Figure 7
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Rayleigh Area Action Plan Submission Document
Representation ID: 34288
Received: 04/03/2014
Respondent: The National Trust Rayleigh Mount Local Committee
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
I made a previous representation about the apparent removal of flower beds around the trees in the High Street, but I have now noticed, comparing figure 7 in the document with figure 8, that the old horse trough next to the martyrs' memorial also seems to be missing in figure 8 (I cannot see any indication of its relocation elsewhere, it just seems as if it is intended to remove it). There is no mention of this in the text of the document, nor was it indicated in previous consultations, so there has been no chance for the public to comment on it, which I feel makes the document unsound. This trough (currently used as a colourful flower container - see illustration 5 on page 37 of the document) is part of the town's history, dating back to when cattle and other stock would be driven through Rayleigh to market, and to when horses were the main form of transport. As such it is important it is retained.
I made a previous representation about the apparent removal of flower beds around the trees in the High Street, but I have now noticed, comparing figure 7 in the document with figure 8, that the old horse trough next to the martyrs' memorial also seems to be missing in figure 8 (I cannot see any indication of its relocation elsewhere, it just seems as if it is intended to remove it). There is no mention of this in the text of the document, nor was it indicated in previous consultations, so there has been no chance for the public to comment on it, which I feel makes the document unsound. This trough (currently used as a colourful flower container - see illustration 5 on page 37 of the document) is part of the town's history, dating back to when cattle and other stock would be driven through Rayleigh to market, and to when horses were the main form of transport. As such it is important it is retained.