Breaking News Demolishing Roots Hall

[Whispering Bob]

Apologies if this has already been covered, but I understand that residents/businesses in Shakespeare drive received Planning Permission Notices over Xmas (amended plans and descriptions) detailing the demolition of the stadium and the building of 502 residential units. They have until 25th Jan to 'make representations about the application'.

 

[Holy Joe]

Apologies if this has already been covered, but I understand that residents/businesses in Shakespeare drive received Planning Permission Notices over Xmas (amended plans and descriptions) detailing the demolition of the stadium and the building of 502 residential units. They have until 25th Jan to 'make representations about the application'.

Should be on the Southend council website - anyone can write a comment on the website to support the application ;-)

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Apologies if this has already been covered, but I understand that residents/businesses in Shakespeare drive received Planning Permission Notices over Xmas (amended plans and descriptions) detailing the demolition of the stadium and the building of 502 residential units. They have until 25th Jan to 'make representations about the application'.

That’s excellent news and shows that the final public consultation is under way and the closure date has been reconfirmed. That will be a month before the special development committee meeting on 24 Feb which we think might be the critical meeting and - possibly - the final and total green light. Fingers crossed. Please let’s just not be relegated by PPG by then!

 

[Holy Joe]

6 comments from members of thepublic so far - 5 of them objections

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

6 comments from members of thepublic so far - 5 of them objections

Has anyone got the link to an online form to respond? We should alert Zoners and get writing in en masse.

 

[Cricko]

I would rather see FF built first.

 

[RobM]

I would rather see FF built first.

I thought that was in the covenant.

 

[brigg blue]

I thought that was in the covenant.

It is, it's also in the schedule presented to the council

 

[Mr Plow]

Just put in my letter of support, I believe they have to be manually approved by some council bod so might take a while for the 'supporting' count to go up.

19/01985/FULM | Demolish existing stadium and buildings, phased erection of 9 buildings between 2 and 8 storeys comprising of 502 residential units (Use Class C3), lay out associated car and cycle parking, amenity space, landscaping

publicaccess.southend.gov.uk

 

[Supernaut]

6 comments from members of thepublic so far - 5 of them objections

****s

 

[RobM]

****s

That's democracy for you.

 

[Sentinel]

It isn't democracy it's a consultation!

I work in transport planning and have dealt with many consultations for new schemes. The general public tend to treat it as a referendum when in reality we are looking for things we haven't already thought of. So you could have the situation where every single return slates a scheme yet it still goes ahead. Something that could stop the scheme is the overloading of the adjacent traffic junctions.

This has happened recently at the former Arena Essex site in Thurrock where the owner wanted to build 2,500 new homes. However Highways England objected saying it would over-load the road junctions and consequently planning permission has been granted for just 250 new homes, a tenth of that proposed. The owners are now wondering what to do with 90% of the site they can't build on. A speedway track would be nice.

 

[cerbera45]

It isn't democracy it's a consultation!

This has happened recently at the former Arena Essex site in Thurrock where the owner wanted to build 2,500 new homes. However Highways England objected saying it would over-load the road junctions and consequently planning permission has been granted for just 250 new homes, a tenth of that proposed. The owners are now wondering what to do with 90% of the site they can't build on. A speedway track would be nice.

or a football stadium ;-)

 

[RobM]

It isn't democracy it's a consultation!

I work in transport planning and have dealt with many consultations for new schemes. The general public tend to treat it as a referendum when in reality we are looking for things we haven't already thought of. So you could have the situation where every single return slates a scheme yet it still goes ahead. Something that could stop the scheme is the overloading of the adjacent traffic junctions.

This has happened recently at the former Arena Essex site in Thurrock where the owner wanted to build 2,500 new homes. However Highways England objected saying it would over-load the road junctions and consequently planning permission has been granted for just 250 new homes, a tenth of that proposed. The owners are now wondering what to do with 90% of the site they can't build on. A speedway track would be nice.

Surprised - building on everything else round here.

 

[Tommy2holes]

It isn't democracy it's a consultation!

I work in transport planning and have dealt with many consultations for new schemes. The general public tend to treat it as a referendum when in reality we are looking for things we haven't already thought of. So you could have the situation where every single return slates a scheme yet it still goes ahead. Something that could stop the scheme is the overloading of the adjacent traffic junctions.

This has happened recently at the former Arena Essex site in Thurrock where the owner wanted to build 2,500 new homes. However Highways England objected saying it would over-load the road junctions and consequently planning permission has been granted for just 250 new homes, a tenth of that proposed. The owners are now wondering what to do with 90% of the site they can't build on. A speedway track would be nice.

Yeah, of course a giant shopping centre on top of the m25 and building a whole town didn't add to the traffic.

 

[rigsby]

Surely the demolition of RH started over 30 years ago. Bit late to notify locals now.

 

[Tommy2holes]

Fingers crossed that the end of February the team will be higher up the table and the club will have secured a bright future