B. Ensure that land is specifically allocated for schools, early years and childcare

Option B

HAWKWELL PARISH COUNCIL: CONSULTATION RESPONSE
LOCAL PLAN: ISSUES & OPTIONS DOCUMENT


PAGE 41: Delivering our Need for Homes

SP1.3 How do we plan for and facilitate the delivery of our need for new homes over the next twenty years within the district?

6.48 What are the realistic options?
Hawkwell Parish Council has always supported the view that new housing to meet our needs should be accommodated on a new settlement in a new settlement in the far west of the District near Battlesbridge or Rawreth. The River Crouch is a natural boundary and access to Chelmsford, Basildon, Thurrock and London is far easier.

There would be less disruption of existing villages and the infrastructure could be provided. Therefore, Hawkwell Parish Council supports Option E.

Hawkwell Parish Council considers that both Hawkwell and Rochford Parishes have had most of the development in the present Local Plan, with another 500 homes to be developed from Oxford Road to The Drive (Rochford). This will equate to 2,000 houses all in a small area on the Ashingdon Road, Hall Road, Rectory Road and Brays Lane. Therefore, Options A to D are not considered viable by Hawkwell Parish Council.


PAGE 46: Good Mix of Homes

SP1.4 How do we plan for and deliver a good mix of homes in the future? What types, sizes and tenures are needed?

6.59 (Pg 49) Bungalows
Hawkwell Parish Council has always campaigned against loss of bungalows and the failure by developers to supply new bungalows on development sites. These are needed to satisfy the needs of the elderly for suitable accommodation to downsize to. Therefore, a combination of Option E and F would be supported.

PAGE 76: Villages and Local Neighbourhood Centres

SP2.2 How do we continue to support local facilities in our village and neighbourhood centres?

7.27 What are the realistic options?
Hawkwell Parish Council would support Option A `Retain existing Core Strategy Policy'. It is important to retain facilities and not allow shops to be turned into housing or other non-retail uses. Without these facilities villages would decline and lack community integration and cohesion.


PAGE 78: Highways Infrastructure

SP3.1 How can we prioritise and deliver improvements to the strategic and local highway network over the next twenty years?

8.20 What are the realistic options? Pg 83
Hawkwell Parish Council would support Option B `Prioritise local highways and junctions between Rayleigh, Hockley and Rochford (B1013), to support and direct funds to improve the local highway network.

Hawkwell Parish Council would not support Option C. This option would not encourage more use of the route through Rawreth Land, Rayleigh, Hullbridge and Hockley. These are very narrow, winding roads and would be unsuitable for an increase in traffic movements.

PAGE 105: Education and Skills

SP4.3 How do we facilitate the delivery of education improvements and skills development to support our residents and local economy over the next 20 years?

9.29 What are the realistic options? Pg 108
Hawkwell Parish Council would support a combination of Option A and B. It is essential that land allocated for schools must not be allowed to be used for other purposes once set aside.

PAGE 109: Early Years and Childcare Provision

SP4.4 How do we facilitate the delivery of early years and childcare facilities to support our residents and local economy over the next twenty years?

9.36 What are the realistic options? Pg 114
Hawkwell Parish Council would support Option B `Ensure that land is specifically allocated for schools, early years and childcare'. Hawkwell is short of these places after the development of 200 homes in recent years.

PAGE 162: Advertising and Signage

D.P1.13 How to manage advertising and signage across the district in the future?

11.72 What are the realistic options? Pg 163
Hawkwell Parish Council would support Option A but feel it should be strengthened. Over the last few years many advertising boards have appeared on the side of houses and grass verges bearing no relation to an adjacent business. There is an increase in in advertising boards on the pavement; not only are they unsightly but they also obstruct pavements making it difficult for people with poor visibility, users of double buggies and mobility scooters to negotiate them.

Rochford Parish Council welcomes the opportunity to comment on this Document and whilst fully supporting the Strategic Priorities and Objectives of the Vision wonder whether the vision is, in its own right, rather long.

The council would support the following options which the document identifies.

6.30 C
6.31 B
6.32 D
6.33 B
6.36 B
6.48 E
6.58 C
6.59 F
6.60 H
6.78 B
6.86 B
6.96 B & C
6.111 A & F
6.117 A & D
6.128 A & B
7.20 C
7.27 A & B
8.20 B (Councillors have concerns that option C would be unable to accommodate significant increases in traffic flow without a major infrastructure investment.
8.21 A
8.37 B & C
8.44 B
8.58 C
8.66 B
8.75 A
9.11 D
9.15 B
9.29 A, B, D & E
9.36 B
9.42 A, B, C & D
9.50 A
9.61 A
10.16 B
10.27 A
10.28 G
10.29 H
10.34 B
10.44 C & D
10.52 A
10.62 C
10.63 J
10.72 B
11.5 G
11.12 B
11.19 B
11.27 A
11.36 A
11.40 B
11.44 A
11.49 A
11.53 B
11.57 A & B
11.61 C
11.65 B
11.72 A (Councillors would like to see this strengthened especially in relation to advertising on residential property.
11.76 B
11.81 A