SH4, page 29: The inclusion of an area of land to the south of Rectory Road would erode the open gap between Hawkwell/Hockley and Southend on Sea which Green Belt in this area seeks to preserve for coalescence reasons. This cuts against one of the purposes of including land in the Green Belt in this area and for this reason alone is not a suitable alternative. Importantly, I find that it would introduce development into an area where the creation of a Green Belt boundary would be difficult given the open views through the site from the south. Its remoteness from the main built up area of Hawkwell would not encourage walking to facilities including shops, employment and leisure facilities and whilst it would be located alongside a bus route the opportunity for footpath connections and integration with the built up area would be limited. It is not the most sustainable location as option SH1 offers better opportunities for integration, thus according more with PPS3 objectives for securing integration. Paragraph 2.8 to 2.10 of PPG2 advises on the criteria for creating Green Belt boundaries. The advice is that Green Belts should be several miles wide, be clearly defined along regularly recognisable features such as roads, streams or woodland edges and should take into account the need to promote sustainable patterns of development. This would not be the case with the land to the south of Rectory Road. This option excludes an area of land to the west of Thorpe Road, which is in an inappropriate Green Belt use. It would not be appropriate to retain that when a more appropriate option is to secure redevelopment for a needed housing end use. As a consequence the area of land to the south of Rectory Road should be removed and Option SH1 adopted.