Ingatestone and Fryerning
Parish Council
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Ingatestone and Fryerning Parish Council |
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| Subject Category |
Comment |
| Note ** indicates extensive response, requiring reference to specific questionnaire | |
| Top of Page | AMENITIES - TOILETS |
| Amenities | No auto public toilets. Refurbish the present ones with CCTV if necessary |
| Amenities | Public toilets are an essential facility |
| Amenities | Reinstate Market Place toilets |
| Amenities** | Keep toilets open; cycle routes; support AE school sports development; more pedestrian crossings |
| Amenities | Keep Market Place toilets open; planters waste of money |
| Amenities | Public toilets needed; bus shelters should be vandal proof |
| Amenities | How can appearance of toilets be changed? |
| Amenities | Toilets essential in village this size – upgrade these |
| Amenities | Appearance is awful but we need toilet or a similar facility. |
| Amenities | Mkt Place toilets are most unattractive but essential. Need refurbishing |
| Amenities | Retain the public toilets |
| Amenities | Toilet facilities should be maintained but the current appearance is awful |
| Amenities | Refurbishment of toilets and re-opening should be a priority |
| Amenities | Do not replace the lavatories with the type installed at Shenfield Station ** |
| Amenities | Functioning lavatories is the most desirable requirement |
| Top of Page | AMENITIES - POLICE |
| Amenities | Where are the police? They cost us £600k per annum |
| Amenities | Regret loss of police station |
| Amenities | Bring back our village policemen please |
| Amenities | Reinstate Police Station |
| Top of Page | AMENITIES - SPORTS & LEISURE |
| Amenities | Need sports opportunities for local people |
| Amenities | Council run sports/recreational facilities needed |
| Amenities** | Youth facilities other than Boy’s Club desperately needed. Also garage for petrol & repairs. |
| Amenities | More meeting places for teenagers required in evenings |
| Amenities | Keep tennis courts where they are. More facilities for younger villagers e.g. skate-board ramps |
| Amenities** | Keep tennis club; more street lighting; add pedestrian crossing in Market Place |
| Amenities | Need leisure and information centre |
| Amenities | Welcome a sports centre open to the public |
| Amenities | A public swimming pool would be nice |
| Amenities | Leisure facilities should be considered. |
| Amenities | Need another cafe/restaurant & a swimming pool open to the public |
| Amenities | Welcome evening classes |
| Top of Page | AMENITIES - OTHER |
| Amenities | Consider farmers market at weekends in Mkt Place |
| Amenities | Very narrow pavements in places can cause problems for residents |
| Amenities | No provision for parking cycles, little encouragement for cycling |
| Amenities | Footpath at IML needs widening – currently dangerous |
| Amenities | Encourage more recycling without the need to travel |
| Amenities | Advertise recycling and promote wildlife |
| Amenities | Footpaths are great |
| Amenities | The railway station is a very important asset and should be retained |
| Amenities | Railway station lights should not be on all day |
| Amenities | Campaign for half-hourly off-peak rail service |
| Amenities | Do more to combat noise and pollution from Railway Station car park |
| Top of Page | COMPOSITION OF VILLAGE - SHOPS |
| Compn of village | Local shops (not catering & financial services outlets) should be encouraged |
| Compn of village | Too many useful retail outlets have been lost already; must retain those remaining |
| Compn of village | Essential that a broad range of retail outlets are provided and A2/3 use restricted to preserve High Street |
| Compn of village | Need more "normal" clothes shops – not high priced ones |
| Compn of village | Less estate agents; have more interesting shops e.g. clothing |
| Compn of village | Fish and chip shop and laundrette would be nice |
| Compn of village | Too many antique shops; removal of IML and Heybridge Hotel disappointing |
| Compn of village | Need more general shops rather than antique shops and estate agents |
| Compn of village | No more pubs/ restaurants needed |
| Compn of village | No more estate agents. Affordable tea shop required- Raven’s too small |
| Compn of village | Cut down on Estate Agents |
| Compn of village | Less Estate Agents & more interesting shops & businesses |
| Compn of village | More independent traders needed |
| Compn of village | Encourage local business especially small shops to keep a thriving village |
| Compn of village | Allow more retail facilities not offices |
| Compn of village | Varied shops necessary. No more antiques. Would welcome fishmonger, draper and haberdashery |
| Compn of village | No more antique shops. |
| Compn of village | It would be good to have more shops; fruit & veg, fishmonger, delicatessen etc. |
| Compn of village | More fresh food and clothing shops would promote shopping in the village ensuring the survival of existing retailers |
| Compn of village | More of the good existing shops required. Too many estate agents. Need to reduce shop costs. |
