Q56b. With reference to Figure 44 and your preferred Strategy Option, do you think any of the land edged blue should be made available for any of the following uses?

Having just received your 2020-2040 planning vision I am completely opposed to losing our precious greenbelt countryside. Namely CFS027 land north of Bull Lane, CFS029 land Turrett Farm, Napier Road and CFS098 land north of Napier Road.

We need to keep our green belt for all our generations to come, Rayleigh is already grid locked, we have drain/flooding issues with Bull Lane, it is very difficult to get a doctors appointment, how can we cope with even more cars on the road. This has to stop.

We would like to preface everything we are about to say with the following. Our district cannot take
any more housing. We do not have the infrastructure. Government targets, or no government targets,
what you are allowing to happen to our communities is permanently destroying what has made this
area such a beautiful place to live for many, many generations. Council officers and councillors need
to have much more integrity when carrying out these consultations and making planning decisions.
There needs to be more determination to stop this endless destruction. There are many stories from
around the country of councils and councillors that are being creative and taking a few more risks in
order to save and preserve their communities and their heritage. I expect to see more of this from
Rochford District council in the years ahead - be more tenacious - we are counting on you. The
residents in Ashingdon have shown us this can be done with their successful campaign against SER8
- now it's time for the Council to step up to the plate. It's time to start representing your residents and
the people that pay your wages!
We strongly object to any development on green belt land. We are in the middle of an environmental
crisis - the evidence of which is all around us. The council must immediately cease to approve any
further development on green belt sites and only brown belt sites must be considered. With this in
mind, all proposed green belt sites must be removed from the local plan in order to make green belt
development as difficult as possible.
Furthermore, we would add that the local infrastructure simply cannot cope. Medical facilities are all
vastly over-subscribed. There is a lack of doctors and NHS dental places, not enough school places
and already over-sized classes. The County Council have proved how utterly inept they are at even
attending to the most basic repairs on some of our most dangerously damaged roads. We simply
cannot allow more traffic to go through the district's roads until all outstanding repairs have been
addressed and a proper strategy has been drafted, presented, and agreed with the residents of our
district for how the roads will be managed and maintained proactively going forwards. The county
council have clearly demonstrated they cannot be trusted to get on with this and now need to be put
under pressure by district councils and their residents.
Road capacity is another serious issue. This can be evidenced if you try and travel anywhere by car
on a Monday to Friday during rush hour or on a Saturday (if, heaven forbid, you try and go anywhere
to possibly try and enjoy your spare time away from your home). This view is clearly widespread
among many residents and councillors based on the events surrounding the recent rejection of SER8.
Any further development that is approved (for example, on brown belt sites) must have ample
infrastructure included within the proposals. This must also factor-in the infrastructure deficit we are
already running due to existing developments having been allowed to go ahead without adequate
controls and safeguards being in place to ensure that supporting infrastructure is also delivered.
Therefore, any new developments must deliver not only their own infrastructure needs but also help
'pay down' some of the deficit that has been built up. The council must (we repeat - MUST) make sure
the infrastructure is secured and committed to. Furthermore, the infrastructure must (we repeat -
MUST) be delivered before any housing is allowed to be developed. This must be a prerequisite. The
council must not allow another Hall Road situation to materialise. It is actually beyond a joke that Hall
Road still does not have a school, with no sign of one appearing anytime soon. The word
incompetence just doesn't cut it.
In addition to the above, we would like to add the following specific objections to the following sites:
CFS074 - Land south of Mount Bovers Lane, Hockley
This land must be removed from the Local Plan. The house building would ruin the landscape and
views that are available from Hawkwell Chase, Hawkwell Common and from Main Road Hawkwell
(looking towards Gusted Hall). This land should be kept out of the local plan and (when the
opportunity allows) used to extend the natural areas around Cherry Orchard and Gusted Hall.
CFS045 - Belchamps Scout Site, Holyoak Lane, Hawkwell
CFS251 - Land at Peartree Cottage, Holyoak Lane, Hockley
CFS191 - Land at Mount Bovers Lane, Hawkwell
CFS074 - Land south of Mount Bovers Lane, Hockley
CFS160 - Northlands Farm, 65 High Road, Hockley
CFS161 - 57 High Road, Hockley, Essex, SS5 4SZ
CFS083 - Land south of Hall Road and west of Ark Lane, Rochford
CFS078 - Land west of Cherry Orchard Way and south of Cherry Orchard Lane, Rochford
CFS079 - Land west of Cherry Orchard Way and east of Cherry Orchard Lane, Rochford
CFS135 - Land at Flemings Farm Road, Eastwood
CFS059 - Land at Sandhill Road, Eastwood
CFS037 - The Ramblers & Dahlia Lodge, Eastwood Rise, Leigh
CFS134 - Land between Eastwood Rise and Rayleigh Avenue, Eastwood
CFS027 - Land north of Bull Lane, Rayleigh
CFS029 - Land at Turrett Farm, Napier Road, Rayleigh
CFS098 - Land north of Napier Road, Rayleigh
CFS053 - Land south of 38 and 39 Wellington Road, Rayleigh
We would like to request that this land is removed from the Local Plan. The location falls within, or
very close to, the Upper Roach Valley Special Landscape Area. This area has been afforded a
special status for good reason and therefore these sites must be removed from the Local Plan. We
would also request for the Special Landscape Area to be extended to encompass the land in the
above sites. Losing any land within, or close to, the Special Landscape Area would result in a
