I have largely restricted this to housing and the environment.

Housing Needs
An additional 7000+ dwellings would almost certainly be unsustainable without severe damage to the environment and character of the district. According to the environmental capacity study 2015 only small scale expansion of existing settlements could be sustained.

As regards Hullbridge, further developments at Malyons Farm which currently has outline planning permission and was described by RDC as providing a (defensible green belt boundary) and numerous small developments, as an example of these smaller developments, in Ferry Rd, north of Riverside School 6 dwellings have been replaced by 40+.

Highways Infrastructure
I would be opposed to highway changes which could encourage even more traffic on Lower Road and Watery Lane.

Education
It seems likely that the current secondary schools have little room for further expansion and is questionable whether there is a suitable location of new one, other than possibly in a new large settlement.

Green Belt
The green belt to the east and west of Hullbridge village is important due to its proximity to the environmentally sensitive and protected River Crouch and to the south is needed to prevent any merging with Rayleigh & Hockley, as previously stated, the currently proposed Malyons Farm development was described by RDC as providing a (defensible green belt boundary).

Air Quality
Will only get worse with more cars & heavy transport. Rayleigh is already one of the worst air quality in the district.

Health and Well-Being
Our doctors and hospitals are already at critical levels and are only likely to get worse with a bigger housing developments.

Delivering Jobs
Hullbridge is a large village and is getting bigger. There is no industry or large commercial developments here, all workers have to leave and return to Hullbridge daily, adding to congestion of our roads and air quality readings.