Allocations DPD Discussion and Consultation Document

We write on behalf of C and S Associates, owners of land which comprises part of the Brickworks site, Cherry Orchard Way, Rochford.

The Brickworks site falls within the proposed area of the London Southend Airport & Environs Joint Area Action Plan (JAAP) and has been identified as an 'area of change' (site i) in the Preferred Options JAAP. Currently the Preferred Options JAAP proposes to designate the site for B1 (offices), and, consequently, to remove its current green belt designation.

Page 89 and Figure 3.1 of the Allocations DPD Discussion and Consultation Document sets out that the extent of land allocated for employment north of London Southend airport will be determined through the London Southend Airport and Environs Joint Area Action Plan (JAAP) and not in the Allocations DPD.

Our clients are happy for the Brickworks site, Cherry Orchard Way, to be allocated through the JAAP process. However, should the boundary of the JAAP area alter at any stage or this document not go ahead for any reason the Allocations DPD will need to be revisited as the area is suitable for development. For example, development of the Brickworks Site will bring many benefits. The site is previously developed land and currently lies derelict and detracts from the surrounding landscape. Redevelopment will enhance the area and enable the clean up of the site which is likely to incur significant costs