permanent loss or deterioration of very special green spaces - these must be protected for
environmental and wildlife reasons as well as to be enjoyed by future generations.
CFS064 - Land north and east of Folly Chase, Hockley
This land must be removed from the Local Plan. This field offers a unique home for wildlife and is one
of the few remaining rural landscapes and walks for residents living on Betts Farm. Hockley Primary
school would also not stand any chance of catering for the number of places a development of this
size would require. Even with a possible extension, the school, surrounding roads and facilities were
simply not built/designed to cater for the number of residents this would require. There are also
significant issues with road access from Folly Lane which is already an extremely hazardous road.
CFS264 - Land at Greenacres Nursery, Hockley
CFS040 - Eastview House and Haslemere, Church Road, Hockley
These sites must be removed from the local plan due to the damage to wildlife, the environment, and
the effect on the landscape within the area. There are also already significant road safety issues with
Church Road, Folly Lane, and Fountain Lane. All these roads are very dangerous to navigate based
on current traffic levels and this would be made significantly worse with any/all of these developments
taking place. There are also regular flooding issues on Church Road which would only get worse with
further building on surrounding land.
CFS082 - Land between Ironwell Lane and Hall Road, Hawkwell
CFS081 - Land at Stroud Green, north of Hall Road, Rochford
CFS002 - Land at Nursery Corner, between Rectory Road and Hall Road, Hawkwell
These sites must be removed from the local plan due to the total number of new dwellings that they
could represent (in particular CFS082 and CFS081). The area is already unable to cope with traffic
and infrastructure demand. The views from Ironwell Lane out onto these sites have been enjoyed for
hundreds of years. They have already been permanently compromised by the Hall Road development
and no further destruction of the area can be allowed to take place.
CFS132 - Ivanhoe Nursery, Ironwell Lane, Hawkwell
CFS219 - Ivanhoe, Ironwell Lane, Hockley, Essex, SS5 4JY
CFS240 - Old Parsonage, Ironwell Lane, Hawkwell, Essex, SS5
CFS118 - The Paddock by Clements Hall Way, Rectory Road, Hawkwell
CFS140 - Old Nursery, Ironwell Lane, Hawkwell
CFS018 - Land between The Grange and Red Roof in Ironwell Lane SS5 4JY
CFS036 - Land adjacent to Rectory Terrace off Rectory Road, Hawkwell
These sites must all be removed from the local plan due to the surrounding roads already being
significantly over-subscribed thanks for the Clements Gate development. They are nowhere near any
schools (resulting in yet more traffic) and will also detract from the otherwise beautiful countryside that
can be enjoyed when walking up Ironwell Lane.
CFS194 - Land North of Rectory Road, Hawkwell
CFS169 - Meadowlands, Victor Gardens, Hockley, SS5 4DY
CFS020 - Land rear of St Marys Church, Rectory Road, Hawkwell
These sites must be removed from the local plan due to their proximity to St Mary's church. The
surrounding landscape has always been farmers’ fields and countryside and it must stay this way.
The area is already unable to cope with traffic and infrastructure demand. The views from St Mary's
and the public footpaths out onto these sites have been enjoyed for hundreds of years. They must
continue to be left as green belt countryside.
CFS093 - Greenacres and adjacent land, Victor Gardens, Hawkwell
CFS017 - Greenacres, Victor Gardens, Hawkwell
CFS093 - Greenacres and adjacent land, Victor Gardens, Hawkwell
These sites must be removed from the local plan in order to protect the amount of green space
around a densely populated area. The surrounding landscape has always been farmers’ fields and
countryside and it must stay this way. The area is already unable to cope with today's traffic and
infrastructure demands. The views from Clements Hall and the public footpaths out onto these sites
have been enjoyed for hundreds of years. They must continue to be left as green belt countryside.
CFS216 - Land at Fambridge Road, Ashingdon
This site must be removed from the local plan due to the potential number of houses (which the
surrounding roads and local infrastructure cannot support) and the fact the land is within the Coastal
Protection Belt Special Landscape Area. The Coastal Protection Belt Special Landscape Area must
be protected and enlarged.
CFS121 - Land north of A127, Rayleigh
CFS261 - Land east of Oxford Road, Rochford
CFS222 - Land at Dollymans Farm, Doublegate Lane, Rawreth
CFS163 - Land at Lubards Lodge Farm, Hullbridge Road, Rayleigh, SS6 9QG
CFS164 - Land at Lubards Lodge Farm, Hullbridge Road, Rayleigh, SS6 9QG
CFS148 - Land north of Rawreth Lane, Rawreth
CFS171 - Land to the North of Rawreth Lane, Rawreth
CFS146 - Land at Rawreth Hall Farm, Rawreth Lane, Rawreth
CFS147 - Land north of London Road, Rayleigh
CFS099 - Land to the west of Hullbridge
CFS149 - Lane Field and Hullbridge Hill, Watery Lane, Hullbridge
CFS172 - Land At Cracknells Farm, Hullbridge
CFS265
CFS067 - Three Ashes, land to the south of Tinkers Lane, Rochford
These sites must be removed from the local plan due to the potential number of houses - which the
surrounding roads and local infrastructure cannot support.
COL27 - Freight House Car Park, Rochford
COL13 - The Freight House, Bradley Way, Rochford
These sites must be removed from the local plan and retained in their current form. They should
continue to be made available to the residents of the district as community facilities.
COL07 - The Mill, Bellingham Lane, Rayleigh
This site must be removed from the local plan and retained in its current form. It should continue to be
made available to the residents of the district as a community facility.
CFS063 - Land south of Watts Lane, Rochford
CFS067 - Three Ashes, land to the south of Tinkers Lane, Rochford
Sector D (All references)
These sites must be removed from the local plan due to the inadequate roads in the area. Even with
new or enlarged roads the existing roads already struggle with the volumes of traffic that they need to
cater for today.
We respectfully ask you to make sure our views and those of our family (including our two sons –
Roland and Gordon Harwood) are fully represented in this process and during the subsequent stages
of the local plan being written and implemented.

