Colchester City Council Preferred Options Local Plan Regulation 18 Consultation 2025

Object

Representation ID: 12153

Received: 08/01/2026

Respondent: Horkesley Heath Ltd

Agent: ADP

Promotion of land at land to the south of Ivy Lodge Road, Great Horkesley as a residential site allocation.

Comment

Representation ID: 14346

Received: 08/01/2026

Respondent: Horkesley Heath Ltd

Agent: ADP

The spatial strategy of the Local Plan therefore supports additional housing growth in locations such
as land to the south of Ivy Lodge Road, Great Horkesley, which can capitalise on existing and
committed infrastructure investment, reinforce sustainable travel patterns, and strengthen
established growth corridors. By contrast, dispersing growth to less connected settlements, remote
from strategic transport corridors and key service centres, risks undermining both the sustainability
objectives and the deliverability of the Plan.

Comment

Representation ID: 14347

Received: 08/01/2026

Respondent: Horkesley Heath Ltd

Agent: ADP

The allocation of land north of Park Lane, Langham under Policy PP37, for approximately 900
dwellings, raises significant concerns when assessed against the Local Plan’s spatial strategy,
deliverability objectives and the need for a resilient housing supply over the plan period.
The objection is not to the principle of housing delivery, but to the scale and location of this
allocation and the degree to which it introduces avoidable delivery risk when compared to more
sustainable and strategically aligned alternatives, such as land at Ivy Lodge Road, Great Horkesley.