Object
New Local Plan: Spatial Options Document 2021
Representation ID: 43863
Received: 03/09/2021
Respondent: Mr Stephen Skinner
Site Ref COL7 (Mill Hall Arts & Events Centre - Capacity 25 dwellings)
I object to this site being included in the new Local Plan for residential development, for the following reasons:
1. Redevelopment would be likely to have an adverse visual impact on the scheduled monument Rayleigh Mount, largely due to the loss of existing tree/shrub screening to the rear of Mill Hall. It may also have adverse security implications for Rayleigh Mount if Mill Hall is demolished and the terraced area at its rear becomes more publicly accessible.
2. Redevelopment would be likely to have an adverse visual impact on the grade 11 listed building Rayleigh Windmill, hemming it in with buildings, and reducing the open aspect that it currently enjoys.
3. Likely loss of public car park spaces would have an adverse commercial / amenity impact on Rayleigh High Street.
4.Likely loss of existing trees on the site, including mature specimen trees, would have an adverse impact on the attractiveness of the street scene, and would be incompatible with the conservation area status of the site.
5. The demolition of Mill Hall would be very detrimental to the leisure/entertainment potential for the people of Rayleigh (and surrounding nearby areas in the Rochford District). Consideration should be given instead to greater community involvement in the management of Mill Hall.
Site Ref COL7 (Mill Hall Arts & Events Centre - Capacity 25 dwellings)
I object to this site being included in the new Local Plan for residential development, for the following reasons:
1. Redevelopment would be likely to have an adverse visual impact on the scheduled monument Rayleigh Mount, largely due to the loss of existing tree/shrub screening to the rear of Mill Hall. It may also have adverse security implications for Rayleigh Mount if Mill Hall is demolished and the terraced area at its rear becomes more publicly accessible.
2. Redevelopment would be likely to have an adverse visual impact on the grade 11 listed building Rayleigh Windmill, hemming it in with buildings, and reducing the open aspect that it currently enjoys.
3. Likely loss of public car park spaces would have an adverse commercial / amenity impact on Rayleigh High Street.
4.Likely loss of existing trees on the site, including mature specimen trees, would have an adverse impact on the attractiveness of the street scene, and would be incompatible with the conservation area status of the site.
5. The demolition of Mill Hall would be very detrimental to the leisure/entertainment potential for the people of Rayleigh (and surrounding nearby areas in the Rochford District). Consideration should be given instead to greater community involvement in the management of Mill Hall.