I have used email as I found the on-line portal difficult to navigate

My objections/comments are as follows:

The draft vision that Rochford will be a green and pleasant place is flawed if we give away large swathes of green belt.
The strategic option 2 provides an inordinate amount of development in Rayleigh as a whole. There is already major congestion on the town’s roads in particular London Road, Rawreth Lane, A130, A127 and Hockley Road. These roads are at capacity especially during rush hours, and other peak times such as school start/finish times.
In particular the proposed developments:
CFS 027, 029, 053, 054, 086, and 098 all proposed in an area bounded by Hockley Road and Bull Lane would create further congestion on already busy roads (Hockley Road) and untold congestion in Bull Lane area which is simply not capable of carrying the amount of traffic that would be generated.
Valuable green belt land would be lost which has an effect on everybody’s wellbeing as well as the wildlife that would be displaced, a bridal path would also be lost between Napier and Wellington Roads.
The number of homes would also generate more private motor vehicles, and any talk of cycle routes is nonsense as the size of the local roads are not capable of adding cycle routes.
My opinion is that Strategic option 3 would be the most preferable even though it is your submission that it might be the hardest of your options.

I agree with your settlement hierarchy but just because Rayleigh is at the top that should not mean that it becomes over developed and loses its identity and becomes an urban sprawl. You state Rayleigh has a large town centre, this is true if you want a haircut or something to eat but for anything else you are wanting. It is not a requirement for more retail space but you should be looking at why are retailers moving out of the high street, is it because of high business rates, the movement of shopping habits to the Internet and are these changes that are unlikely to be reversed. The local doctor’s surgeries are at capacity and being able to register with an NHS dentist almost impossible. Rayleigh does not have a Police station that is open to callers for either advice or to report an incident.

Strategic priorities
1. Southend Airport - I disagree that there is a need to further develop this airport, it has been difficult to attract operators to the airport with EasyJet withdrawing and Ryan Air running routes that go via Ireland, so Southend to Bristol 6 hours with one change, since COVID has struck the reduction in air traffic has reduced the noise nuisance especially to those directly under the flight path.
2 - Shops and leisure - Rayleigh town centre does not have shops that provide day to day requirements meaning travel to out of town sites, leisure facilities are at maximum capacity with the ability to book into Clements Hall leisure centre difficult at peak times 3. Transport - Most of the district’s roads are already running at capacity in peak times with severe delays common. There is no way that dedicated cycle routes could be implemented due to road sizes and if they were it would cause more congestion which in turn would harm the environment due to emissions.
4. Although there are no hospitals in the district those in adjoining districts are at capacity with some of the worst waiting lists in the country. Our doctors and dentists are at capacity and if you were to progress strategic option 2 it will be difficult to provide increased school capacity in the right place as the developments are spread over a large number of areas.
Lastly you state that 57% of the required housing would be in Detached/Semi detached housing of 3-5 bedrooms, based on property prices in Rayleigh this is not going to be affordable for the younger generation, but will attract families which come with 2 plus cars to an already over crowded town.