7.1 Continue to promote improved and new areas of public realm. Do you think priorities should be established as to where this should take place
Support
New Local Plan
Representation ID: 3009
Received: 21/02/2019
Respondent: Mr Joseph Raven
Support
New Local Plan
Representation ID: 3104
Received: 01/03/2019
Respondent: Mr Murray Foster
maximise what we have in terms of park areas/ garrison site and seafront esplanade areas - latter perhaps create board walk areas that extend seaward - marina for Shoebury
maximise what we have in terms of park areas/ garrison site and seafront esplanade areas - latter perhaps create board walk areas that extend seaward - marina for Shoebury
Support
New Local Plan
Representation ID: 3142
Received: 03/03/2019
Respondent: Mr Neil Hampson
Reduce antisocial behaviour, littering, loitering, begging, thieving & drinking in streets
Reduce antisocial behaviour, littering, loitering, begging, thieving & drinking in streets
Support
New Local Plan
Representation ID: 3267
Received: 12/03/2019
Respondent: mr laurence steel
Southend is not over parked. Cemeteries are a possible option - e.g. Leigh.The high quality of our parks and realm needs respecting
Southend is not over parked. Cemeteries are a possible option - e.g. Leigh.The high quality of our parks and realm needs respecting
Support
New Local Plan
Representation ID: 3366
Received: 14/03/2019
Respondent: Southend Borough Council - Regulatory Services
Yes. The biggest health crisis for children is air pollution so what is Southend going to do about this? Restricting cars to the seafront area would be great start. There are plenty of train stations and buses that people can catch to get down to the seafront.
Yes. The biggest health crisis for children is air pollution so what is Southend going to do about this? Restricting cars to the seafront area would be great start. There are plenty of train stations and buses that people can catch to get down to the seafront.
Support
New Local Plan
Representation ID: 3398
Received: 15/03/2019
Respondent: Milton Conservation Society
The Council should develop a wider perspective on place development springing from our heritage. Even the way that these questions are asked is indicative of traditional thinking where conservation is seen as the separated parts of our towns, the bits to be preserved whilst development focuses on new and modern ways forward to the exclusion of our past. This is what has led us to our present town centre, now out-moded and hugely problematic.
New buildings must respect context and fit in rather than seeking to stand out. Of course exceptions at prominent sites can be valid but too often this occurs in planning applications with little care for context. The student housing complex in London Road is our clearest example of this.
Conservation areas are established within and subject to the law and clearly this cannot change for all practical purposes. But this perspective is limited to the built environment so we would like to see a wider perspective develop along the lines of the Historic Urban Landscape approach promoted by UNESCO where both tangible and intangible heritage attributes are valued and used as a springboard for new, modern, complementary and contextual development. This would then tap into the wider special attributes that makes the places of our town special. This is a large subject area we cannot take further here.
That said the Council must have a higher regard for built heritage, too much of which has been lost in our town.
Improve the public realm by better contextual reference to our historic past
The Council should develop a wider perspective on place development springing from our heritage. Even the way that these questions are asked is indicative of traditional thinking where conservation is seen as the separated parts of our towns, the bits to be preserved whilst development focuses on new and modern ways forward to the exclusion of our past. This is what has led us to our present town centre, now out-moded and hugely problematic.
New buildings must respect context and fit in rather than seeking to stand out. Of course exceptions at prominent sites can be valid but too often this occurs in planning applications with little care for context. The student housing complex in London Road is our clearest example of this.
Conservation areas are established within and subject to the law and clearly this cannot change for all practical purposes. But this perspective is limited to the built environment so we would like to see a wider perspective develop along the lines of the Historic Urban Landscape approach promoted by UNESCO where both tangible and intangible heritage attributes are valued and used as a springboard for new, modern, complementary and contextual development. This would then tap into the wider special attributes that makes the places of our town special. This is a large subject area we cannot take further here.
That said the Council must have a higher regard for built heritage, too much of which has been lost in our town.
Support
New Local Plan
Representation ID: 3438
Received: 29/03/2019
Respondent: Southend Borough Council - Regeneration and Business Development
Easy access to good quality public realm is important to people’s health and wellbeing. Some areas of the town have little or no access to public space and other areas have poor streetscapes. Priority should be given to creating new public realm, including green spaces, in areas that are deficient. In addition to new public realm, existing areas that are not fit for purpose or in decline should be a focus. In developing priorities the protection of the existing amount of public realm, including green space, should be included. Co-design and co-production should be principles for the creation of new, and re-design of existing public realm. Public realm should also reflect the character of the local area rather than be homogeneous.
Easy access to good quality public realm is important to people’s health and wellbeing. Some areas of the town have little or no access to public space and other areas have poor streetscapes. Priority should be given to creating new public realm, including green spaces, in areas that are deficient. In addition to new public realm, existing areas that are not fit for purpose or in decline should be a focus. In developing priorities the protection of the existing amount of public realm, including green space, should be included. Co-design and co-production should be principles for the creation of new, and re-design of existing public realm. Public realm should also reflect the character of the local area rather than be homogeneous.
Support
New Local Plan
Representation ID: 3499
Received: 31/03/2019
Respondent: Mrs Valerie Morgan
Yes, no priorities
Yes, no priorities
Support
New Local Plan
Representation ID: 3534
Received: 31/03/2019
Respondent: Mr Jeremy Martin
Green space needs to be expanded both by greening public realm and by expanding it.
Green space needs to be expanded both by greening public realm and by expanding it.
Support
New Local Plan
Representation ID: 3721
Received: 02/04/2019
Respondent: Southend-on-Sea Borough Council - Parks and Open Spaces
Easy access to good quality public realm is important to people’s health and wellbeing. Some areas of the town have little or no access to public space and other areas have poor streetscapes. Priority should be given to creating new public realm, including green spaces in areas that are deficient. In addition to new public realm, existing areas that are not fit for purpose or in decline should be prioritised for improvement. In developing priorities the protection of the existing amount of public realm, including green space should be included.
Easy access to good quality public realm is important to people’s health and wellbeing. Some areas of the town have little or no access to public space and other areas have poor streetscapes. Priority should be given to creating new public realm, including green spaces in areas that are deficient. In addition to new public realm, existing areas that are not fit for purpose or in decline should be prioritised for improvement. In developing priorities the protection of the existing amount of public realm, including green space should be included.
Support
New Local Plan
Representation ID: 3752
Received: 02/04/2019
Respondent: Mrs Clare Dellows
London road needs to look better, also the high street in the town center is dreadful
London road needs to look better, also the high street in the town center is dreadful
Support
New Local Plan
Representation ID: 3764
Received: 02/04/2019
Respondent: Southend Borough Council - 2050 Safe and Well
The town centre should be the initial priority for improvements to the public realm.
Improvements implemented must address the challenges posed by climate change of increased temperatures and more intense rainfall.
Andrew Barnes and Elizabeth Georgeou - Green City 2050 outcome leads
The town centre should be the initial priority for improvements to the public realm.
Improvements implemented must address the challenges posed by climate change of increased temperatures and more intense rainfall.
Andrew Barnes and Elizabeth Georgeou - Green City 2050 outcome leads
Comment
New Local Plan
Representation ID: 4140
Received: 22/03/2019
Respondent: Leigh-on-Sea Town Council
Section 7 – How best do we ensure health communities and development is appropriate and of a quality design, whilst ensuring we enhance our built heritage assets?
Yes. No priorities as it should take place Borough wide
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