Dear Sir.
Ref. the above relating to the Brays Lane option for access to King Edmund School expansion.

There appear to be two options.
1) Brays Lane.
This is possible if Brays Lane is up graded and Ashingdon Road widened. This would account for todays congestion with a small extra capacity for some expansion for through traffic. The existing traffic using Brays lane Large lorries from Canewdon, Wallasea and farms clogs up what we have.
2) Sapwoods. This could come off the existing Ashingdon Road, which still needs to be upgraded. through the farm field. Crossing Oxford Rod into the existing access to King Edmund School. This to my mind will cause the least disruption also keeping down costs. More importantly not involving property developers building more houses.
Therefore this is my preferred option with no increase in housing.


My main objections to any further housing are:
1) Road Infrastructure not able to accommodate existing traffic without major up grade. To move away from the area as well as through traffic.
2) Main drainage can't cope now, lifting manhole covers/flooding Brays Lane and Farm fields (I also understand this happens in Stambridge Road as well) so any further increase must be avoided at all costs until sufficient systems are in place.
3)Water, Gas and Electric supplies are also under resourced.

Expansion is not yet required, as no new dwellings have been built.

The options seem to be:
(1)Vehicle access to King Edmund School via rear Sapwood/end of Oxford Road and any
further pitches or development to be similarly placed(ref.KES1).
(2)School-vehicle access via land south of Brays Lane and construction of 100 dwellings
with no pitches(ref.EA1).
(3)"Concrete Heaven"construction of road access,dwellings north/south
Brays lane and pitches.
My conclusion is that any construction to the north of Brays should be
avoided;(a)Brays lane has very poor traffic management and is hence
very hazardous to all users(b)The area is on a flood plain with regular
sewage surcharges(c)The field should be considered a Green-Belt with
Badgers,slow-worms etc and thus protected.
Item (1) is the best option with no dwellings required.