The third article in our series: The Truth Behind the Plans - Traffic Chaos Incoming.
Chelmsford City Council’s proposal to allocate Hammonds Farm as a Strategic Growth Site for 3,000 homes and 2 major business parks may look neat in a spreadsheet — but on the ground, it spells transport chaos.
This article lays out why the assumptions underpinning the Local Plan’s transport strategy are deeply flawed, and why the burden will fall squarely on surrounding communities like Sandon, Little Baddow, Danbury, and Boreham.
3,000 homes, a business park, and no guaranteed A12 upgrades? Chelmsford’s plan will bring traffic gridlock to Sandon, Boreham, Little Baddow and Danbury.
The second article in our series: The Truth Behind the Plans -🛑 LANDSCAPE UNDER THREAT!
Chelmsford City Council’s draft Local Plan proposes to allocate Hammonds Farm for major development, with 3,000 homes and a large-scale business park. While the site has been promoted as a ‘garden community’, the reality is far less idyllic — and nowhere will feel the effects more deeply than the communities of Sandon, Little Baddow, Danbury, Boreham and the Chelmer Valley.
Hammonds Farm would devastate the rural landscape of Sandon, Little Baddow and the Chelmer Valley. The Council’s own evidence says this land should not be built on.