4600 houses are obviously too many for the district to cope with, the infrastructure ( sewage, water supply, etc ) will be unable to cope, leaving aside the generation of even more carbon emissions. I realise that this number is government policy, but it MUST be resisted. 1800 now homes in Rayleigh is nonsense, given the over-development that has taken place since we moved here nearly 50 years ago. Typical of this is the ribbon development along Rawreth Lane, not helped by the Council giving in to Asda after initially refusing planning permission for the new supermanket there. This does not auger well for the futire, if the way to circumvent planning laws is merely to re-submit until the Council gives in to powerful vested interests.