I wish to object to using sites CFS160,CFS161, CFS074, CSF194, CFS169, CFS150 & CSF020 for further housing.

My comments , whilst are intentionally brief but I trust succinct in the message I am trying to convey:

1. Road traffic. Pushing more traffic onto the already overcrowded roads is a nightmare prospect. The current condition of the roads is hazardous with numerous potholes which have not been repaired. The impact additional traffic will present will only further damage the roads we have through the neighbourhood.
2. Public transport is not good so people will use their cars. We have limited bus services and following the impact of the pandemic the train service into Liverpool Street is not at the same level as it was prior to March 2020. It is unlikely that the existing service provided by Great Abellio will improve.
3. Air pollution is a real concern and more traffic will only make things worse. Whilst the Government is seeking to reduce carbon emissions the proposed additional housing, at the potential loss of valuable woodland and rural areas will only reduce the local air quality and place greater pressure on the NHS. Furthermore, how will you meet air pollution targets with more traffic if we don't start to address the issues more seriously at a local community level?
4. What about local infrastructure? We do not have the schools, doctors or dentists to cope with that many more people. Surely, we need to see extensive investment in providing the services needed to support the community based upon our current requirements.
5. I am also worried about the impact on our fragile countryside and our vanishing wildlife. Hockley Woods is a valuable area for many uncommon species of butterflies and is the home for many woodland species of fauna and flora. We are also seeing more red kites and other birds of prey in the area, birds which in the 1970s were almost eradicated owing to the use of poisonous insecticides. The proposed plans will turn back the clock on all the conservation work carried out by the RSPB, EWT and other charities who are devoted to supporting wildlife but educating us about the value of the creatures we live alongside. Extra housing will put more pressure on what is left of our wildlife.

Essex is one of the most densely populated counties in England and over the past 30 years there has been a considerable number of housing developments, most recently Rawreth Lane, Hullbridge, Hall Road, Hawkwell plus the building of small developments two to five houses on plots which were originally occupied by a single house, for example there such developments in White Hart Lane, Hockley alone. This area should not be pressured into building that many new houses. It is for the reasons set out above unsustainable. Our existing roads and infrastructure cannot currently cope, any additional houses will only be detrimental to the area and the existing population.