The Echo has a new article based around the future housing planned “North of London Road”
Chris Black was quoted:
Lib Dem councillor for Downhall and Rawreth Chris Black said Rawreth Parish Council initially suggested a site centrally in the village, which had more accessible roads, but Rochford District Council objected to the idea.
He added: ?I?m concerned about the impact on drainage, education and the future of Rayleigh Sports and Social Club, but fear it?s too late.?
At the proposal stage in 2010, almost 200 residents objected to the development, with more than 1,700 objections raised across various sites in the district.
Mr Black added: ?The council has been far too willing to develop on this site and the Government inspector has gone along with it.
?I feel we?ve been stitched up.?
However it mainly features Mrs Linda Kendall, who came a very good second for UKIP in a district council election in Whitehouse Ward. Much of what she’s now saying is spot on – stuff we’ve been saying, and Rawreth Parish Council has been saying, for years. We welcome her comments.
However she is wrong in one respect when she says “the whole of that green belt area is going to disappear.? . Under the current plans, most of the green land North of London Road will remain green- thankfully we stopped the original idea of 1800 houses there.
Hi
I just heard on the BBC East News that in Essex, Rayleigh, that 372 (I thought I heard that but it could have been 772) houses were being decided upon today !!
Where did the BBC get that from?
Perhaps I have missed something?
John
The Pre-Hearing Meeting on the Allocation of Sites Inquiry will take place today but there will be no DECISION today !! The Hearing will not be until September and then a DECISION by an Inspector in 2013/14.