What happened to the 'defensible buffer' for green belt land west of the proposed 550 dwellings? It has gone already!
To place an industrial site in this area would increase the traffic issue already seen on the A129. Heavy lorries could not be restricted from heading through Rayleigh Town Centre and would make the situation on Crown Hill even worse. They would, like the buses do now, find negotiating the mini-roundabouts difficult. The safety issues of encouraging more heavy goods vehicle in Rayleigh Town Centre via a steep hill need to be fully investigated.
The location on the A129 is not a good link to the A130 / A127. Traffic at the A1245 / A127 interchange is slow moving and long queues form due to the lack of Traffic Light control for the Southbound Carriageway of the A1245. There is already considerable congestion at the Hawk Hill interchange without adding more industrial traffic.