Billericay council rejects 175-home green belt development plan
Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 19:44 · Archive
Basildon Council's planning committee unanimously rejected Taylor Wimpey's proposal for 175 homes on Billericay's green belt.
Basildon Council's planning committee unanimously rejected Taylor Wimpey's outline proposals for 175 homes west of Tye Common Road, beside Blunts Wall Road, in Billericay on Wednesday night. The site is on the green belt, though planning officers had recommended approval, saying the development would help ease Basildon's housing shortage and that effects on highways, drainage and ecology could be mitigated.
The scheme included 175 homes, 50 per cent affordable housing, public open space, new walking and cycling routes and infrastructure improvements. Residents and councillors expressed concerns about traffic on Tye Common Road, which is already congested, especially on Billericay Town FC matchdays. David Randall, who uses the road daily, told the meeting it was 'already overcapacity at peak times' and serves 'a thousand existing residences'. He said an estimated 1,375 extra two-way vehicle movements each day would put further pressure on the road.
The proposal was one of several major housing schemes proposed around Billericay. A revised plan for 950 homes off Southend Road remains under consideration.
How it is being reported
- Councillors reject 'ludicrous' 175-home on green belt near Billericay FCCouncillors have rejected plans for 175 homes on Billericay's Green Belt, citing the loss of countryside and extra traffic around the town's football clubBrentwood Guardian · 8 Oct, 19:31
- Councillors reject 'ludicrous' 175-home on green belt near Billericay FCCouncillors have rejected plans for 175 homes on Billericay's Green Belt, citing the loss of countryside and extra traffic around the town's football clubColchester Gazette · 8 Oct, 19:31
- Councillors reject 'ludicrous' 175-home on green belt near Billericay FCCouncillors have rejected plans for 175 homes on Billericay's Green Belt, citing the loss of countryside and extra traffic around the town's football clubEcho (Basildon) · 8 Oct, 19:31
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