The application for housing on the E-on site comes to the Development Committee next Thursday 31st.
As always, district councillors have to stay unbiased in advance of the meeting.
It IS an important application – you can find the agenda here.
Here’s a brief summary of the report:
Here’s an extract from the report on education :
At Early Years and County Primary level it is clear that there will be sufficient places but at secondary level the position is not so clear. The forecasts show that it is likely that by 2016 there will be 20 surplus places at the Sweyne Park School, which is just enough to serve the development, but it will leave the school full and a deficit of places across Rayleigh.
Here’s the key paragraph on flood risk:
3.14.3
Advise that the preferred method of surface water disposal should be to a sustainable drainage system (SUDS) with the connection to the sewer as the last option. The surface water strategy / flood risk assessment submitted with the application relevant to Anglian Water is acceptable.
3.14.4
Recommend the following condition:-
3.14.5
?No dwelling shall be occupied until the works have been carried out in accordance with the surface water strategy so approved unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority?.
Officers are recommended that the scheme should be approved – though they want more negotiation to get 35% affordable housing instead of 25%