| Compn of village | Restrict estate agents, restaurants and antique shops. Encourage haberdashers and a facility for further education |
| Compn of village | Approves current balance of shops and countryside; must retain community feel |
| Compn of village | Balance between shops and residential is about right |
| Compn of village | Encourage shops by lobbying for minimal increase in business rates. |
| Compn of village | Retail outlets should not be destroyed to build houses |
| Compn of village | Primary need for more useful shops at the expense of the less useful ones. |
| Compn of village | More restaurants needed; no more trees |
| Top of Page | COMPOSITION OF VILLAGE - BUSINESSES |
| Compn of village | Need more local work, not just shops and pubs |
| Compn of village | Priority should be given to providing employment locally |
| Compn of village | Build small industrial type units near station |
| Compn of village | More business facilities should be developed |
| Compn of village | Develop centres from which (existing) commuters could work – not travel to London |
| Compn of village | Need more employment opportunities for young people so they can stay in village. Perhaps small workshops e.g Madison site |
| Compn of village | More small offices could be developed over (above) the shops |
| Compn of village | Local facilities and employment very important. Encourage local businesses. |
| Compn of village | Pity about the garage |
| Compn of village | Small business units needed |
| Compn of village | Small locally run businesses needed |
| Compn of village | Pine Drive is a car park for office workers. No more businesses to open please. Impossible to park in the village now |
| Compn of village | No more offices changing the character of our high street |
| Compn of village | Non residential new development would increase traffic problems |
| Compn of village | Property conversion to small commercial business. No building dev.- village is good size now. No additional urbanisation |
| Compn of village | Office units or small factory units |
| Compn of village | Limited additional commercial facilities & try to fill the empty ones – not antique shops |
| Top of Page | COMPOSITION OF VILLAGE - LOCAL EMPLOYMENT |
| Compn of village | Need additional employment locally. Office accommodation/ light industry would be most appropriate. |
| Compn of village | More shops and businesses required. No more residential |
| Compn of village | No more estate or infill housing; no more business sites lost to residential |
| Compn of village | More shops and employment with free parking to avoid people having to travel (long distances?) to work |
| Compn of village | Possibly more employment facilities |
| Compn of village | Local employment is most important, too many travel outside the village |
| Compn of village | Need more employment |
| Compn of village | Encourage small-scale local facilities, employment opportunities etc |
| Compn of village | New development should be employment based, not flats |
| Compn of village | Encouraging local employment and shops best assisted by improving parking for essential workers, not commuters |
| Top of Page | COMPOSITION OF VILLAGE – HOUSING |
| Compn of village | Need for affordable housing for elderly and young |
| Compn of village | Need more affordable housing, less executive houses |
| Compn of village | Affordable starter homes needed |
| Compn of village | More affordable houses |
| Compn of village | More low cost housing to encourage a younger population |
| Compn of village | More sheltered types of housing/ bungalows; lack of means people living in houses too large |
| Compn of village | More accommodation for elderly = elderly moving from bigger homes = increased availability of 1-2 bed & family houses |
| Compn of village | Affordable housing on former council depot site |
| Compn of village | Too many flats in village already, most out of keeping & causing disproportionate traffic problems |
| Compn of village | "Gypsy" site should be compulsorily purchased and used for low cost housing |
| Top of Page | COMPOSITION OF VILLAGE - DORMITORY CONCERNS |
| Compn of village | Danger that only residential development means that village becomes only a commuter dormitory |
| Compn of village | Resist momentum towards a dormitory town |
| Compn of village | The village should be kept as a mix, not a dormitory for the well off. |
| Top of Page | COMPOSITION OF VILLAGE - GENERAL |
| Compn of village | Maintain current balance |
| Compn of village | Restrict change of use to prevent trend from retail to banks etc. |
| Compn of village | Give up forcing existing shop use to stay as such; allow alternative use including residential |
| Compn of village | Limited future development. Additional local facilities would be welcome |
| Compn of village | To keep the village alive and active we must encourage employment and social activities. |
| Compn of village | Only in existing accommodation for employment; no new educational establishments |
| Compn of village | Any future development will require parking facilities |
