London Southend Airport and Environs Joint Area Action Plan Preferred Options

Representations on Behalf of Fairview New Homes

We are instructed by our client Fairview New Homes Ltd to submit these comments on the published London Southend and Environs Joint Area Action Plan Issues and Options document. A number of comments are set out below in relation to the Preferred Options paper. These representations should be read in line with previous comments submitted in response to the Issues and Options AAP document.

On behalf of Fairview New Homes we would like to provide support for the proposed expansion of Southend Airport and the associated benefits this development will bring to the area. In particular, our client would like endorse the additional jobs and economic gains that would be gained as a result of expansion provided that these aims are not pursued to the detriment of national and local environmental objectives. Providing a high quality of life for the residents of Rochford and Southend can only be achieved through pursuing a balanced set of objectives.

However, it is considered the future protection of the remaining Green Belt land in the vicinity of the airport is essential to ensuring the quality of life of residents in the area and environmental amenity. The proposed release of Green Belt land in this case should not preclude any future development in the Green Belt elsewhere in the District where it is demonstrated that the development is suitable and required in line with PPS3. Each Green Belt site should be considered for release on its own merits and Green Belt protection policies included in the emerging Core Strategy and Site Allocations development plan documents should be worded with this in mind.

In addition, the expansion of the airport will only be successful if the required additional infrastructure and homes needed to support the substantial development is brought forward through the Local Planning Authority's emerging planning policy framework. It should be recognised that in order that areas of the District not directly associated with the expansion of the airport also benefit from investment, residential development should be distributed throughout Rochford.

On behalf of our client we would be grateful if you could please acknowledge receipt of this submission and have due regard to these comments when making changes to the London Southend Airport and Environs Joint Area Action Plan prior to submission to the Secretary of State.

Representations on Behalf of Fairview New Homes

We are instructed by our client Fairview New Homes Ltd to submit these comments on the published London Southend and Environs Joint Area Action Plan Issues and Options document. A number of comments are set out below in relation to the Preferred Options paper. These representations should be read in line with previous comments submitted in response to the Issues and Options AAP document.

On behalf of Fairview New Homes we would like to provide support for the proposed expansion of Southend Airport and the associated benefits this development will bring to the area. In particular, our client would like endorse the additional jobs and economic gains that would be gained as a result of expansion provided that these aims are not pursued to the detriment of national and local environmental objectives. Providing a high quality of life for the residents of Rochford and Southend can only be achieved through pursuing a balanced set of objectives.

However, it is considered the future protection of the remaining Green Belt land in the vicinity of the airport is essential to ensuring the quality of life of residents in the area and environmental amenity. The proposed release of Green Belt land in this case should not preclude any future development in the Green Belt elsewhere in the District where it is demonstrated that the development is suitable and required in line with PPS3. Each Green Belt site should be considered for release on its own merits and Green Belt protection policies included in the emerging Core Strategy and Site Allocations development plan documents should be worded with this in mind.

In addition, the expansion of the airport will only be successful if the required additional infrastructure and homes needed to support the substantial development is brought forward through the Local Planning Authority's emerging planning policy framework. It should be recognised that in order that areas of the District not directly associated with the expansion of the airport also benefit from investment, residential development should be distributed throughout Rochford.

On behalf of our client we would be grateful if you could please acknowledge receipt of this submission and have due regard to these comments when making changes to the London Southend Airport and Environs Joint Area Action Plan prior to submission to the Secretary of State.