Re: The proposed building of 8,000- to 10,000 houses in Rayleigh.

I am disgusted by the plans of Rochford council (mainly Conservative) to build most of 8,000 to 10,000 houses they are required to build in Rayleigh (WHY RAYLEIGH). The new houses should be spread in the Rochford council area (Hockley, Rochford etc), Rayleigh is already the most crowded town. Driving around Rayleigh is already a nightmare and the infrastructure cannot cope with more housing.

COL07 and COL20 is land owned by the Council. It is ours! Developers are not pressing to build on this land. It is the historic heart of Rayleigh. Next to Mount, the Windmill and the Church. I feel proposed building would obscure the Windmill, which is such an attractive view. The historic heart of Rayleigh should become a pleasant area for the Rayleigh community. Plans for the demolition of the Mill Hall should be scrapped and a more imaginative plan devised.

I like the idea of a garden village proposed by the Liberals using option 3a and 3b close to Fossetts Lane.

I am a Conservative voter through and through but will never, ever vote Conservative in a local election again. I know many, many Conservative voters in Rayleigh who feel the same as me. Conservative councillors in Rayleigh suffered at the last election due to Mill Hall proposals. If this housing proposal is approved, things will be worse for Rayleigh councillors at the next election (local). A Conservative councillor representing Rayleigh will be rarer than a Yeti.