Allocation site 19 with the potential to deliver 2386 dwellings, one huge greenbelt site requiring great investment but satisfying almost the entire allocation requirements for the whole district.
I wonder if anyone has considered this in any great detail but here is a site that can basically become a community entity in its own right, because of the size it would invite great interest and investment which would provide money to deliver a significant highways improvement along Rawreth lane providing links to the A127, A130 etc. The site also has the main London Liverpool Street railway line running in parallel to it so investment can be sought for a new train station which would also serve the residents of Hullbridge as well as reducing the number of car journeys taken to Rayleigh or Hockley to access the rail network. It has the potential to provide new schools (possibly even a secondary one), additional leisure facilities and another shopping centre. I don't consider a development here would have any significant impact on any other areas in the district and the loss of just one greenbelt location is surely better than several across the district which would impact significantly on more services and people than this one location would. Maybe calling it South Hullbridge reduces the impact of losing a greenbelt location and provides some individual identity and recognition to the district of Hullbridge.