Barking and Dagenham (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Developers have moved to the next phase of plans for around 1,300 new homes on a golf course spanning Barking and Dagenham, marking a major housing push.
H4Life Ltd. has requested a scoping opinion for an environmental impact assessment from Barking & Dagenham Council.
On October 8, Marc Pennick, director of H4Life Ltd., sent a letter outlining intentions to demolish Crowlands Heath Golf Course and construct over 1,000 new residences, new infrastructure, and sports facilities.
The company intends to submit a “detailed planning application” to Havering Council and Barking and Dagenham Council for the proposed development of the area, according to the 152-page EIA document that was submitted earlier this month.
The official process of identifying, forecasting, assessing, and mitigating a project’s potential severe environmental effects is called an EIA.
This land, which is around 24.13 hectares in size, is primarily inside Havering’s executive boundaries, with about 25 of it located in Barking and Dagenham.
The offer would include between 1,200 and 4,500 square measures of retail, community, and recreational space in addition to about 1,300 domestic residences, according to the EIA document.
The West Ham United training ground and four girding seminaries are named as locales that would be affected by the development.
Parkland will be added around the site’s perimeter and existing lakes would be kept in order to “promote access to high quality green space and amenity.”
There are now 10 employees at the golf course, and the plans for the refurbishment would create about 25 new positions, a representative for H4Life previously told this paper.
They said:
“The new development will provide new jobs through the proposed retail unit and across the community centre and cafe.
The number of jobs will outstrip the current number of jobs on site.”
The golf club has just less than 80 members and the spokesperson said the number of people playing golf during the week averages 16 rounds per day and on the weekend averages 23 rounds per day.
What impact assessments exist for local traffic and transport?
Assessment of the impact on road capacities, crossroad operations, and overall network effectiveness, including relating implicit traffic points. Review of access points, routing, and safety considerations for vehicles, climbers, and cyclists.
Recommendations for mitigation measures similar as road widening, business signal upgrades, new access roads, better rambler crossings, and trip demand operation strategies. Consideration of environmental and safety impacts related to increased business.
Assessment of parking provision including bike parking and integration with sustainable transport modes. The findings guide original authorities and inventors in decision- making regarding development approval and necessary structure upgrades to support population and casing growth while minimizing dislocation and maintaining safety and availability.