SER9a. Even with a field behind our property the garden is often water logged, building new properties will add to this problem. No realistic local amenities, the Co-op is too far for some to walk to, and too small to cope with the population Wakering already has. The public transport in Wakering is not good enough, and cars are necessary if you want to get anywhere on time, more houses = more pollution. The local school is fit to bursting, and the 'local' secondary school is in Rochford. The local sports centre has recently been closed, leaving only the park, which is fine for walking a dog, or a game of football, but for the community as a whole it is lacking in things to do. The reason people move to Wakering in the first place is because it is a rural area. Will these properties be built for local people? What sort of people will be moving in? From a personal point of view our property will be de-valued, we will have to live next to a building site for months on end, and our view (the reason for buying our house in the first place) will be ruined, will our council tax reduce to show this? We live in the district of Rochford (high council tax), we have a shoebury post code (high insurance costs), our full address states we are in Southend, we get the worst aspects of both councils, it feels that because we are on the outskirts of Rochford we are forgotten and treated poorly, only remembered when yet more homes are required. Has it not occured to anyone that derelict properties and buildings should be renovated first before building on our green land?