I write to give my concerns regarding the proposed East Ashindon/Brays Lane development.

I live in the road directly opposite Brays Lane. I moved here becasue it was a relatively quiet area and within one minute of leaving home and entering Brays Lane, nothing but open countryside could be seen.

Having seen the plans of the proposed newbuildings, no account seems to have been taken with regard to exiting Doric Avenue right towards Southend. Not only does the bus shelter on the left obscure vision, but invariably cars are parked in the layby which only exacerbates the situation; many times I have had to edge out to the middle of the road before I can see clearly whether there is any traffic on my left. At one time the quicker route was via the Golden Cross parade of shops, but this is now proving just as difficult as people wait in their cars to park for the shops and there is often a queueing line of traffic on the Ashingdon Road, which makes it virtually impossible to exit via this route. With the proposed new development there will obviously be a considerable increase in the volume of traffic, which will lead to more frustration and possibly serious injury to parents/students trying to get across the road.

The Ashingdon Road cannot cope with the current amount of traffic and to propose to introduce even more with the intended 100 new dwellings, as well as the new entrance to King Edmund School, I fear will only lead to more congestion and a possible accident blackspot.