I am writing to you in opposition to the proposal to change the use of green belt land in rayleigh into housing. I live on Victoria Road in rayleigh, close to where your proposed site is. The traffic on my road has already increased dramatically from when we first moved in 11 years ago.

There is already a large building site in this area on hockley Road and I don't believe any further building in this area is necessary.

It will put a strain on the local catchment schools, the dr surgery which currently it is already impossible to get an appointment at and routes leading to the proposed site.

We are already a flood risk area and by building on green belt land you are adding to this issue!

I am very concerned that if this proposal becomes a reality it will have a huge impact on the residents in the surrounding areas.

I hope that the council considers the residents concerns and rethinks this waste of green belt land.

We would like to preface everything we are about to say with the following. Our district cannot take
any more housing. We do not have the infrastructure. Government targets, or no government targets,
what you are allowing to happen to our communities is permanently destroying what has made this
area such a beautiful place to live for many, many generations. Council officers and councillors need
to have much more integrity when carrying out these consultations and making planning decisions.
There needs to be more determination to stop this endless destruction. There are many stories from
around the country of councils and councillors that are being creative and taking a few more risks in
order to save and preserve their communities and their heritage. I expect to see more of this from
Rochford District council in the years ahead - be more tenacious - we are counting on you. The
residents in Ashingdon have shown us this can be done with their successful campaign against SER8
- now it's time for the Council to step up to the plate. It's time to start representing your residents and
the people that pay your wages!
We strongly object to any development on green belt land. We are in the middle of an environmental
crisis - the evidence of which is all around us. The council must immediately cease to approve any
further development on green belt sites and only brown belt sites must be considered. With this in
mind, all proposed green belt sites must be removed from the local plan in order to make green belt
development as difficult as possible.
Furthermore, we would add that the local infrastructure simply cannot cope. Medical facilities are all
vastly over-subscribed. There is a lack of doctors and NHS dental places, not enough school places
and already over-sized classes. The County Council have proved how utterly inept they are at even
attending to the most basic repairs on some of our most dangerously damaged roads. We simply
cannot allow more traffic to go through the district's roads until all outstanding repairs have been
addressed and a proper strategy has been drafted, presented, and agreed with the residents of our
district for how the roads will be managed and maintained proactively going forwards. The county
council have clearly demonstrated they cannot be trusted to get on with this and now need to be put
under pressure by district councils and their residents.
Road capacity is another serious issue. This can be evidenced if you try and travel anywhere by car
on a Monday to Friday during rush hour or on a Saturday (if, heaven forbid, you try and go anywhere
to possibly try and enjoy your spare time away from your home). This view is clearly widespread
among many residents and councillors based on the events surrounding the recent rejection of SER8.
Any further development that is approved (for example, on brown belt sites) must have ample
infrastructure included within the proposals. This must also factor-in the infrastructure deficit we are
already running due to existing developments having been allowed to go ahead without adequate
controls and safeguards being in place to ensure that supporting infrastructure is also delivered.
Therefore, any new developments must deliver not only their own infrastructure needs but also help
'pay down' some of the deficit that has been built up. The council must (we repeat - MUST) make sure
the infrastructure is secured and committed to. Furthermore, the infrastructure must (we repeat -
MUST) be delivered before any housing is allowed to be developed. This must be a prerequisite. The
council must not allow another Hall Road situation to materialise. It is actually beyond a joke that Hall
Road still does not have a school, with no sign of one appearing anytime soon. The word
incompetence just doesn't cut it.
In addition to the above, we would like to add the following specific objections to the following sites:
CFS074 - Land south of Mount Bovers Lane, Hockley
This land must be removed from the Local Plan. The house building would ruin the landscape and
views that are available from Hawkwell Chase, Hawkwell Common and from Main Road Hawkwell
(looking towards Gusted Hall). This land should be kept out of the local plan and (when the
opportunity allows) used to extend the natural areas around Cherry Orchard and Gusted Hall.
CFS045 - Belchamps Scout Site, Holyoak Lane, Hawkwell
CFS251 - Land at Peartree Cottage, Holyoak Lane, Hockley
CFS191 - Land at Mount Bovers Lane, Hawkwell
CFS074 - Land south of Mount Bovers Lane, Hockley
CFS160 - Northlands Farm, 65 High Road, Hockley
CFS161 - 57 High Road, Hockley, Essex, SS5 4SZ
CFS083 - Land south of Hall Road and west of Ark Lane, Rochford
CFS078 - Land west of Cherry Orchard Way and south of Cherry Orchard Lane, Rochford
CFS079 - Land west of Cherry Orchard Way and east of Cherry Orchard Lane, Rochford
CFS135 - Land at Flemings Farm Road, Eastwood
CFS059 - Land at Sandhill Road, Eastwood
CFS037 - The Ramblers & Dahlia Lodge, Eastwood Rise, Leigh
CFS134 - Land between Eastwood Rise and Rayleigh Avenue, Eastwood
CFS027 - Land north of Bull Lane, Rayleigh
CFS029 - Land at Turrett Farm, Napier Road, Rayleigh
CFS098 - Land north of Napier Road, Rayleigh
CFS053 - Land south of 38 and 39 Wellington Road, Rayleigh
We would like to request that this land is removed from the Local Plan. The location falls within, or
very close to, the Upper Roach Valley Special Landscape Area. This area has been afforded a
special status for good reason and therefore these sites must be removed from the Local Plan. We
would also request for the Special Landscape Area to be extended to encompass the land in the
