Rayleigh Home Development

WORK is set for the construction of 136 homes on a site in Rayleigh.

 Proposals filed by Vistry Eastern Counties for the development, on land north of London Road and south of Rawreth Lane were granted outline planning permission in 2020, with residents now receiving letters informing them of the plan’s revival.

 The site will be a mixture of one, two, three and four bed houses and apartments plus associated roads, parking and landscaping work.

 Lib Dem councillor for Rayleigh North, James Newport, acknowledged that the plans were “not ideal” in terms of the potential impact that the influx of residents would have on Rawreth Lane

He reportedly said: “I campaigned against this and against the piecemeal development we have had on Bloor’s Ashingdon Road and really, it was due to a failed local plan not done properly.

 “As a new administration and a new council led by the Liberal Democrats and Independents, our aim is to do things properly and we will take these issues into account, such as severe congestion, when looking to the future.

 “It’s part of the wider picture and it is a part of our core strategy, we need to think about the whole district and this will come up again, these plans, when we consult on the new local plan.”

 He added: “We are in favour of garden villages and we would pursue that in preference.”

Picture: Artist impression of housing – detail. Pic: Rochford planning.

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