Comment

New Local Plan: Spatial Options Document 2021

Representation ID: 41124

Received: 21/09/2021

Respondent: Graham Crocket

Representation Summary:

There are other parts of the country to build new houses in away from the south east and while I understand the London attraction maybe you and Central government should be encouraging new business to open away from the capital thuse solving the need for everyone to live in the same corner of the country .
Think big and don't take the easy option because sooner or later this over development will have gone too far and there will be no turning back.

Full text:

I am emailing in connection with the proposed building of 214 houses on the field CFS064.
I have lived in Hockley for 30 years and have been saddened for most of those with the over development of the area no space is to small to squeeze as many properties on and no green belt / green space is safe from developer's.
In general there seems to be no thought or planning as to the effect that all these new house will cause to the area .
With already thousands more people living in the area try to get a doctors appointment/drive anywhere at rush hour/find a dentist or a school for your children its already impossible and that's before the enormous development off Rawreth lane and London Rd.
As for this proposed development the most obvious problem is access 214 new houses means over 400 new cars trying to either enter the development down folly chase or through Betts Farm.
But the biggest reason that not only this but any further development In the area should not go ahead is peoples quality of life green space is so important not just for people to walk and stay fit in but for the local wildlife to live in its easy to think just one more house or one more development of 214 house won't make that much difference but sooner or later if we continue with this madness we will end up not only with no open space but in total gridlock .
There are other parts of the country to build new houses in away from the south east and while I understand the London attraction maybe you and Central government should be encouraging new business to open away from the capital thuse solving the need for everyone to live in the same corner of the country .
Think big and don't take the easy option because sooner or later this over development will have gone too far and there will be no turning back.