1. Infrastructure
The effect on footways must be considered and well as Highways. In rural areas if there is no dedicated footway Pedestrians may be forced to walk in the road. If development increases traffic then consideration must be given to the safety of these pedestrians both within the development and on affected roads. An example of this is Southend Road, Great Wakering there is a "Country Path" from Star Lane roundabout to Oldbury Cottages, this is a section of the verge which I understand has some gravel on it where grass/vegetation grows through. Even when the vegetation is cut this is impassable for people pushing pushchairs/buggies and so young women push their children in pushchairs in the road. With the increase in traffic with the new and planned development this is a disaster waiting to happen.
This section needs making into a permanent footway. I have attempted to use this myself and as you can't see what you are treading on most of the time I felt safer walking in the road and only taking refuge from traffic on the embankment when I had to get out of the way of vehicles. I could have easily stumbled and fallen into the path of a car. Another example is Pointers Lane Great Wakering where most of this has no footway.
2. Development Strategy
What RDC need is a Strategy to serve them for the next 50 years. One way might be to plan a new town which is created in a way that it is extendable, or be forever tacking bits onto existing settlements - at what time does this become impractical?.
A properly planned new town with Doctors, Schools, Shops, roads and planned interface with existing road and rail is far better than piece meal unplanned sprawl.
Accumulated effects of piecemeal development. You cannot keep tacking bits onto an existing settlements and not increase the roads serving the settlement. Also small developments do not attract the same infrastructure eg schools.
3. Section 106 and CIL
Any Section 106 or Cil improvements must be proved to be practical before they are built into the Planning agreement. In Wakering for York Mews there was an agreement to change the kerbs at a bus stop in the High Street, but when they came to do the work it was impractical due to the position of existing crossovers, so the money was lost which could have been put into another nearby project
The Parish Council's opinion should be sought regarding what is needed in the area plus the Local Highways Panels should be consulted to see what improvements have been suggested.
4. Local Wildlife sites and green sites
We are not alone and careful consideration needs to be made before changes are made to the environment. Some orchids need a specific environment and Bee Orchids have been destroyed where someone, without careful consideration, or sheer ignorance, put building rubble on a track, within a Wildlife Site. The Pyamidal Orchids also have not been seen for the past 2 years. It is so simple to destroy an eco-climate.