Colchester City Council Preferred Options Local Plan Regulation 18 Consultation 2025

Comment

Representation ID: 14068

Received: 14/01/2026

Respondent: Tollgate Partnership Limited

Agent: Ceres Property

Early appraisal demonstrates 50 dwellings could be delivered, alongside generous open space and retention of existing trees.

Initial highways assessment indicate The Folley has sufficient capacity to accommodate movements associated with 50-60 dwellings and an access designed to Essex Design Guide standards could be achieved.

Good connection to existing PROW. Discussing possible improvements to the PROW to support active travel routes.
Demonstrate meeting other policy requirements.

Comment

Representation ID: 14294

Received: 14/01/2026

Respondent: Tollgate Partnership Limited

Agent: Ceres Property

Client supports position of Layer de la Haye in the settlement hierarchy.

Growth proposed through the two allocations will ensure existing services and facilities continue to be supported and invested in, protecting their long term viability.

Comment

Representation ID: 14295

Received: 14/01/2026

Respondent: Tollgate Partnership Limited

Agent: Ceres Property

Do not support requirement for all applications for major development sites to be accompanied by a Landscape Visual Impact Appraisal (LVIA).

Propose wording of this policy is relaxed to include flexibility on the specific type of assessment that is required.

Comment

Representation ID: 14296

Received: 14/01/2026

Respondent: Tollgate Partnership Limited

Agent: Ceres Property

Propose policy wording reviewed to allow flexibility in application of 8 hectares of alternative greenspace per 1000 head of population. View that SANGs should consider quality of provision, overall site location and other variables in determining appropriate provision for the site.

Sites make contributions to RAMS which should be taken into account alongside the Natural England ratio which may not consider the local factors such as this.

Comment

Representation ID: 14297

Received: 14/01/2026

Respondent: Tollgate Partnership Limited

Agent: Ceres Property

Consider Council's dismissed alternative suggestion to be more appropriate.

Unreasonable for the Council to propose requirements beyond Building Regulations without appropriate justification or flexibility.

Comment

Representation ID: 14298

Received: 14/01/2026

Respondent: Tollgate Partnership Limited

Agent: Ceres Property

First point of criterion (a) is unnecessarily prescriptive in requiring thar primary public open space for any major new residential development on greenfield sites should be located centrally within the site. Important there is flexibility to ensure it can be located in the most appropriate location for each specific site.