I know the government require you to build housing, but to do what you propose to do to the Mill Hall is so sad and wrong.

I have attended many functions and classes at the mill hall & have lots of Happy memories, and I am sad that this will be taken away from the younger generation.

Also the parking at the Mill hall is really needed & to take this away when you are building so many houses in this area just does not make any sense at all.

I suffer from panic attacks & agoraphobia & parking anxiety and being able to use Mill hall car park & Mill hall public toilets was a life-line for me that you have sadly taken away from me. I was hoping that this was just due to covid, but with your plans for Mill hall this will be permanent, and will sadly stop me being able to shop and support the shops in my own shopping area.

Have you been to any of the shows that are put on in the Mill hall? These will no longer be able to go ahead as your proposed hall will be too small for them to be able to do this, another valuable asset lost.

It already takes 45 minutes to get from the hungry horse area to the rayleigh weir if you go via the high street prior to lockdown, once all the new housing has been built & with no proper infrastructure in place I dread to think how long that journey will take?

The cost of the houses are not designed for our youngsters to stay in the area either, the only way they can get on the property ladder is to move out of the area, so you are not building these houses for the benefit of Rayleigh residents.

I therefore urge you to reconsider your plans and think of the residents already here before you proceed.