Carlsson-Hyslop, Dan

From: Gary Scott Sent: 14 March 2017 18:06 To: reviews Subject: BOUNDARY CHANGES FOR WEST TENDRING 14TH MARCH 2017

Dear Sir or Madam

I have just seen the boundary changes for the West Tendring Area from Alresford upto and including , Elmstead and Thorrington.

The draft proposals are very large and has no community connections. Even the Church has linked together in the South while groups work together in the North.

Alresford has more links with Elmstead, Thorrington than Ardleigh.

Ardleigh is the largest of the parish councils in Tendring and it has a close link with and Dedham ( Borough) The local Church is working with Lawford and Dedham for Ardleigh.

The Church in the South have recently merged together and called themselves The Ten Penny Parishes. This includes Alresford, Elmstead, Thorrington and Frating.

While , and Ardleigh work together in terms of local groups, farming and so on.

There is NO direct link what so ever with Ardleigh and Alresford.

Ardleigh, Lawford and have the same postal address, so does Little Bromley and Great Bromley.

Mistley and Manningtree have their separate communities, while Bradfield, Wix and Wrabness, also have a postal address of Manningtree. These communities do have links.

The Western part of Tendring has a large rural area and people from Ardleigh, Little Bromley and Great Bromley,in the north use services in Manningtree, while people in Elmstead, Alresford, Thorrington and Frating use the services in Brightlingsea.

It would make since to have a two member ward for Elmstead, Frating, Alresford and Thorrington, and have a two member ward for Ardleigh, Little Bromley, Great Bromley and Lawford.

In 2002 Alresford was with Thorrington and Frating as a two member ward, this could be made a single member ward and have another ward where Elmstead, Ardleigh, Great and Little Bromley as a 2 member ward.

Elmstead Market and Ardleigh will have the Garden Village Settlement proposal in the Local Plan for the future, having around 1500 plus homes.

Geographically, your proposal for Ardleigh, Alresford and Elmstead is frankly too vast and it has no connections for North and South in this proposed ward.

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Many Thanks and best wishes.

Cllr Gary Scott Councillor for Alresford Ward.

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