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Local Plan 2015-2030 Preferred Options for Consultation
Representation ID: 1096
Received: 01/10/2013
Respondent: Mrs J Arthurton
- There is already too much traffic leading onto the A128 & A127.
- There is a lack of public transport.
- The train is infrequent.
- Only one primary school in West Horndon, not enough to cater for the current residents living here. There are no secondary schools in West Horndon.
- Currently only one doctors surgery for the whole of the community with a 3 day waiting list.
- Flooding is a major problem in the village.
- The village would lose its character.
- House prices would decrease as a result.
- Threat to wildlife and Greenbelt.
I am writing in regards to the proposed building plan in West Horndon of 1500 new homes.
I have recently purchased a property which directly backs onto the field which overlooks the industrial estate where the proposed plan would start. If my husband and I were aware of the proposed plan we would NOT have purchased the property. The proposed plans did not show up on a search which was complied on the local area by my solicitor to which has made us very angry. I STRONGLY disagree with the proposed plans due to the following reasons.
1. Traffic - there's is currently too much traffic leading onto the A128 & A127 in the mornings which lead to long delays getting out of the village, building more homes would make the situation worse.
2. Busses - there is currently only one bus per day going through West Horndon, for people without cars It would be impossible to leave the village using public transport.
3. Trains - not all trains come through West Horndon and to my knowledge only 1 train every half an hour for certain periods of time.
4. Schools - there is only 1 primary school in West Horndon and not enough to cater for the current residents living here. (we had to wait 4 weeks and an appeal to have our daughter enrolled). There are also no secondary schools in West Horndon meaning that all secondary school children have to travel to school.
5. Doctors surgery - currently only 1 surgery for the whole of the community which has a 3 day waiting list for appointments, this is important to my family as my husband has Multiple Sclerosis and my mother in law pancreatic Cancer more homes would make this situation worse.
6. Flooding - this is a major problem here in the village, more homes would increase the risk of further flooding in areas.
7. Wildlife - ruin the current wildlife we have by building up the area.
8. The community - West Horndon is a village with an amazing community, building new home would destroy this beautiful quite location.
9. House prices - we have recently paid a very large sum of money for our home, building more will decrease our property in value resulting in my family losing up to £20,000.00.
10 Green Belt
My Family and I have moved to this beautiful to escape from all the things listed above, please do not ruin such a beautiful village and community with the build of 1500 new homes.