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Regarding the draft plan for the building of numerous houses in the area I hope the larger picture is looked at before final decisions are made such as schools, doctors, car parking, transport and utility services.

1. The proposed building of 250 houses in Honeypot Lane. A few months ago the govenors of St Peters school in South Weald applied for planning permission to extend the school. Planning permission was refused. This was obviously requested because it was considered to be necessary. Now if 250 houses are planned to be built near the school where will the children attend school. Obviously St.Peters will not be able to take them and other schools will have to accomodate children where more houses are being planned.
2. Doctors. It is almost impossible to get a doctors appointment if one is needed quickly so new surgeries will need to be built. Having more doctors at the present surgeries will not solve the problem, it would almost impossible to ring for an appointment on the day. Also surgeries have limited car parking.
3. More care parks would need to be built. When I shop in Brentwood I usually arrive at the multi storey at about 9.00am and have to park on the 9th or 11th floors. There are not many more floors left for general public parking.
4. More people would presumably need to use buses. Services now seem to be cut rather than the other way round.
5. Could utility services cope as they do at present if all the proposed houses are built.

I am not against new houses being built provided that all the points raised are taken into consideration and any others that I have not mentioned.