Objection to Spatial Option CFS 053
I wish to object to the above Option, the land south of Wellington Road. My objections are;-

Infrastructure: The schools in this area are already full, the following figures were published by
Essex Live and came from Essex Council for the year 2019-2020.

Rayleigh Primary School Applicants 200 Places Offered 56
Edward Francis Primary 222 59
Hockley Primary 176 60

It is also difficult to get a doctors appointment locally and this also applies to dentists.
Traffic: Rayleigh is already heavily congested with traffic, especially from the Hockley Road
to and from Rayleigh high street. The car parks are affected by this and the air quality in Rayleigh
is not good, pollution is a concern.

Wildlife: We have slow worms living at the far end of our garden, they have been there for
several years. Slow worms are a protected species under the amendment in 1988 of the Wildlife
& Countryside Act l981, part of Section 9(1) and all of Section 9(5) apply to the slow worms listing on Schedule 5 of the Act. Slow worms are protected against killing, injuring and sale under UK legislation.
Undoubtedly slow worms are living in the field too adjoining our rear garden. Badgers have also been seen in the field.

Drainage: Another problem is drainage and we have suffered flooding which the Council should be well aware of. More housing will make this worse.