Southend Central Area Action Plan (SCAAP) Preferred Approach 2015

Support

Representation ID: 1999

Received: 22/01/2016

Respondent: Burges Estate Residents Association

The drive towards enhanced culture, leisure and recreational activities is supported and indeed is essential if we are to take advantage of the huge potential for visitors from the continent. This must be coupled with more and better hotel accommodation to encourage longer stays.

Comment

Representation ID: 2000

Received: 22/01/2016

Respondent: Burges Estate Residents Association

The management of key views is acceptable but I have tried and failed to see Porters other than from inside the grounds. It is so well screened by trees and shrubs I doubt many people know it's there. In that sense it can hardly rank as a landmark building.

Comment

Representation ID: 2001

Received: 22/01/2016

Respondent: Burges Estate Residents Association

Car parking on the sea front is mostly kerbside and it is difficult to believe that on- street parking duration is only 5mins. However the capacity needed to support the vitality of the town centre is not just a function of demand as it stands but the price mechanism. It must be a significant factor where choosing where to shop especially when so much of the competition has free parking.

Comment

Representation ID: 2002

Received: 22/01/2016

Respondent: Burges Estate Residents Association

The only other point on transport is mixed mode priority routes. Mixed in the sense of ped/cycle routes are not working because too many cyclists now have it in their heads that any footway or footpath is fair game. I know this is an enforcement issue but if it cannot or will not be enforced effectively then it is bad policy.

Comment

Representation ID: 2003

Received: 22/01/2016

Respondent: Burges Estate Residents Association

I have no problem with London Road policy area except in one regard, the proposal for an active frontage along the dual carriageway. It is inconceivable that one would wish to encourage footfall along a busy dual carriageway. Far better to improve and emphasise London road as the focus for pedestrian traffic with the enhanced pedestrianisation. By all means improve the appearance but to create active frontages is wrong.

Comment

Representation ID: 2004

Received: 22/01/2016

Respondent: Burges Estate Residents Association

Warrior Square would be enhanced by residential development on the south side to enclose and complete the square. There must be strong support for the stated principle of maintaining the quality of the square since it is the absence of any reasonable level of maintenance that led to the "improvement scheme". There is no sign that maintenance levels have improved.

Comment

Representation ID: 2005

Received: 22/01/2016

Respondent: Burges Estate Residents Association

Tylers policy area is a big challenge to get right and maybe the fact that the travel centre is coming down reflects that difficulty. Either way explaining to the public how so much public money was wasted is necessary as well as explaining why it will not happen again.

Comment

Representation ID: 2006

Received: 22/01/2016

Respondent: Burges Estate Residents Association

Central seafront policy area principles contain reference to the "use of high quality coordinated materials, durable and easy to maintain". May I suggest that such a requirement be applied to all policy areas where appropriate. There is no reason why the seafront should be singled out for exceptional treatment.

Comment

Representation ID: 2007

Received: 22/01/2016

Respondent: Burges Estate Residents Association

In the same way the Victoria Gateway policy principles contains reference to "promoting energy efficiency". Why is this policy area singled out? Why is that not one of a wide range of common policies applicable across the board?

Comment

Representation ID: 2008

Received: 22/01/2016

Respondent: Burges Estate Residents Association

I have already mentioned that the church should be included in the area and that makes sense in the context of policy DP8: 7g.