above sites. Losing any land within, or close to, the Special Landscape Area would result in a
permanent loss or deterioration of very special green spaces - these must be protected for
environmental and wildlife reasons as well as to be enjoyed by future generations.
CFS064 - Land north and east of Folly Chase, Hockley
This land must be removed from the Local Plan. This field offers a unique home for wildlife and is one
of the few remaining rural landscapes and walks for residents living on Betts Farm. Hockley Primary
school would also not stand any chance of catering for the number of places a development of this
size would require. Even with a possible extension, the school, surrounding roads and facilities were
simply not built/designed to cater for the number of residents this would require. There are also
significant issues with road access from Folly Lane which is already an extremely hazardous road.
CFS264 - Land at Greenacres Nursery, Hockley
CFS040 - Eastview House and Haslemere, Church Road, Hockley
These sites must be removed from the local plan due to the damage to wildlife, the environment, and
the effect on the landscape within the area. There are also already significant road safety issues with
Church Road, Folly Lane, and Fountain Lane. All these roads are very dangerous to navigate based
on current traffic levels and this would be made significantly worse with any/all of these developments
taking place. There are also regular flooding issues on Church Road which would only get worse with
further building on surrounding land.
CFS082 - Land between Ironwell Lane and Hall Road, Hawkwell
CFS081 - Land at Stroud Green, north of Hall Road, Rochford
CFS002 - Land at Nursery Corner, between Rectory Road and Hall Road, Hawkwell
These sites must be removed from the local plan due to the total number of new dwellings that they
could represent (in particular CFS082 and CFS081). The area is already unable to cope with traffic
and infrastructure demand. The views from Ironwell Lane out onto these sites have been enjoyed for
hundreds of years. They have already been permanently compromised by the Hall Road development
and no further destruction of the area can be allowed to take place.
CFS132 - Ivanhoe Nursery, Ironwell Lane, Hawkwell
CFS219 - Ivanhoe, Ironwell Lane, Hockley, Essex, SS5 4JY
CFS240 - Old Parsonage, Ironwell Lane, Hawkwell, Essex, SS5
CFS118 - The Paddock by Clements Hall Way, Rectory Road, Hawkwell
CFS140 - Old Nursery, Ironwell Lane, Hawkwell
CFS018 - Land between The Grange and Red Roof in Ironwell Lane SS5 4JY
CFS036 - Land adjacent to Rectory Terrace off Rectory Road, Hawkwell
These sites must all be removed from the local plan due to the surrounding roads already being
significantly over-subscribed thanks for the Clements Gate development. They are nowhere near any
schools (resulting in yet more traffic) and will also detract from the otherwise beautiful countryside that
can be enjoyed when walking up Ironwell Lane.
CFS194 - Land North of Rectory Road, Hawkwell
CFS169 - Meadowlands, Victor Gardens, Hockley, SS5 4DY
CFS020 - Land rear of St Marys Church, Rectory Road, Hawkwell
These sites must be removed from the local plan due to their proximity to St Mary's church. The
surrounding landscape has always been farmers’ fields and countryside and it must stay this way.
The area is already unable to cope with traffic and infrastructure demand. The views from St Mary's
and the public footpaths out onto these sites have been enjoyed for hundreds of years. They must
continue to be left as green belt countryside.
CFS093 - Greenacres and adjacent land, Victor Gardens, Hawkwell
CFS017 - Greenacres, Victor Gardens, Hawkwell
CFS093 - Greenacres and adjacent land, Victor Gardens, Hawkwell
These sites must be removed from the local plan in order to protect the amount of green space
around a densely populated area. The surrounding landscape has always been farmers’ fields and
countryside and it must stay this way. The area is already unable to cope with today's traffic and
infrastructure demands. The views from Clements Hall and the public footpaths out onto these sites
have been enjoyed for hundreds of years. They must continue to be left as green belt countryside.
CFS216 - Land at Fambridge Road, Ashingdon
This site must be removed from the local plan due to the potential number of houses (which the
surrounding roads and local infrastructure cannot support) and the fact the land is within the Coastal
Protection Belt Special Landscape Area. The Coastal Protection Belt Special Landscape Area must
be protected and enlarged.
CFS121 - Land north of A127, Rayleigh
CFS261 - Land east of Oxford Road, Rochford
CFS222 - Land at Dollymans Farm, Doublegate Lane, Rawreth
CFS163 - Land at Lubards Lodge Farm, Hullbridge Road, Rayleigh, SS6 9QG
CFS164 - Land at Lubards Lodge Farm, Hullbridge Road, Rayleigh, SS6 9QG
CFS148 - Land north of Rawreth Lane, Rawreth
CFS171 - Land to the North of Rawreth Lane, Rawreth
CFS146 - Land at Rawreth Hall Farm, Rawreth Lane, Rawreth
CFS147 - Land north of London Road, Rayleigh
CFS099 - Land to the west of Hullbridge
CFS149 - Lane Field and Hullbridge Hill, Watery Lane, Hullbridge
CFS172 - Land At Cracknells Farm, Hullbridge
CFS265
CFS067 - Three Ashes, land to the south of Tinkers Lane, Rochford
These sites must be removed from the local plan due to the potential number of houses - which the
surrounding roads and local infrastructure cannot support.
COL27 - Freight House Car Park, Rochford
COL13 - The Freight House, Bradley Way, Rochford
These sites must be removed from the local plan and retained in their current form. They should
continue to be made available to the residents of the district as community facilities.
COL07 - The Mill, Bellingham Lane, Rayleigh
This site must be removed from the local plan and retained in its current form. It should continue to be
made available to the residents of the district as a community facility.
CFS063 - Land south of Watts Lane, Rochford
CFS067 - Three Ashes, land to the south of Tinkers Lane, Rochford
Sector D (All references)
These sites must be removed from the local plan due to the inadequate roads in the area. Even with
new or enlarged roads the existing roads already struggle with the volumes of traffic that they need to
cater for today.
We respectfully ask you to make sure our views and those of our family are fully represented in this
process and during the subsequent stages of the local plan being written and implemented.

