Whilst I fully support the concept of the buffers, it is difficult to see how Rawreth will be prevented from coalescing with Rayleigh, given the position and limited width of the proposed buffer to the west of Rayleigh, and the fact that much of Rawreth (eg, the old plotland trendyhays estate - Trenders Avenue, etc) lays off of Rawreth Lane, which is not covered by the proposed buffer to protect this part of Rawreth, the edge of the buffer should be extended much nearer to the existing built edge of west Rayleigh. The Green belt land on either side of the A129 will also be excessively vulnerable to development unless the edge of the proposed buffer is extended closer to the existing built edge of Rayleigh. The relaxation of the Green belt for renewable energy proposals and for green tourism is dangerous, unless the council makes clear what unacceptable, (for instance, a waste incinerator for domestic/commercial refuse which produced electricity as a by-product could be classed as "renewable energy", but RDC successfully objected to a proposed incinerator site near Rayleigh a few years ago on the grounds that it was in the Green belt - the last thing we want is for the Green belt to be relaxed, and an incinerator to sneak in by the back door!) Why should green tourism require a relaxation of the green belt anyway? There may be merit in the alternative of relying on schemes to justify their very special circumstances, unless the council can be clear about exactly what development would justify a relaxation. It regretably seems clear some Green belt will be lost to new residential development, but the council should limit this by allocating the minimum possible amount of green belt land for housing.