| Compn of village | Ensure nice environment, good public transport and attractive buildings |
| Compn of village | Development of village centre restricted by Chequers and Limes |
| Compn of village | Village has a good mix of commercial & residential buildings but the PC should have not approved demolition/moving one of the few sports facilities i.e. the tennis club |
| Compn of village | Vitality of the schools is essential to the future of the village. Need to ensure their continuance. |
| Compn of village | If we do not manage this balance the village will die |
| Compn of village | Limit development of Anglo EU school. Fewer estate agents more retail shops |
| Compn of village | Existing shops should be allowed to change use as required within the planning act but with less Red Tape than at present |
| Compn of village | Declassification of business/ domestic premises |
| Compn of village | Develop and maintain active village community |
| Compn of village | Impossible question to answer without knowing the current mix of residential & non-residential |
| Top of Page | VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT - GENERAL |
| Village dev. | Viable High St. shopping area is key to keeping village a thriving community/retaining existing character. Not just dormitory |
| Village dev | Agree development should be business/ employment based; not all residential |
| Village dev | Provide shops in Margaretting and Heybridge to relieve pressure on High Street |
| Village dev. | Encourage more younger people into village – will have to be some encroachment into the countryside |
| Village dev. | More opportunity for 1st time buyers needed |
| Village dev | Convert "Trueloves" to low cost housing or for the elderly |
| Village dev. | (Development of some non- public open spaces) With consideration for neighbours |
| Village dev | New developments not to be sited on pavements. Widen very narrow stretches to at least 5 feet |
| Village dev | Could do with a few more inches of pavement in places |
| Village dev | Small enclosed area near rear of churchyard could be opened up more |
| Village dev | Empty shops and offices should be identified |
| Village dev | Extend CCTV to Stock Lane to spot thieves making a getaway! |
| Village dev | Estates designed as open plan should stay open plan. Hedges can restrict sight lines |
| Village dev | No increase in shops, difficult for current shops to survive |
| Village dev. | Increase accessibility from High St. to railway station |
| Village dev** | Village not big enough to support retail operation. Move A12 to east side of village and develop on west side |
| Village dev** | Ingatestone must not be allowed to merge with Brentwood |
| Village dev | Small cottage type development only for local people at low cost and affordable. |
| Village dev | If new development must happen construct reasonable property for local people. Not too many outsiders. |
| Village dev | Limited dev but not in Stock Lane because of traffic. Need to keep Stock Lane’s rural entry to Ingatestone. |
| Village dev | Any further dev should take into account that it is sometimes difficult to get Drs appt. |
| Top of Page | VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT - BALANCED DEVELOPMENT |
| Village dev | Balanced development approach needed |
| Village dev. | A "living" village needs to have change |
| Village dev | Developments to reflect new ideas and blend in, not overawe. Should not mimic what exists |
| Village dev | Present balance quite acceptable; further commercial development to be minimal and discreet |
| Village dev | Ensure balance of commercial and residential interests which are mutually supportive |
| Top of Page | VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT - OPPOSED TO DEVELOPMENT |
| Village dev | Ingatestone’s charm lies in its open spaces. Sites get overdeveloped and cramped once developers get involved |
| Village dev | Ingatestone is in danger of becoming too big to retain its village charm |
| Village dev.** | To retain existing character, could not tolerate a significant increase in popln. Only infill development but not crammed in |
| Village dev. | Village being ruined/character lost by residents selling plots of their gardens for development e.g. old vicarage |
| Village dev | Too much building done in the village. It has taken away village life. The Meads are a disgrace |
| Village dev. | Village must not become a mini Brentwood or Chelmsford. Keep Ingatestone a village |
| Village dev. | Residential and commercial development should be kept to a minimum |
| Village dev | Opposes all future development |
| Village dev | The Limes (60’s development) should never have been built |
| Village dev. | Mkt. Place/ Limes development no good; keep Ingatestone a green haven |
| Village dev | No further development |
| Village dev | No more residential development. Swimming pool/fitness centre, vet’s would help |
| Village dev | I cannot think of any development sites left in Ingatestone |
| Village dev | Village is already at "bursting point". No more building should be allowed |
| Village dev | Heybridge site has increased by > 25% from original plan. Strict controls needed on further development in this area |
