Question 24:Do you agree with the proposed approach to managing development within the Warrior Square Policy Area and Opportunity Site 5: Warrior Square? Please explain your answer

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: 2009

Received: 25/01/2016

Respondent: Cllr Mrs Cheryl Nevin

Warrior Square protecting green space in warrior square where swimming pool was, a five aside football pitch/ or multi use area, jogging track round outside. Happy with houses both sides of Whitegate, with trees please, or water feature.

Comment

Representation ID: 2021

Received: 05/02/2016

Respondent: Anglian Water

We would recommend within each Policy Area a requirement is stipulated that the necessary sewerage infrastructure is in place to serve the area before development progresses.

Support

Representation ID: 2124

Received: 15/02/2016

Respondent: Stockvale Group

The STOCKVALE GROUP wholly supports proposals for Elmer Square and repeats the comments that have been made in relation to the High Street. There is a greater opportunity for this segment of the High Street to have a mixture of uses as well as retail. This includes office space that directly correlates to the education hub and again a strong residential use above this segment of the High Street. The STOCKVALE GROUP recognise that the Local Authority, University and South East Essex College has already delivered significant achievements in realising the aspirations so far.

Comment

Representation ID: 2130

Received: 15/02/2016

Respondent: Stockvale Group

The retention of the green space is paramount and greater legibility needs to be brought through to the High Street. Clearly the previous swimming pool site is a development opportunity and the STOCKVALE GROUP would seek that that this is of the highest quality providing some activity around the ground floor to support the small pocket park of Warrior Square. The STOCKVALE GROUP recognise that this site could deliver a significant number of residential units.

Comment

Representation ID: 2131

Received: 15/02/2016

Respondent: Stockvale Group

The STOCKVALE GROUP would want to see that the existing public car park provision is retained and any residential and commercial development yield aims to meet the requirements of the Councils development management plan in regard to parking provision.

Comment

Representation ID: 2233

Received: 15/02/2016

Respondent: Southend BID

The retention of the green space is paramount and greater legibility needs to be brought through to the High Street. Clearly the previous swimming pool site is a development opportunity and the BID would seek that that this is of the highest quality providing some activity around the ground floor to support the small pocket park of Warrior Square. The BID recognise that this site could deliver a significant number of residential units.

Comment

Representation ID: 2234

Received: 15/02/2016

Respondent: Southend BID

The BID would want to see that the existing public car park provision is retained and any residential and commercial development yield aims to meet the requirements of the Councils development management plan in regard to parking provision.

Comment

Representation ID: 2255

Received: 15/02/2016

Respondent: Southend BID

Warrior Square was scored by 18% as a top 10 priority.

Comment

Representation ID: 2410

Received: 03/03/2016

Respondent: Historic England

Paragraph 4 of Policy PA6 relates to energy efficiency and relates to existing development. We note that versions of this paragraph appear under other policy areas and opportunity sites, so the following comments also apply.
Listed buildings, buildings in conservation areas and scheduled monuments are exempted from the need to comply with energy efficiency requirements of the Regulations where compliance would unacceptably alter their character and appearance. Special considerations under Part L are also given to locally listed buildings, buildings of architectural and historic interest within registered parks and gardens and the curtilages of scheduled monuments, and buildings of traditional construction with permeable fabric that both absorbs and readily allows the evaporation of moisture. Any policy encouraging energy efficiency should note that the application will be different in relation to these classes of buildings. Further information can be found in the Historic England advice Energy Efficiency and Historic Buildings -Application of Part L of the Building Regulations to historically and traditionally constructed buildings https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/energy-efficiency-historic-buildings-ptl/. This similarly applies to Policy PA1, PA2, PA3, PA4, PA5, PA7, CS1, PA8 and PA9.

Comment

Representation ID: 2444

Received: 01/03/2016

Respondent: National Federation for the Blind

Pedestrian and cycle routes should be kept separate.
No cycling should be allowed on the footway or footpath.

Comment

Representation ID: 2446

Received: 01/03/2016

Respondent: National Federation for the Blind

This is a suitable area for a day centre for disabled people. Since the Queensway building was closed there has been nowhere for disabled people to go.

Comment

Representation ID: 2447

Received: 01/03/2016

Respondent: National Federation for the Blind

There is no longer a swimming pool in the centre of the Town as the Warrior Square pool was closed. A new facility should be provided in this central area.