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I have lived in West Horndon village for 25 years having purchased my home there in 1988.

My children have grown up here and would like to think I could enjoy my retirement in my current house in a nice village location.
West Horndon is a close village community with many residents choosing to live here for that very reason.

I have not spoken to anyone who agrees with the proposed planning development and nobody can work out why West Horndon has to take such a big proportion of the required housing in the Brentwood area, tripling the size of the village.

The key objections centre around:
- loss of greenbelt
- Flood risk due to building on flood plain (village has flooded in the past)
-Effectively West Horndon will no longer be a village, the whole character of the place will be dramatically changed (for the worse)
- amenities could not cope - there is only a small school, small Doctor's surgery and the bus service is very infrequent
- Railway station could not cope with more commuters and the C2C trains are already overcrowded at peak time. )
- surrounding roads would be unable to cope with increased traffic - they are busy enough already
- impact on the surrounding countryside and wildlife
- Other brown field sites e.g. ex Elliots plot on A127 are not mentioned but would benefit much more from suitable development being undertaken.

The above list is not exhaustive by any means, but based on the meetings held and information provided so far, it appears that there has been no consideration given to a variety of key considerations and the residents of West Horndon are very disappointed with the parties concerned who appear to have thrown together a hasty and ill-conceived proposal.

The residents of West Horndon are all very disillusioned with Brentwood Council and whilst nothing stays the same forever, we object in the strongest terms to a development of this size which will have major negative impact on the Village and the surrounding area.