Reference: CFS027 CFS098
I am writing to you to express my objection to the proposed development for 329 houses around the Wellington Road/Bull Lane Farm area. Reference: CFS027 CFS098

This is an absolutely ludicrous proposal, both from a infrastructure and environmental perspective; the high road is already an immensely overcongested road, that even before the Bullwood Hall development, was at breaking point. Dumping another estate directly adjacent to such a road is utter madness, will lead to increasing pollution and further congestion exposing safety issues on such a busy site, with nearby schools.

The second important concern is environmental; as a council Rochford District have consistently expressed desire to enhance local environment, create green spaces, reduce pollution and do their part in striving towards a greener future; building housing estates on land adjacent to one of the most ecologically important ancient woodland sites in Essex, as well as obliterating beneficial farmland (crazy when food security is a serious future concern), grassland and hedgerows, is completely at odds with concern for the environment. Talk of improving the environment is utterly irrelevant if you as a council continue to allow the destruction of swathes of countryside to meet ludicrous government targets, made by worthless bureaucrats who don't give a rats arse about the lives of people in this area.

If there is a need for local afford housing there are sites that could be considered which will cause little, if any, environmental damage; the Eldon Way industrial estate is a good example. In fact such a proposal was suggested some years back. Converting disused high street shops to housing also makes sense. Building over what little green space we have left in this area, will be detrimental to the environment as well as society; as the pandemic demonstrated, countryside and green spaces proved essential to mental and physical wellbeing.