brentwood.gov.uk

RESPONSE MADE VIA OBJECTIVE CONSULTATION PORTAL TO DUNTON GARDEN SUBURB CONSULTATION

I would like to register my oppostion to all the proposed developments in the green belt around Brentwood. This includes the Dunton Garden Suburb and all other proposals for development around Brentwood, Ingrave and Herongate.

My objections are as follows:

The Green Belt was put in place 'in perpituity' to defend the environment against urban sprawl.

The developments around Ingrave and Herongate, where I live, would fundamentally change the nature of the environment for existing residents, many of whom moved to the area believing that they were moving to a village environment protected in perpetuity by the Green Belt act.

The developments would put an intolerable strain on local services. The A128 road is already severly overloaded at peak times. Further traffic moving to the local schools or to the stations would bring these roads to a halt at peak times.
Schools , Doctors surgeries in the area are already severely overloaded. It would fall on local residents to put up with the extra delays and fund any improvements.
Any compromise to the protection of the Green Belt in perpetuity in its entirety would inevitable lead to further demands for use of any residual Green belt at a future time.

Any development of the Green Belt in Ingrave and Herongate would end the historic position of the two historic villages by joining them together and turning them into a suburb of London.

Brentwood is an ancient wooded area and provides a natural habitat for wildlife. This would be severely impacted by large scale developments.