I am writing to voice my objections to the plans for excessive additional housing development in the Rochford Local Plan, particularly, but not exclusively, in the London Road, Rawreth Lane and Lubbards Farm areas in Rayleigh.

Since we moved here over 30 years ago Rayleigh has become more and more congested, the doctors are more and more difficult to see and the place grinds to a halt with exhaust pollution poisoning the air, every time there is an incident on the A127.

The area does not have the infrastructure to support more house- building and yet we hear no plans on this front, with developers wringing their hands and saying that it is not their problem. Our daughter works near Rayleigh Weir a journey which of late has taken more than 30 minutes in the rush hour from our home in Downhall Park Way.This is madness.

Rayleigh is being destroyed.

We moved to Rayleigh in search of something better and we thought for a good few years we had found it. Now we may as well change the name to Basildon or Romford. We are turning into their back-yards.

Please don't let this happen