Representation by Matthew William Ockendon (Matthew William Ockendon)
- Date submitted
- 20 February 2023
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
Our client, Matthew William Ockendon, objects to the Lower Thames Crossing proposals which would result in a loss of existing farmland and a significant effect on their business, blight on existing property and create further impacts on the planned growth of East Tilbury and Linford (East Tilbury and Linford being one of the principal strategic growth locations of the developing Thurrock Council Local Plan). Furthermore, we submit the following outline of the principal issues on behalf of our client, on which we will wish to make further representations to the Inspectorate during examination: (i) The LTC project has failed to adopt a strategic masterplanning exercise from the outset that sought to recognise the wider implications of the LTC on existing and future growth plans for South Essex; in particular engagement with landowners to consider how the LTC project could benefit the wider community and mitigate the impact and loss of farmland and land earmarked for future growth has been limited; (ii) The designation of land for ecological mitigation and its impact on existing and future land use at Linford; (iii) Alternative locations for ecological mitigation purposes that would mitigate loss of farmland and future development land; (iv) Impact of land take at East Tilbury and Linford and the significant impact of LTC on the current extant planning application ref. 16/01232/OUT – a significant failing of the DCO submission in this respect is best summarised by the fact that the extant planning application has not even been referenced in 6.3 Environmental Statement Appendices Appendix 16.1 Long List of Developments; (v) Visual and noise impact mitigation on existing properties at Ashlea Farm and future mixed-use growth at Linford with reference to the general LTC alignment and the realigned Muckingford Road and associated approach ramps; (vi) Access track proposals for the proposed balancing pond immediately north west of Ashlea Farm; (vii) Use of redundant section of existing Muckingford Road abutting Ashlea Farm post construction; (viii) Unspecified terms of new utility easements/wayleaves and issues of sterilised land for future development and effect on existing farming operations; (ix) Impact of temporary water supply pipeline from Linford to northern portal works area on future land use.