I am writing this email to air my concern and dismay at the new proposal for these houses to be built in rayleigh due to the roads being gridlocked schools being full and doctor appointments unavailable we do not need anymore housing

My neighbours and I have just been made aware via the Rayleigh Community Group of the proposed plans for additional housing to be built along several Green Belt sites in and around Rayleigh.

I request more information regarding these plans due to the nature of the proposed land and would like further information on how you plan to support new residents in an already overpopulated infrastructure. This is very disturbing news and will be opposing this strongly.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Having seen information shared within the Facebook Rayleigh Community Group I wanted to request additional information on any potential plans to build on the Green Belt at the end of Bull Lane? This is really shocking news and I will be using every power I have locally to oppose this.

I have been a resident in Rayleigh since 2008 along with a number of family members.
In that short time I have seen Rayleigh change from a quiet town with a close community to a place that is now unrecognisable.

The Planning of building yet more house at the end of Wellington road and beyond I feel will cause yet more chaos to an already over crowded town.
It is impossible at times to get a drs appointment at any surgery in the area, the traffic sends Rayleigh into gridlock very regularly it’s impossible to get in and out of the town.
The schools are over subscribed.
I feel building yet more houses will just add to the issues this town already has.
I would strongly be against taking away our green areas that our community can enjoy.

This is green belt land for a reason. Please no more houses in Rayleigh the services can’t cope as it is.

I would like to lodge my objection to the following planned building on green belt:
Cfs098
Cfs086
Cfs029
Cfs027
Rayleigh does not have the infrastructure to cope with even more building. Due to the increase in traffic I am noticing that my health is suffering (I have severe asthma) which then impacts on our already overstretched health service.

Dear Sirs,

I'm writing to protest at plans under consideration, to develop the Green Belt spaces as listed above.

This whole district is currently suffering from the large scale building which has occurred, and is also currently under construction, and will continue to suffer from it as it’s completed – on many levels.

Little or no supporting infrastructure is provided along with this development – so now schools and doctors are suffering under the pressure, and will continue to do so. The one hospital won’t cope.

It’s already been stated that the water supply companies are struggling to cope with current demand, so cannot possibly efficiently manage the increased pressure on services.

Our roads are groaning under the pressure of traffic at present. When schools are open, the roads are congested from 2.30/3pm through to 7pm-ish. We have narrow, rural roads – they can’t manage this development! Rayleigh Websters Way almost always has a queue due to traffic pressure, now – and associated pollution from fumes. At busy times, Rawreth Lane, and Carpenters Arms roundabout, London road, are almost at a standstill. More development will just worsen this.

The obvious problem with green belt development is the lack of ‘green lung’ space. Pollution is already at problematic levels in certain parts of the general Rochford District – such development will only make it worse due to increased introduction of car users to newly developed areas – and less green space to offset this problem. We also have an airport in the area which – when under normal usage, also spills out pollution. I have been at a restaurant near the edge of the airport when a plane took off – the smell of jet fuel was incredible – multiply this by the number of planes taking off, and then add the fumes spilled out by increased level of cars, and there’s a growing health problem for the local population – and pressure on a hospital already suffering at times. Before covid, it was on high alert in the last winter before it hit!

This encroachment on green belt cannot be allowed. This area is already groaning under the pressure of new building and land under construction; encroachment on green belt will reduce it to a nasty, congested over-developed concrete jungle; certain areas are like that, already – any more, and it will just be a nasty place to live. The daily lives and the health of the local population will be threatened by the effect of these plans, if implemented.

Dear Sir/Madam

With reference to the above, I would like to register my absolute horror at your proposed wilful destruction of our greenbelt and green areas in and around Rayleigh.

Not content with saturating Rayleigh with unwanted and "unaffordable housing for first time buyers (unless you can afford £400k+ houses), gridlocked roads in and around Rayleigh,and non-existent infrastructure, you are now proposing additional housing.

