Colchester City Council Preferred Options Local Plan Regulation 18 Consultation 2025

Object

Representation ID: 12866

Received: 12/01/2026

Respondent: West Bergholt Parish Council

West Bergholt Parish Council objects to this policy as evidenced by West Bergholt’s Housing Needs Survey 2025, pages 2 and 3, but, if unsuccessful, considers that the following should be added:
"The development should be single and two storey buildings consisting of one or more short terraces of one-bedroom houses or small blocks of one-bedroom flats, short terraces or semi-detached two-bedroom bungalows and houses, semi-detached and detached three-bedroom bungalows and a few slightly larger houses.”

Object

Representation ID: 12867

Received: 12/01/2026

Respondent: West Bergholt Parish Council

West Bergholt Parish Council objects to this policy but, if unsuccessful, considers that the following should be added:
"Private amenity space should be designed towards the minimum sizes set out in Policy PC8."
As evidenced in West Bergholt PC Summary of Local Meeting 15/12/2025 and photo ViewpointFromAlbanyRd.jpg .

Object

Representation ID: 12868

Received: 12/01/2026

Respondent: West Bergholt Parish Council

West Bergholt Parish Council objects to this policy as evidenced in West Bergholt PC Summary of Local Meeting 15th December 2025, but, if unsuccessful, considers that the second sentence in b) should be amended to:
“The point of the vehicular access from Colchester Road is to be agreed with the Highway Authority .........”

Object

Representation ID: 12869

Received: 12/01/2026

Respondent: West Bergholt Parish Council

West Bergholt Parish Council objects to this policy as evidenced in West Bergholt PC Summary of Local Meeting 15th December 2025, but, if unsuccessful, considers that the following should be added:
“For the avoidance of doubt, by an appropriate legal agreement, prior to the commencement of works the developer of every new home in West Bergholt shall contribute a sum (in addition to any other planning obligation or standard charge) to be agreed with CCC to improvements to Heathlands School.”

Object

Representation ID: 12870

Received: 12/01/2026

Respondent: West Bergholt Parish Council

West Bergholt Parish Council objects to this policy as evidenced in West Bergholt PC Summary of Local Meeting 15th December 2025, but, if unsuccessful, considers that the following should be added:
“For the avoidance of doubt, by an appropriate legal agreement, prior to the commencement of works the developer of every new home in West Bergholt shall contribute a sum (in addition to any other planning obligation or standard charge) to be agreed with CCC to improving the capacity of the doctor's surgery in West Bergholt.”

Object

Representation ID: 12871

Received: 12/01/2026

Respondent: West Bergholt Parish Council

WBPC objects to this policy as evidenced in West Bergholt PC Summary of Local Meeting 15th December 2025, but, if unsuccessful, considers that the following should be added:
“For the avoidance of doubt, by an appropriate legal agreement, prior to the commencement of works the developer of every new home in West Bergholt shall contribute a sum (in addition to any other planning obligation or standard charge) to be agreed with CCC to improving road safety in West Bergholt.”
See also traffic photos and Safe Crossing Evidence.

Object

Representation ID: 12872

Received: 12/01/2026

Respondent: West Bergholt Parish Council

West Bergholt Parish Council objects to this policy as evidenced in West Bergholt PC Summary of Local Meeting 15th December 2025, but, if unsuccessful, considers that the following should be added:
“For the avoidance of doubt, by an appropriate legal agreement, prior to the commencement of works the developer of every new home in West Bergholt shall contribute a sum (in addition to any other planning obligation or standard charge) to be agreed with CCC to improve the open space/amenity area and/or sports facilities in West Bergholt and to improve community buildings in West Bergholt.”

Object

Representation ID: 12874

Received: 12/01/2026

Respondent: West Bergholt Parish Council

West Bergholt Parish Council objects to this policy as evidenced in West Bergholt PC Summary of Local Meeting 15th December 2025, but, if unsuccessful, considers that the following should be added:
“For the avoidance of doubt, by an appropriate legal agreement, prior to the commencement of works the developer of every new home in West Bergholt shall contribute a sum (in addition to any other planning obligation or standard charge) to be agreed with CCC to ensure no property shall be occupied until West Bergholt's WRC has sufficient capacity to deal with all wastewater that it receives.”

Object

Representation ID: 12875

Received: 12/01/2026

Respondent: West Bergholt Parish Council

West Bergholt Parish Council objects to this policy as evidenced in West Bergholt PC Summary of Local Meeting 15th December 2025, but, if unsuccessful, considers that the following should be added:
“For the avoidance of doubt, by an appropriate legal agreement, prior to the commencement of works the developer of every new home in West Bergholt shall contribute a sum (in addition to any other planning obligation or standard charge) to be agreed with CCC to ensure all roads within the development are designated as 20mph.”

Support

Representation ID: 12876

Received: 12/01/2026

Respondent: West Bergholt Parish Council

West Bergholt Parish Council supports this policy. See Minutes of Extraordinary Parish Council Meeting 07/01/2026.