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In principle I agree that new homes are needed, however, there are plenty of brown field sites around the Boroughs that are better re-developed than on valuable green belt land. If the green belt is eroded, as in this plan, there will be one continuous urban sprawl from London to Southend. The green belt is there for a purpose and must be protected. Canvey Island Council have refused to build on their green belt, and so should Brentwood.
The infrastructure in the area is already overloaded. The road system is always a nightmare for traffic, Basildon hospital cannot cope with volumes, there are no new secondary schools in the plan and a few small industrial facilities will not bring sufficient new employment for this volume of people. Doctor's surgeries are overloaded and we already can't get an appointment within 2 weeks.

Development on this scale is going to (once more) greatly increase the risk of flooding and destroy the environment and local cultural heritage.
Brentwood council and residents get a lot out of this plan. It helps Brentwood council meet their government targets, but there are hardly any Brentwood residents within miles of this development. It also keeps this additional development away from the affluent northern part of Brentwood - Shenfield etc. Clearly West Horndon is close, but is placed out of the way from the key areas of Brentwood.
Basildon already exceeds its obligations for (and costly) gypsy and traveller sites, and we do not need more in the area. Brentwood council should deliver their share but not immediately next to Basildon.
This plan should be either ditched completely, or drastically reduced in scope to minimise the impact and use other brownfield sites instead.