Special Options Plan CFS053,CFS086,CFS098,CFS029,CFS027

I am writing to object about the proposed development of the above sites.
This Green Belt land has been used for the enjoyment of the local community for many years. It is what makes this corner of Rayleigh such a valuable asset to the town for all to be enjoyed. In particular residents enjoy walking through the field behind Nelson Road and this was even more apparent during the Pandemic. The local community can experience the space, countryside and nature giving some sanctuary from the situation we find ourselves in.To propose to cover the area in housing would totally remove and ruin this natural environment which the community is currently able to experience. It is what helps make Rayleigh the popular town which it is.
The field between Wellington Road and Nelson Road (CFS053) is mostly on a hill. For the residents living along Nelson Road, due to the difference in height, this will mean their properties will be completely overlooked and will cause a total lack of privacy which has been enjoyed for many years. How can the visual amenity of the area be so disregarded? The nature of this hill already causes flooding issues as does similar situations in Albert Road and Blower Close. To cover the area in housing and concrete would be removing land which helps soak up this excess water.
Nelson Road is already used as a cut-through by vehicles from the Hockley Road with cars often speeding dangerously. To then add hundreds of more cars to this scenario from new homes would cause major highway safety issues. Due to the location of Fairview Park, there are many children and dog walkers who use the lane from Albert Road, up to Napier Road and then across Nelson Road through to the park entrance which lays opposite between 62 and 64 Nelson Road. More cars would cause a definite safety issue. That is without taking into consideration the excess traffic and pollution which is already an issue in the area. Traffic along the Hockley Road is a big problem with often extremely long delays and that is before the impact is felt from the new housing at Bullwood Hall. It is also a problem for emergency services to travel around the area at busy times of the day.
Access is also a concern. Wellington Road is presently a small, quiet turning and is certainly not fit to have hundreds of extra vehicles using it. Napier Road not only is a private road but is extremely narrow and I believe a recent planning application was refused due to access issues.
Our doctors and schools are already over-subscribed with local children not guaranteed a place at their local school (a fact I know from personal experience) and it is already virtually impossible to get a doctor’s appointment.
If more housing is a necessity, surely the best option would be to create a new area on land that is presently more rural and have less impact on the existing communities. Infrastructure can be built to sustain a new community rather than totally ruining what Rayleigh already enjoys and represents. Please protect Rayleigh for our future generations.