I am totally appalled by Rochford Councils inability to communicate with the existing Community on the plans to develop our area. To be totally transparent, open & honest with your clients - the Council Tax payers, you should ensure that everyone has the opportunity to understand these proposals before it is a 'fait accompli'. Ashingdon is currently a reasonably nice green place to live so keep the green belt, we must fulfil the needs of local people with minimum impact on their lives, & not just the needs of the development companies who are not a part of this community. Will our creaking utility supplies be capable of supporting another 1300 houses - old gas mains, electricity supplies on poles above the ground, water pipes that continually leak, telephone exchange and Broadband capability that dips in and out, drains that overflow when we have a downpore?