‘This proposed development should be rejected on planning grounds’-Residents anger at developer’s plan to build houses on former community amenity area in Rainham.

Jon Cruddas MP steps in whilst community question use of the land as it was originally devoted to local community use by the Council. More trees face the axe.

Residents of Maytree Close in Rainham have expressed their outright opposition to a developer’s plans to build four town houses on a former community amenity area.

The Maytree Close residents contacted the Member of Parliament for Dagenham and Rainham, Jon Cruddas with their strong concerns about the development and after listening to the issues, Jon made his formal objections to Havering Council’s Planning department.

Jon told the Havering Daily: “This proposed development should be rejected on planning grounds. It would be an overdevelopment and the town houses would be overlooking a number of existing houses in Maytree Close, several others in Stanley Road North that back on to the site and three more houses in Betterton Road.

I understand that this parcel of land was originally a Council owned play area for the local community which was sold off some years ago. It now has several mature trees that will be lost if the plans proceed.”

Residents met with members of Jon’s team at Maytree Close and it was pointed out that access to the land, both during construction phase and following completion of the development, would cause difficulties for residents of the close if planning permission is granted. It was also stated that as the land was originally devoted to local community use by the Council there must be a question over any development plans.

Angry residents living on Maytree Close.

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