A public consultation on new and alternative housing areas in Basildon Council’s Local Plan closes next week.

Residents have until Thursday, 15 December to submit their views for the New and Alternative Sites consultation phase.

The first draft of the Local Plan, which aims to identify sites for just over 15,000 homes and employment sites in the borough in the next 20 years, was subject to an eight-week public consultation between January and March.

The 17 new and alternative sites in the current phase of consultation have since emerged after representations were made by developers.

Residents are encouraged to take part in the consultation and provide comment on the new proposed sites at:

• Land south of Outwood Common Road (Brooklands Farm), Billericay;

• Land east of Southend Road (Foot Farm), Billericay;

• Land west of Southend Road (Maitland Lodge), Billericay; • Dale Farm, Oak Lane, Crays Hill;

• Additional land at Greenleas Farm, south of London Road, Billericay;

• Land between London Road and A13, Pitsea, Basildon; 

• Hovefields and Honiley Neighbourhood Area, Wickford

As well as the alternative sites which are:

• Alpha Garden Centre, Wickford;

• Land at Bradfields Farm, Basildon;

• Land at Hall Farm, North Benfleet;

• Outwood Farm, Billericay;

• Land north of Wash Road, Noak Bridge;

• Tompkins Farm and Brickfield Road site, Basildon;

• Land at Sellers Farm, Dunton Road, Basildon;

• Land south of London Road, Wickford;

• Land east of Frithwood Lane, Billericay;

• Land south of Windmill Heights, Billericay.

Councillor Richard Moore, cabinet member for planning, said: “The new and alternative areas will be assessed using the same criteria as the initial areas.

“All feedback from residents will be examined thoroughly before a decision on the distribution of the Local Plan developments is made.”

The plan will be submitted to the Government by Basildon Council early next year.

All documentation relating to the consultation is available by visiting http://www.basildon.gov.uk/localplan and residents wishing to take part in the consultation should do so online, by email or by post before midnight on 15 December 2016.