Option E19 - This option extends from the south of the Star Lane Brickworks into the middle of a field. It only adjoins a built up area on part of its northern boundary and it is open in aspect to the east, south and west.

By virtue of its location it will have a significant impact on the landscape and the openness green belt and it will be difficult to provide defensible green belt boundaries, particularly to the south and east.

The site is also situated in close proximity to Star Lane Pits. This is a Local Wildlife Site identified in the Rochford District Local Wildlife Sites Review (2007) which forms part of the Local Development Framework evidence base. The ecological impact of siting employment uses close to this Local Wildlife Site should be carefully considered.