. The complete lack of infrastructure is obvious. The roads in this area are 'unclassified', narrow in places and some have no pavements. This would not support the amount of traffic in any new development.
Several full school buses take children to the nearest secondary school in Rochford approximately 10 miles away. The local public transport is abysmal, nothing on Sundays and only 2 hourly during the day. There is no train service or 'A' roads in this area to get anywhere quickly for work etc. Any development would jam up this road. It is a country road not designed for this.
3. These fields lie on a FLOOD PLAIN with drainage problems already. The pumping station in Kimberley Road has already caused flooding problems as it can't cope.
4. The areas has had 400 houses built right on its borders in the past few years (Barrow Hall Road and Star Lane estates) with no infrastructure improvements. There are no doctors or dentists, minimal shops, no social outlet except the pub in this area.
5. There is already a lack of primary school provision. Great Wakering and Barling schools are full and the latter is a small country school.
6. This is a loss of A1 farming land and GREEN BELT. Any building would cause grievous harm to the wildlife and environment.
7. There is no real employment except farming. Most residents need a car to drive to work so these houses would cause mayhem on the small narrow road.
In summary, anymore building would ruin the village way of life and character forever. It would double the population and is unsustainable. It would cause environmental and flooding problems being built on a flood plain too close to rivers and water. This is too much development in a small village and too many for local peoples needs anyway as there is no employment for the young therefore forcing more vehicles onto country roads and harming the environment.
This is totally the wrong area for any development.