Should we allocate any other land uses in the Allocations Development Plan Document not identified in this consultation and discussion document?

Hockley Residents desperately want allotments.
Section 23 Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908.

My objection is based on loss of local wildlife, loss of natural greenbelt land, lack of road infrastructure, increased traffic, (I live on the London Road and traffic is already very busy, I have 3 young children and often worry about them), oversubscribed schooling/ Doctors surgery, increased crime / anti-social activity that works hand in hand with increased house dwellings within compact area.

I have looked very carefully at the proposal in the Framework document and would like you to consider the following when making your decisions.

1. Housing

I consider option WLR1 to be the better option for the 550 homes currently planned. This would retain the farmland and open spaces. It would also keep some of the traffic away from the London Road which is already a busy road and is very congested at peak times. However there would need to be considerable improvements to the infra structure and amenities to support this level of occupation.

I also understand that a further 220 homes are proposed for the Rawreth Industrial Estate when it is relocated. However this building plan is not in the document.

2. Traveller/Gypsy sites

While I appreciate that you are obligated to make provision for travellers I think it would be a mistake to provide one huge site encompassing 15-18 pitches as this could lead to the same sort of problems experienced in Crays Hill. Travellers, in the main, do not want to integrate with the local population but may be more inclined to do so if the sites are smaller and dotted around the area so that no one community has to bear to total impact.GT1 and GT7 offer the best option but perhaps they could be smaller than indicated.

3. Industrial Areas

E18 seems to be the best option for a new industrial area. It is close to the A127, the A1245 and the A130 and is more suitable for the heavy lorries which would need to access the site. The existing Rawreth Industrial Estate could be relocated here and there would be space for additional businesses too.

4. Town Boundaries

I love our town and would like to keep the town boundaries as they are. It is a thriving area and in my opinion recent improvements made by the council have helped. However access to the town from London Road is restricted to Crown Hill and London Hill, both of which are very congested at peak times. Let us keep this as a shopping area. Adding more offices and other types of business will not improve our town.

5. Open Spaces and Leisure Facilities

When considering this amount of development you must ensure that there are ample leisure and sports facilities for the population together with the woods and walks we currently enjoy. Without them the area will turn into a concrete jungle containing a lot of miserable and unfit people.

6. Medical Matters

While not in your document, consideration should be given to the health of residents. Currently our doctors' surgeries are at full capacity and only available four and a half days a week, so provision should be made for at least one other surgery. The site of the Off License on London Road (which is now closed) would make an ideal area for a community clinic there being off road parking space which is not available close to the clinic in Eastwood Road.

I write further to a telephone conversation this afternoon with the Planning Policy Department in respect of the above. I was informed that there is still an opportunity to put forward sites for consideration in the Allocations DPD and SHLAA.

Attached is a brownfield site 1.3ha in size, rectangular in shape, flat and fronts onto the north side of Eastwood Road (A1015) which links Rayleigh to Eastwood. The address is Rayleigh Garden Centre, Eastwood Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 7QA.

The site is currently in use as a Garden Centre located adjacent to the settlement edge, albeit within the Green Belt. Subject to a change in the Green Belt Boundary (a requirement recognised in the Core Strategy), this site is ideally located and suited for a housing or employment use.

May I therefore respectfully request that this site is considered for inclusion in the Allocations DPD and SHLAA.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require further information.

Objection to development planned for Hullbridge.

No statement or cross reference to specific pages that show the impact of developments to the following:-

Local Telephone Exchange
Buses
Local Medical Centres
Local Junior/Infants School
Local Community Centre
Local pre-schools
Local Post Office
Local sorting office
Secondary Schools
Allotment space
Local Leisure Centre
Local shops
Pubs and clubs
Railway station
Electricity supply for (homes, street lighting)
Water supply (inparticular connectivity to existing varied systems)
Sewage treatment works
Drainage systems (in particular connectivity to existing varied systems)
River Crouch /Roach (surface and sewage overflows?)
Surrounding farmers fields
Existing properties
Local Fire Brigade
Local Police
Local Ambulance Service
Recycling centre
Refuse collections
Flooding issues

Detailed response provided, including various questions raised; please see paper copy for further details and appendices.