Colchester City Council Preferred Options Local Plan Regulation 18 Consultation 2025

Support

Representation ID: 12815

Received: 12/01/2026

Respondent: West Bergholt Parish Council

West Bergholt Parish Council supports this policy and 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”, as evidenced in West Bergholt’s Housing Density Needs Survey 2025, pages 2 and 3.

Support

Representation ID: 12816

Received: 12/01/2026

Respondent: West Bergholt Parish Council

West Bergholt Parish Council supports this policy and 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 the Housing Need and Density Report.

Support

Representation ID: 12818

Received: 12/01/2026

Respondent: West Bergholt Parish Council

West Bergholt Parish Council supports this policy, as evidenced in West Bergholt PC Summary of Local Meeting 15th December 2025, and 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.”

Support

Representation ID: 12819

Received: 12/01/2026

Respondent: West Bergholt Parish Council

West Bergholt Parish Council supports this policy as evidenced in West Bergholt PC Summary of Local Meeting 15th December 2025, and 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.”

Support

Representation ID: 12820

Received: 12/01/2026

Respondent: West Bergholt Parish Council

WBPC supports this policy, as evidenced in West Bergholt PC Summary of Local Meeting 15th December 2025, and 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.

Support

Representation ID: 12821

Received: 12/01/2026

Respondent: West Bergholt Parish Council

West Bergholt Parish Council supports this policy, as evidenced in West Bergholt PC Summary of Local Meeting 15th December 2025, and 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.”

Support

Representation ID: 12822

Received: 12/01/2026

Respondent: West Bergholt Parish Council

West Bergholt Parish Council supports this policy, as evidenced in West Bergholt PC Summary of Local Meeting 15th December 2025, and 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.”

Support

Representation ID: 12823

Received: 12/01/2026

Respondent: West Bergholt Parish Council

West Bergholt Parish Council supports this policy, as evidenced in West Bergholt PC Summary of Local Meeting 15th December 2025, and 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: 12824

Received: 12/01/2026

Respondent: West Bergholt Parish Council

West Bergholt Parish Council supports this policy, as evidenced in West Bergholt PC Summary of Local Meeting 15th December 2025, but, to prevent misunderstanding and concern as neither White Hart Lane or Manor Road have public rights of way, the first sentence in c) should be amended to “Provide a safe pedestrian access to ensure connectivity within and throughout the site to existing footways and any public rights of way”.

Support

Representation ID: 12825

Received: 12/01/2026

Respondent: West Bergholt Parish Council

West Bergholt Parish Council supports this policy, particularly the statement that “All development Proposals within West Bergholt parish, will also be determined against the policies in the West Bergholt Neighbourhood Plan where they are up to date and relevant”.
It should be noted that the West Bergholt Neighbourhood Plan states “In the design of sites A & B, consideration may be given to how adjacent land could at some future point be accessed to provide further land for subsequent housing needs in future Neighbourhood Plan publications”, as evidenced in West Bergholt Neighbourhood Plan, paragraph 15.5.2, and Policy PP9.