This is not disused agricultural land - please see report and photos submitted to you separately taken in March 2010 of the spraying of the current crop. This in itself demonstrates that the council officials have not bothered to attend the proposed site before including this as an option.
This is a unique ,beautiful ,quiet ,environmentally rich area of green belt land which is easily accessible by all in the local community as it connects to the community centre,Hockley Primary school, Betts Farm etc .This enables all,whether young ,old ,ramblers etc to feel immediately out in the middle of beautiful countryside. You can see from the well worn footpath in the attached photos that it is frequently used and valued.
Essex County Council supported the leaflet produced of walks in Hockley which detailed paths 10 and 11 which is Folly Chase and the connecting footpaths bordering the proposed WH1 - again please see the beautiful photos taken of these areas which would of course be destroyed if the development took place. It is essential if we are to have further housing that areas such as WH1 are protected for the benefit of all the community. Also the wealth of wildlife that are dependant on the areas specifically woodpeckers, great crested newts,badgers etc are seen on a daily basis.