To whom it may concern,

After studying the proposed local plan and given it consideration, I have to conclude that implementing such a plan would be detrimental to the environment and the local and wider population.
Firstly, I must refer back to the second world war when it was realized that we only produced 30% of the food required. We are now, because of Brexit, an island nation again which has reduced our supplies or made it difficult to obtain supplies from the EU, forcing us to rely on the wider world market.
Taking good agricultural land out of production will once again put us in a difficult and precarious position that we cannot afford to be in.

The Crouch valley is rich in wildlife and is extremely important to the well-being of us all, reducing the green spaces within this valley will have dire consequences, greenbelt designation was not given to this area for nothing and should not be taken away lightly.

It appears from the plan that no real thought has been given to the infrastructure to support the thousands of new homes, roads are woefully inadequate and in very poor repair, there are insufficient schools, doctors, hospitals, and local services, the list goes on, to support the population that already exists!

Yes I agree we need more homes but, 7,200 homes in our small corner of our county are not only unrealistic but, if implemented, will be detrimental not only to the area but the population as a whole, our local authorities should be taking the government to task instead of bending to its will. To conclude, we hopefully still live in a democratic society, not a dictatorship.