onlineFOCUS has today learnt, that Rayleigh will also be getting public electric vehicle charging points, as well as Hockley and Rochford. This news follows our earlier report this week on electric vehicle charging points for taxis being installed in Rayleigh. The installations in Rayleigh will be in the High St […]
Our Victoria ward Councillor, James Newport has commented on the Council most recent IT outages over on his website. Frustrated residents have been in touch with the onlineFOCUS team and having been asking ‘what is going on at RDC?’ However, most are used to this common occurrence now even after the […]
Tonight’s development committee meeting started somewhat frustratingly with the councils flaky IT systems causing much of the officers presentation unable to be viewed. (Editors note: seems to be an increasingly common occurrence) The main item for discussion was the application for Timber Grove. This application has been refused twice previously […]
What’s this all about? Well, this is the Strategic Housing and Employment Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) which will form part of the evidence in the new local plan. The issue of SHELAA will always, in my opinion, be contentious. It is worth noting that at this stage although the sites have […]
Two associated applications have been submitted for development in Rawreth Development of a 49.99 MW Battery Storage Facility with associated infrastructure and landscaping Development of a 49.99 MW Gas Fired Electricity Generating Facility with Associated Infrastructure and Landscaping This is the first time we’ve had to consider this type of […]
From the BBC website: The £6bn project will link the M25, near North Ockendon, Essex, with the A2 near Shorne, Kent, passing through greenbelt land. The transport secretary said it would create more than 6,000 jobs and boost the economy by more than £8bn. Adam Holloway, Gravesham’s Conservative MP, said […]
Access The junction onto Lower Road is not adequate. Even with a new roundabout it is too close to Watery Lane and will only add to the traffic congestion further down the road at the Rawreth Lane junction. If (or rather when) Watery Lane is closed the development will add […]
We aren’t quite in festive mode yet, but here’s a song to remind you not to put turkey fat into the sewer: And this is what can happen if people ignore this advice:
If you are looking for something a bit different in youtube, have a look at the playlist for Things You Might Not Know. There are over 70 short videos so far, each around 2 minutes long. The subject matter is varied, but often includes a bit of history, a bit […]
It’s not that easy to navigate around the council website, but if you go here: http://maps.rochford.gov.uk/DevelopmentControl.aspx?RequestType=ParseTemplate&Template=DevelopmentControlSearch.tmplt And then search for “London Road” , you will get to Counntyside’s application for about 500 homes North of London Road”. Then click on “plans and comments” and then “view associated documents” – you […]
“RE: Planning Application 14/00627/OUT Countryside Properties (UK) Ltd Land North of London Road, and South of Rawreth Lane and West of Rawreth Industrial Estate, Rawreth Lane, Rawreth Essex Further to your letter, enclosing a copy of the submitted plans and applications in respect of the proposals detailed above, Council have […]
Rawreth Parish Council have now submitted their response to RDC regarding the proposed housing “North of London Road” (which is all within Rawreth). Hopefully we can publish their whole letter in a day or two; it concentrates on flooding issues, highways, infrastructure and education. The response ends with the words […]
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