I would like to register my objections in the strongest possible terms to any proposed development of the land to the north of Malvern Road, Harrogate Drive and the childrens play area/ walk through to Beckney Woods Ref. CFS023/COL38 on the Land Assessment 2017- Appendix B.

This land is and has always been designated Green Belt. The Governments policy as set out in the National Planning Policy Framework document paragraphs 79 to 92 clearly sets out the responsibilities of a local planning authority.

Paragraph 89 states " A local planning authority should regard the construction of new buildings as inappropriate in Green Belt", it goes on to list six exceptions, one of which is to provide limited affordable housing for local needs, which does not apply in this case.

I am concerned that this particular exception may have been used by the Council and the developers to falsely manipulate the system in order to gain planning for the recent development of Houses in nearby Hall Road Rochford,

The majority of houses built there, could no way be classified as affordable housing they are high value detached properties, there are of course some affordable housing most of which have been sold to Newham Council to rehouse their overflow of homeless tenants, again not providing housing for local community needs.

Also as far as the Hall Road development is concerned , the initial plans were to include the provision of a doctor's surgery and a school which have not been built, putting extra pressure on the existing infrastructure.

If this further development were to go ahead it would increase the population of Hockley considerably. The infrastructure is already at breaking point, the situation having not been helped by the addition of the Hall Road development.

The schools are already full, it takes forever to get a doctor's appointment and the roads in and out of Hockley are grid locked at peak times, they certainly could not cope with an additional 1000 cars in the area.

Vehicular access to the proposed site could only be through residential areas serviced by single track roads, totally unsuitable for any planned increase in traffic.

The proposed site is also surrounded by areas of high risk of surface water flooding, any increased development is likely to increase that risk to homes in the area.

This land is therefore totally unsuitable for development for the reasons I have stated, and I will strongly object to any future planning applications.