Objection to Rochford Core Strategy, 175 houses in Hawkwell is UNSOUND.

The proposal in the Rochford Core Strategy for this many houses in the Hawkwell West Ward is UNSOUND for the following reasons,

Travel - Limited pubils transport (one bus per hour)
The present road infrastructure (B1013) has difficulty in coping with the heavy congestion each peak time of the day.
There are no shops in the immediate vicinity.
Any building would be quite a distance from the railway stations (where parking is at present at a premium).

Environment - The present semi-rural location is unsuitable for a large development complete loss of character and loss of green belt land.
There would be loss of wildlife and there would be no social, economic or enbironment benefit to the area whatsoever.

In addition the Core Stratey is UNSOUND because it does not fulfil the principles that are expressly stated in the Core Strategy as it relates to the proposal for Hawkwell.

I trust that you will consider my objections when the planning application comes before the committee.