| Village dev | Risk that large gardens of houses opposite Seymour Field will be targeted by developers when houses come on to the market |
| Village dev | Essential Seymour Field retained for sport/recreation; only building to be changing rooms |
| Village dev. | Must ensure that all planning laws are enforced – reference travellers site. Residents have to comply, why not travellers? |
| Village dev | Infrastructure inadequate, drains overflow |
| Village dev | Systems and services are 30 years old , overhead electricity in Norton Road. Provide efficient services before extending development |
| Village dev | Regret loss of Heybridge Hotel and IML. No more houses are needed. Keep village as it is- somewhere to aspire to live not crammed with developments |
| Village dev | Do not overdevelop every spare space |
| Village dev | Enough development now as Heybridge Hotel and IML sites will stretch village resources |
| Village dev | Village spoiled by too much infilling – IML site too overcrowded |
| Village dev | Would be sad to see greater development in the village, particularly in green open areas |
| Village dev | Don’t want any new dev. |
| Village dev | Not sure where are spaces available for development |
| Top of Page | VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT - SUGGESTED AREAS FOR DEVELOPMENT |
| Village dev. | Development should be limited to area between A12 & railway or village will be lost |
| Village dev | Important to constrain village within railway line and A12. Resources already stretched e.g. 2 weeks for a doctor’s appointment |
| Village dev | Support proposed development of flats on health club site |
| Village dev. | Possible building on site by Roman Rd junction to Nursery and A12 slip road |
| Village dev | Develop old Highways Dept in Roman Rd |
| Village dev. | No development of council site at end of chase estate |
| Village dev | Develop the old council site at the end of the Quorn |
| Village dev. | A12 Transport Depot could be used for industrial development |
| Village dev | What is to happen to the Council Road Depot? What could it be used for? |
| Village dev | Develop old Council Road site and surrounding copse |
| Village dev | Candidate areas are small triangle opposite of Heybridge and 2. between by-pass slip road and Chase estate |
| Village dev | Parcel of land by A12 slip road (ex Highways depot) should be released for residential development |
| Village dev | Suggest to develop field at south end of village between A12 and Roman Road |
| Village dev. | Some dev. reasonable on non-public areas. Better than losing village boundaries due to massive housing strip developmnt |
| Village dev | Bottom end of Bell Mead could be developed |
| Village dev. | Bell Mead area should remain reserved for parking |
| Village dev | Bell Mead could be used for development |
| Village dev. | Land adjacent to Bell Mead |
| Village dev | Further end of New Road may be developed |
| Village dev. | All schools have land they do not use. Use it (gardens, wildlife areas) or lose it –parking for parents instead of on roads |
| Village dev | BR station would be more central if area to south was developed |
| Village dev. | Relocate tennis courts and develop car parking on the site |
| Village dev | Could use land opposite RC Church and Anglo Euro School for houses. Relocate school by Ray cottage |
| Village dev | Land on either side of the main road on the village side of the A12 could be developed |
| Village dev** | Suitable sites in village for development |
| Top of Page | VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT – GREEN BELT |
| Village dev | Maintain Green Belt |
| Village dev | Maintain Green Belt |
| Village dev. | No development in Green Belt |
| Village dev | NO further urban development on Green Belt land. |
| Village dev. | No new buildings should be put on Green Belt land |
| Village dev | The Green Belt must be preserved |
| Village dev | Some Green Belt sites could be developed |
| Top of Page | VISUAL CHARACTER - NEW DESIGNS |
| Visual character | Innovative new designs may be appropriate in a city but not in a village such as Ingatestone |
| Visual char.** | Whilst some innovation is desirable, it must still suit/be sympathetic to the older style of the village. |
| Visual character | Beneficial for all new schemes to blend with existing street scene |
| Visual character | New buildings should not be obtrusive or too modern style |
| Visual character | New innovative buildings important but not at cost of losing village character |
| Visual character | Match to extent possible while permitting double glazing and insulation |
| Visual character | Better if not modern appearance |
| Visual character | Focus on quality (undefined !) architectural design rather than match existing buildings |
| Visual character | New buildings should not replicate period styles but should be in a contemporary vernacular style |
| Visual character | New buildings could be innovative, different in style and fit in. |
| Visual character | Innovative buildings could be complementary to existing buildings |