I am writing to you to express my concerns over your proposed extensive building project the impacts faced by the residents of Rochford and the surrounding areas.
From the information that I have seen it seems that you are planning to build in the region of 6,000 new properties in said vicinity. I wish to register my objections to this excessive building proposal. I provide below details of some of my major concerns:
Infrastructure-the extreme volume of property developments will place extraordinary demands on already stressed local infrastructure, including medial services and a public transport system that is already insufficient for the area.
Education - I question whether there are adequate educational facilities to accommodate the arrival of the consequent large number of families that would accompany the building of 6,000 new homes.
Roads and highways - Over 6,000 properties - of which nearly 4,500 are earmarked close to Brays Lane - will generate a minimum of a similar number of extra vehicles on the existing highway infrastructure. It is evident that the existing road infrastructure is inadequate for current traffic volumes and therefore it is difficult to understand how adding such a significant increase in traffic volume can be deemed to be acceptable.
Air quality – The U.K Government’s Green strategy sets out aggressive ambitions to force a significant reduction in pollution in this country. As discussed, your building proposals will create a marked increase in pollution levels. It is difficult to reconcile the consequence of your proposals with this Government’s Green strategy
As I noted, these are only some of my concerns. Other concerns include flooding and accessibility to vital services along with impact on the openness of the general area.