Nurton Developments considers it important that the local community identifies the priorities in terms of infrastructure requirements at Hockley Heath. As such, Nurton Developments undertook a community consultation exercise in September 2017 in order to seek the views of the local community regarding proposals for development of Site 25, Land south of School Road, Hockley Heath. For the purposes of the consultation, to give the site a recognisable local identity, the site was named 'Sadlers Covey'. Around 80 people attended the consultation event and feedback was also submitted via the consultation website - www.sadlers-covey.co.uk. A summary of the consultation feedback is attached and sets out Nurton Developments' commitments to address issues raised by the local community.

The consultation feedback summary identifies that school-related parking, highway safety and volume of traffic on School Road were the main issues raised. As such Nurton Developments would agree that there is an infrastructure requirement to improve safety on School Lane, taking into account the cumulative volume of traffic generated, with particular regard to issues with parking at school pick-up and drop-off times. Nurton Developments has already commissioned transport consultants to undertake investigations of these issues. A parking demand survey has been undertaken and this has identified options for parking provision and road safety enhancements on School Lane that could be provided in conjunction with the residential development. This survey work is part of the ongoing transport assessment and masterplanning process and will be reported to the Council in due course. However at this time Nurton Developments can say that solutions will be put forward to address this infrastructure requirement.

Capacity at the local primary school was also raised as an issue in the community consultation. Nurton Developments has investigated this further in liaison with the Hockley Heath Academy and intends to invest in the infrastructure required to accommodate the additional pupils generated by the development of Site 25, either through s106 or Community Infrastructure Levy 'contribution in kind'. Options for expansion on, and potential improvements to the layout of, the school site are being explored and consideration is also being given to school-related development on Site 25.

No doubt the local community will raise a number of infrastructure requirements in response to this Local Plan consultation. We would refer you to the attached consultation feedback summary where many requirements have been noted and are to be dealt with. We would be happy to consider the further infrastructure requirements raised through this consultation.