The two senior schools can only expand so far unless you proposed further building on their playing fields. Where are the new doctor and dental surgeries?

You blithely gave the go ahead for massive housing estates in Rayleigh and Hullbridge without any new infrastructure in place. Are you really so arrogant that you cannot see the damage you are causing to this area in terms of car pollution and the erosion of greenbelt and farmland?

I have lived here since 1962 and my word haven't you ruined Rayleigh in your rush to assist developers with complete disregard to the residents. There is such a thing as controlled expansion of a small market town but you appear to ignore this logic.

For as long as I can remember "Conservatives" have ruled RDC. Well, you have done a pretty poor job in "conserving" and protecting this area haven't you?

Why is it that both Southend and Basildon are protesting to the Government about the over development of their areas but RDC are enthusiastically forging ahead?

Let's face it, you don't really care about the residents in this area do you? Where is your backbone?

Please don't take the electorate for granted. It was a close run thing in several wards in Rayleigh (including mine) as many people are fed up with being ignored by RDC (many councillors don't live in Rayleigh so are not directly affected).

We are writing to voice our opposition to the proposed building of 329 houses on the green belt land Napier Road/Wellington Road/Bull Lane Rayleigh.
We moved to Rayleigh just over a year ago (Nelson Road) and love all the green space for walking - we regularly walk Napier Road to Bull Lane and up to Hockley Woods and are horrified at the thought of this disappearing. This would also have a massive impact on the traffic in this area which is already busy on the Hockley Road at the best of times. Doctors surgeries too - trying to get an appointment now is near on impossible so adding a further 329 homes which could mean up to another 1200 people is ridiculous.
Green belt land was called that for a reason so why can it now be considered for housing? Green belt land is also there to help with our air quality.
Looking forward to a positive response.

Rayleigh and the surrounding area is gridlocked a lot of the time,schools,hospitals, doctors etc cannot cope,please NO MORE HOUSES!

I am writing to voice my objection to ANY building of more houses in Rayleigh on Green Belt Land, and particularly those mention in the subject line.

This area and proposed land should be protected for the good of the people, the wildlife and the environment.

To build on this green belt land would contradict any ESG policies that the Council/local govt. have in place and would put further pressure on the public services, healthcare, schools and transport system that is already at breaking point in this area.

Blower close is already prone to flooding so much so that the Environment Agency has a flood ditch dug which runs right through the gardens of those properties backing the field which is one of the proposed sites.

These open spaces have been a godsend to many people during the pandemic and it is well known and documented that open green space can help with Mental health.

I wonder if the building / development of Brownfield sites is being as actively pursued?

Also, I wonder if the smaller and private development of houses/flats/dwellings that crop up where a developer would for example demolish one property and build several on the plot is being offset against the targets set?

I would appreciate some comment on all of the above.

Reading through your proposals i have no faith what so ever that the local people will be listened too. Rayleigh and Hullbridge has already sustained mass building, where infrastructure has been completely ignored.

Why has the council made these things so difficult to make comments ? Why havent you created an online form with everything proposed for each area and a space for people to list their comments.

Rayleigh has nothing to offer people when you look at what other councils do for their tax payers.

Why are you not building council housing for local people ? You sold off a lot of the council housing but never replaced it.

We all know affordable housing isnt actually affordable and the current housing list is 12yrs plus, thats even if you qualify to go on there.
Its more like ethnic cleansing of the locals as no one can afford the housing, its all being taken by people from London as they have sold there propertys for loads of money and can afford to buy the housing being built locally, we should not be Londons dumping ground.

With crime increasing we have no walk in police station.

My brother in law needed an ambulance and they had been sent from chelmsford and needed directions for southend hospital.

Rayleigh needs a proper small injurys unti that runs 24hrs a day including dental, no one can get nhs dentists or appointments at the doctors now, southend hospital has the longest waiting lists in the country do you honestly think by mass building in this area it will help. Rayleigh desperatly needs a medical center.

The traffic in rayleigh is at a standstill in rush hour a lot of the time, the air pollution is already awful and not meeting guidelines.

Have you seen the state of the roads and pavements they are too small and dangerous for older people.

Leave our greenfield sites and parks alone, rayleigh is in danger of loosing what was good about it, you dont keep our parks looked after, there is no swimming pool in rayleigh, i could never understand why you didnt build a pool behind rayleigh liesure center liads of room less cars on the road as people could walk there and it would be used.

If you need anything medical or liesure you have to travel out of rayleigh, putting more traffic on the roads, its irressponsible to put peoples health and wealthfare after mass building of the wrong sort.

Infustructure has to come before building the people of Rayleigh have already been pushed to their limits over the mill hall now this, its unacceptable and seems to be greed over wealthfare.

Theses builders will be claiming all the government bonuses get the land cheap build the houses and make them so expensive, rayleigh becomes over crowed, the locals are forced out the area as they cannot afford to live here. It has to stop.

I would like to add a view of a rayleigh resident.

The land in the Rayleigh area that has been proposed i object to as the local area is already being over developed with out the infrastructure of new g.ps schools roads hospital beds being added.

The green belt land should not be developed and should be actively protected and promoted to enhance the area.

The plans being proposed are not sustainable or appropriate for the area due to the lack of study that has taken place on the impact on the area including emissions tests and infrastructure tests

The portal that has been created is not user friendly and therefore will not reflect the views of residents. Each household should recieve a notification of this plan to gain a true reflection of residents opinions.

