Having attended the exhibition by Andrew Martin Associates at King Edmund School on Friday 23rd April, with my wife where we did express our views, we have decided to put these directly to you to ensure they are given every consideration.
To site 150 houses both north and south of Brays lane is, we believe, totally out of order for the following reasons:-
150 houses will bring at least another 150 to 300 cars into a very congested area, which Rochford planning department ought to be already aware of.
Let us explain, any access into this area involves crossing over Warners Bridge past the roundabouts at the Anne Boleyn pub down into Bradley Way and passing the station entrance. On this route the holdups are at the roundabouts, especially the Anne Boleyn where as motorist's we have waited for long periods if approaching from Sutton road, the one into the town and at the station. The station roundabout is also a nightmare coming in from Hall road.
We then join the very busy and not fit for purpose Ashingdon Rd where there are four schools and day nurseries. Here long hold ups are encountered at school times.
A busy roundabout follows at Rectory Rd and a right turn into Brays Lane. Brays Lane has traffic going past from 04-00hrs to very late at night. Many of these being HGV's which are a constant source of noise and danger to residents. Over the last five years we have had telephone and power lines torn down by traffic also several accidents. Gas repair people have had the road up many times because of leaks. In September 2009 the gas leak was directly outside our bungalow. Speaking to the repair men, we were told that the gas pipes were in a very bad state, caused by the constant heavy and speeding traffic.





To consider bringing even more traffic into this area is completely ludicrous as even a car parking for five minutes in the Ashingdon Rd can cause hold-ups for a considerable time. For example the current gas works near the garage in Ashingdon Rd caused a fifteen minute delay this morning on our way to Southend. Refuse collection Lorries are another cause for delay.
How can bringing up to twenty school buses four times a day plus all the extra cars into Brays lane be justified? This is a road which we counted eight large timber and steel Lorries enter and leave in ten minutes.
Another cause for concern is that you are planning to build on Green Belt Land. Green belt land should remain green belt land as was originally intended.
We are completely opposed to this scheme which we believe only benefits King Edmunds School, the land owners and the property developer, who let's be honest is not interested in anything other than profit.
As parents and grandparents we are not opposed to improvements at King Edmund school but how many football fields does one school need.