This proposes a further loss of 8.7 hectares of open green belt agricultural land which was not deemed necessary at the time of the original document and is trying to be pushed through now at a later stage via the back door. Where will the upwards creep stop? Furthermore, the proposed change is detrimental to paragraph 3.44 in the Local Development Framework Allocations Submission Document since it further erodes the green buffer between the proposed development and the Grade II Listed Building and hence adversely impacts on the setting of the Grade II listed building.

This land (once part of Rawreth Hall Manor) is of historic interest. It was once owned by the King's cook in 1266, one of the Speakers of the House of Commons (in 1413) and was granted by King Henry VIII in 1525 to Cardinal Wolsey (see The History and Antiquities of the County of Essex by Rev. Philip Morant, Vol 1 (1763-1768), Pages 284-285.

One of the fields proposed to be used was called Hanging Hill so a full and detailed archaeological study of the land should be undertaken to ensure nothing of historical importance or value is lost.