This should be pushed back to goverment as other councils in the area are doing

I have heard recently rumours about the development of the land at the end of Wellington road and Bull Lane potentially happening.

My wife and I have lived at 6 Wellington rd for 31 years and have enjoyed the peace and quiet of living in this cul-de-sac. The fact that this could come to an end is very upsetting to both of us and I would imagine all of the residents in our street. I appreciate that you would have heard my comments many times down the years from other residents with other applications.

We are writing to make our strong objections to your new housing development plans in our closely surrounding area.
It would be an absolute tragedy to destroy our lovely surrounding fields with their natural wildlife habitat, just to turn it into a concrete jungle of countless new houses.
It would destroy the lovely open views enjoyed by local residents and will make our surroundings far too overcrowded.
There is not enough local infrastructure and the whole area will become even more gridlocked than it already is.
Additional parking needs would encroach on the surrounding roads and they would turn into an even worse rat run/cut through than it already is around here.
There is a great risk of repeated flooding from the steep hill at Stevens Farm at the very end of Bull Lane. (Please see my own video to see how bad it can get) https://youtu.be/TiM02Yv4mNI

Our elderly neighbour, Marion Stanford of [REDACTED], asked us to include her name in these objections.
Pleased leave our area alone and don't inflict such ridiculous building plans on our local neighbourhood.

Regards from Ruth Archer, Geoff Stokes and Marion Stanford

We have viewed the proposed Plan for the area surrounding our home in Blower Close and would like to record our objections to the proposal. Having lived here for 28 years we have enjoyed the Green Belt and the amenities it provides. If the Green Belt were to be developed it would devalue the whole area. The infrastructure would not meet the needs of your proposals. It is nearly impossible at the moment to get a Doctor’s appointment. There is so much traffic already that the Town is often gridlocked with queues of traffic trying to reach the main roads in and out of Rayleigh. It is often impossible to find empty spaces in the existing car parking areas and we know from experience that able-bodied drivers often use the Disabled Parking bays.

Under your Plan the development of the Green Belt would not enhance the whole area. We have seen the development alongside Hall Road, Rochford. Initially it was proposed that there would be a Doctors Surgery and a new school. The plans were passed before the developer sold off part of the area to another developer which allowed them not to build either a school or a surgery for the use of the residents. Indeed an area was sold to a London Borough to meet their housing needs. In Rawreth Lane we have yet another development reaching London Road and where traffic is reduced to a single lane. In Hullbridge they have built houses and had to build a new roundabout for the increased traffic from Watery Lane and Rayleigh. And there are always huge queues of traffic. Under your plans, fewer people would want to live in such congestion,

Land east of Nelson Rd. Issues
This land parcel was considered by those living in Nelson Rd as green belt, but it is a sign of the times that a real estate company owns the land and now wants to cash in on the profits by offering this parcel of land to the council.
Apart from this deliberate grab at a high profit return, there are several reason why this plot of land should not be considered, these being;
1. Thought to be green belt, another example of concreting another piece of land which appears to be strictly profit driven by the owners.
2. There are flood issues with this land - not many years ago, numerous homes suffered flooding due to insufficient drainage. Correcting this will add to any housing project costs for this land.
3. Disturbing wildlife - foxes, many varieties of birds nest in the hedgerows, all this will completely disappear from this land.
4. This plan will create another short cut from the Rayleigh/Hockley Rd, creating more traffic and pollution to the area.
5. There are approximately 80+ homes on Nelson Rd. The 150 homes proposed will virtually be double the current amount of property on Nelson Rd, meaning this will be a high density housing development, that is completely out of keeping with the surrounding properties.
6. The infra structure in Rayleigh is already struggling with the known increase in properties within Rayleigh and here we go again. The council are current not even fixing the roads in the area, and this extra traffic volume (another potential 250 vehicles) to jam up already congested roads. That excludes the need for extra Doctors surgeries ( Audley Mills currently has some 6000 patients), dentists and the list of infra structure needs continue to mount.
Rayleigh is already bursting at the seams and now this small parcel of land has become the latest of the open land going up for, it would appear, profit to a real estate company.

I am writing to put on record my comments concerning the proposal to include area CFS 027 for housing in Rochford Districts building plan for 2020/2040.

This area forms part of the Roche conservation zone- an area of historic interest due in part to its ancient hedgerow boundaries. This field parcel is surrounded on four sides by ancient hedgerow and many beautiful old oak trees. A considerable time ago, it was bought and sold in plots by an individual who saw it as a business investment, with little regard to its intrinsic value within the beautiful valley east of Rayleigh.

To develop this for housing would begin to seriously erode this unique area and would break into a natural boundary which should remain undeveloped.

This field parcel borders a public footpath, used and enjoyed by a huge number of local residents. It is one of few places left where people feel they are in a wild, open environment, as well as continuing to provide a wonderful place to escape to for much needed peace and time with nature; something that is being increasingly recognised as vital for wellbeing.

As the resident farmer of the adjoining land, I am investing heavily in improving the area further for people and wildlife. I have applied for The Countryside Stewardship scheme to include 50% of the farmland I own within The Roche Conservation Zone. I am also applying for a Woodland creation grant to plant 9 acres of woodland, some of which will have public access, and will partly replace an area of woodland which was taken out in the 1950’s (Splash Wood). As a result of our CSS 2017/2022 we now have Tawny and Barn Owls back hunting in this area, among many other invaluable returns of previously native wildlife.

