1. You claim that some development is needed in order for a village to "thrive". Hawkwell has a population of 3294 according to the 2001 Census, you are proposing to increase this by approximately 25%, and this will in fact bring Hawkwell to gridlock rather than enable it to thrive. When asked at the meeting what new infrastructure would be put in place, in particular schools, doctors, roads and buses, you could not give any answer this clearly shows a lack of thought on your part. To expect a developer to put these into place is not viable unless they are built into your planning approval. Will they be and if so what will they be?
2. You ruled out West Hockley for extra homes as the Ashingdon Road will not cope with extra traffic. The B1013 from Rayleigh to Rochford is already over capacity so surely the same rules apply? If your argument is that the extra traffic will only come from Cherry Orchard Way then I think you are mistaken. This then leads to access for Rectory Road. This can only be accessed via a mini roundabout at the Hawkwell end, B1013 junction; I believe that Essex County Council has stated that costs to improve this Junction would be prohibitive.
3. You state that Rochford District Council has to build 5500 new homes by law. This does not mean that 330 of them have to be built in Hawkwell. Given the current climate I would expect that the law could successfully be appealed to reduce this number. If not then it would be good sign to the people of Rochford District that you were prepared to fight, this was not the impression I left the meeting with.
4. To bring more jobs to the area. How do you propose to create jobs? Building units does not guarantee jobs; there are still new empty units on Purdy's Way Estate so why build more?