1. Firstly details of the Issues & Options Document were not made widely available. I am not on the internet and only found out about the proposals by chance. I then went to Hullbridge Library who had some documentation but did not have any plans to identify the proposed areas for development. This absence of plans must have been in breach of the Council's statutory obligations and therefore your procedures could well be null and void as I have not therefore had a fair and proper chance to consider the proposals.

2. Although I was not able to access the plans. I have since spoken to a number of people and understand from them that a substantial part of the land under consideration for development which lies to the west of Hullbridge is subject to flooding. This being the case I would like to know who would be responsible for lesser damage to property or even loss of life on a result of bad planning?

3. In the previous proposed development plan, the Council wanted to protect and to the west of Hullbridge on Green Belt or for agricultural use so why is this land now being considered for development?

4. Hullbridge is generally already locking in proper infrastructure such an roads and other services including the absence of a secondary school so the impact on Hullbridge of any substantial new development would be catastrophic to the village of Hullbridge.

5. Why have the Rochford Council apparent not considered a joint project with Chelmsford for the redevelopment of Battlesbridge which already has good infrastructure such as very easy to access to several mainr oads and in particular a railway station?