I am doing this because I feel the great need to cherish and preserve this area for people and its wildlife which is becoming increasingly threatened, marginalised, and is ultimately, disappearing.

From a logistical aspect, due to the field parcel being sold off in individual plots, it would make future development very uncoordinated as regards to planning permission for each separate house design, in addition to the access to main services on the site.

The ongoing problem of traffic gridlock on the east side of Rayleigh is a huge concern to its residents. Hockley Road to the North is massively overwhelmed with traffic, as is Eastwood road to the South. If access is via Bull Lane, Webster’s Way is already incredibly busy.

There are going to be objections to new housing wherever it goes; we all want our own area to remain unchanged, but people need houses to live in and I fully appreciate that local government has to allocate areas for housing in-line with central government targets.
However, the proposal of this site in particular is an illogical and unnatural intrusion into the Green Belt beyond the built up area of Rayleigh.

With the above considered, I would respectfully suggest that CFS 027 is unsuitable and undesirable for new housing development.

I would like to object to the proposed development and therefore destruction of important greenbelt areas ref CFS098, CFS086, CFS029, CFS027.

As a resident of Nelson Rd and in addition to the following objection (below). It is of concern that:

• An extensive survey (lasting for some 4 days) has been undertaken in the field to the rear of 39 Nelson Rd (area CFS053).
• It seems inappropriate that such in depth analysis should take place prior to a decision on the future of this land is made.
• It is worrying that this work may be an indication that any objections would be disregarded.


Please provide reassurance that the consultation is a free and open process and no decisions have been made prior to its close on the 5th Sep 2021

I am writing to tell you of our disbelief and anger at you new spatial options plans that affect the area we reside in.
We live in Albert road in Rayleigh SS6 8HN And currently at the end of our cul de sac there is a horse field, and behind our home is an open field ( farmland) , if I am reading your plan correctly it looks like you want to develop both of these green belt areas that currently make the road such a well sort after place to live, and I am assuming this would no doubt mean Albert Road would eventually become a thoroughfare and no longer a cul de sac.
This is unacceptable not only to the residents of Albert road but to the neighbourhood in general. Personally we are looking at our properties becoming less desirable therefore losing value, and more traffic. We will lose our green belt, places where we walk and take our dogs , not to mention public transport coming through the area.
We need these open green spaces, they have been a lifeline for many during these recent lockdowns and certainly helped people with mental health issues.
The people of Rayleigh are NOT screaming out for more more homes to be built, they are screaming out for its heritage to be upheld and looked after. Consider maybe the new businesses that want to open in our high street for example, keep the rates lower for these private businesses and not allow bigger chains to monopolise the area.
Albert road is a quiet safe well maintained street in Rayleigh and in my opinion Rochford council should be proud of it not want to plough through it and destroy it’s very core.
If we wanted housing estate after housing estate we could all move to Basildon, is that the final vision Rochford council are trying to achieve??
There will be MANY objections to this futuristic vision you seen to have.
And I for one will be at the forefront rallying the neighbourhood.

As residents of Rayleigh we are appalled to discover that it is apparently proposed to build houses on more green belt land in Rayleigh. We were also unhappy that at this time to see the house building in green belt land in the north of our town. We understand that it is under consideration to build on fields off Bull Lane/Albert Road/ Blower Close.
SURELY NOT…this is not a reasonable idea. At times traffic is gridlocked, Bull Lane is a ‘ratrun’ being used by motorists to avoid Rayleigh High Street. Most homes has at least 2 cars which would make the situation worse.
At times we have found in difficult to get a doctors appointment and a population increase would make matters worse.
I urge councillors responsible to reject this proposal.

Considering all of the doctors and schools in the area of Rayleigh are full to overflowing - adding all of the houses proposed is not sustainable if the current infrastructure is not upgraded.

I OBJECT unless:
A. A new Primary AND secondary school is built in the area to accommodate the hundreds of children that will be joining the area (adding to those joining the area on the Hullbridge estate) B. At least 1 new doctors surgery is built to accommodate residents as it is increasingly hard to get an appointment with doctors at the moment without all of these extra residents C. Suitable parking is provided with each property ie. space for at LEAST 2 cars per household as that is a minimum required for families at the moment D. Suitable green space is kept for local wildlife/mental health of residents/exercise E. Potentially a new road into Rayleigh from the A1245 or Beeches Road/Chelmsford Road to accommodate the new traffic that will be entering the area considering the build up of traffic currently.

Why are these documents not in plain English? We consider ourselves reasonably intelligent but unfortunately have not had a university degree in gobbledygook.

Going by the maps ,our understanding is that large areas of Rayleigh and Rawreth will be concreted over with little or no infrastructure improvements.

Over the past few years traffic has increased to the extent where if there is an incident on the A127 or A13 ,Rayleigh becomes gridlocked.

Where will the new schools, health centres and public transport routes be sited.?

Who are these people who make these planning decisions and are they local to Rayleigh?

We are totally against any increase in further development of these areas.

In response to proposals for 329 new houses in the green belt of Wellington Road, Napier Road and Bull Lane Farm Road.

I would like to register my NO vote.

I’ve just seen a post from Cllr James Newport regarding the high amount of planned building in Rayleigh. Rayleigh is already gridlocked at the best of times and the little open space we currently have is now fast disappearing, Rayleigh is now a building site and becoming an unpleasant place to live.