VISTRY HOMES DEVELOPMENT – UPDATE

A few months ago, the RA Committee met with Vistry Homes regarding their proposed development around our site. We formally objected through Basildon Council with an eight-page submission. While the application is unlikely to be blocked due to the Council’s pro-development stance, we continued engaging with Vistry to try and reduce the impact on Dunton Park.

At our meeting Vistry has agreed to the following mitigation measures to the concerns we raised:

Construction Traffic Access

Requested: Use Mandeville Way, not Lower Dunton Road, for construction traffic.

Agreed: Mandeville Way will be the main access route and included in their Construction Traffic Management Plan.

Privacy Screening Along Back Orchard

Requested: Strong hedge screening between the southern edge of the site and Dunton Park.

Agreed: Enhanced screening will be added to the planning application to protect Orchard residents privacy.

Relocation of Noisy Features

Requested: Move noisy elements, such as play areas, away from our boundary.

Agreed: The proposed “kick-about” planned alongside Orchard View and Sycamore has been moved on the plans to a central location. The area near our site will now be a community orchard.

While we remain opposed to the development in principle because of its valuable greenbelt status, these concessions your RA has achieved, significantly reduce the impact on our community.