I understand that the field behind the Hockley Community Centre has been potentially earmarked for the development of 214 new homes.

I would like to object to this field site (CFS064) being used for housing for these reasons:

1. This field is green belt and is regularly farmed.

2. There are also three ancient woods around the field that would be affected by a housing development.

3. There is also the wildlife that currently live in the field and woods to consider.

4. Because one side of the development is bordered by the railway line, all motor traffic from any new development would have us come out onto the B1013, which is already severely congested at core times of the morning and evening. 214 new homes would create at least an additional 430 cars on local roads that are already struggling to cope with the current level of traffic.

5. Additional motorcars will also bring additional pollution into the village, to the detriment of those of us living here.

6. Local services, including GPs and schools are already oversubscribed. Bringing in an additional 214 families, without increasing the capacity of local infrastructure, would have a detrimental affect on the present residents of Hockley.

I hope that these considerations will be taken into account before any final decision is made on the use of this land for housing.