Rochford District Core Strategy Regulation 26 Draft

POSITIVE COMMENT

LOCAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY - LAND at BULL LANE, RAYLEIGH
This representation is with regard to land at Bull Lane which has been put forward for release from Green belt for housing as a suggested and preferred site in answer to the Core Strategy Plan. This is an 11 acre field that is grassed and free of trees and buildings, it has also never had any farmer use for farm grazing or arable use. The land meets the criteria required as follows.

Policies HP8/HP9
As 1800 houses are required in Rayleigh alone; the land North of Bull Lane, Rayleigh which has been offered for building is in an ideal location. The plot of land is some 11 acres in size and will allow for affordable housing for local community needs as well as private residential development. It is very much suitable as it immediately adjoins the existing town in accordance to the criteria defined in Policy HP9. The release of the land would still allow presence of the openness of Green Belt. It would also not encroach on the "Green Buffer'' suggested in the councils preliminary publications.

The land North of Bull Lane is on the edge of town, with good access to:
Shops & Amenities
Local shops - a good range includes Butchers, Greengrocers, Post Office, Newsagents, Café and others, are all in walking distance of 0.4 mile

Town Shopping - Rayleigh Town Centre - itself with its wide range of shops is just 1 mile away.
The Local Park, Library, Community Centre, are also just a mile away.




Schools
Infants and Junior School are serviced by 'The Grove School' is 0.4mile distance from the site.
The Fitzwymark Senior School is local and just 0.5 miles away.

Travel Policy TP1
Roads - Bull Lane has a good road structure for traveling to Rochford - Southend - London- Chelmsford.

Buses - There are a variety of regular buses from Rayleigh which link the county in all directions, see attached routes.
Trains - The good train service carries passengers from Rayleigh to Southend and London directions.

Points raised here are within the East of England Plan, and for these reasons we believe that Bull Lane would be suitable for development.

POLICY TP1 - SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT .

RAYLEIGH BUS ROUTES
A variety of regular buses from Rayleigh link the county .

NO BUS ROUTES RAYLEIGH PICK UPS
20 Hullbridge-Lower Hockley-Rayleigh-Eastwood-Southend BULL LANE
20C Hullbridge-Lower Hockley-Rayleigh-Eastwood-Southend BULL LANE
20X Southend-eastwood-Ray;leigh-Hullbridge BULL LANE
1 Rayleigh-Thundersley-Leigh-westcliff-Thorpe Bay-Shoebury Rayleigh Station
Rayleigh-Hockley-Ashingdon High Street/Hockley Rd
8 Rayleigh-Rochford-Southend-Thorpe bay-Shoeburyness High Street/Hockley Rd
9 Rayleigh-Eastwood-Southend-Thorpe Bay-Shoeburyness High St,Eastwood Rd
11A Southend-Westcliff-Rayleigh-Chelmsford Eastwood Road/Rayleigh Station

15,15A,15B,15C,16 Southend-Rayleigh-Pitsea-Basildon Eastwood Road/High St
Lower Hockley-Rayleigh-Southend High Street./Rayleigh Station
Southend-Rayleigh-Canvey

Metro 25 Southend,Rayleigh,Wickford,Basildon Rayleigh Station
35/35X Chelmsford-Great Baddow-Rayleigh-Southend Eastwood Rise/Rayleigh Station
Chelmsford-Rayleigh-Southend
200 Bradwell on sea-Maylandsea- Althorne-Sth Woodham-
Rayleigh-Southend Eastwod Rd,High St,Station
222 Southend-Rayleigh-Wickford-Billericay-Brentwood-Warley
825 Basildon-Westcliff High School-St.Thomas More School Eastwood Rise,Rayleigh Station
X30 Southend - Rayleigh- Stanstead Airport Rayleigh Station

Metro 25 BASILDON,BEACHAMPS SCHOOL,Southend Town Centre -Rayleigh Station

TRAINS
Local Railway station - direct to London - Southend
ROAD
It is easy to travel by road to Southend,Chelmsford, London with choices of routes to choose from.