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The number of homes proposed for the area in and around West Horndon is totally disproportionate compared to the total number of homes being proposed by Brentwood Borough Council, and is also much too high for a village currently made up of 650 homes. We are also very close to the borders of Basildon, Thurrock and Havering, and there is a real risk that homes proposed by these councils could also impact our infrastructure, especially as Thurrock has not yet published their LDP.

West Horndon was originally put forward as we have a train station and are close to the A127. During the last two years however, traffic has increased greatly on the A127 (it frequently stops completely in the rush hour) and the trains are now so crowded at West Horndon, that it is difficult to get on a train, let alone get a seat.

Despite this however, I am in favour of 350/400 homes on the area that is now the West Horndon Industrial Estates, as I believe that this Industrial Estate, with the very large lorries that visit it, is no longer appropriate for a residential village.

I am against development of Green Belt land and I believe that the Green Belt around West Horndon is particularly important because of our proximity to Havering and through them, London. I believe that as suggested in the latest LDP the outline of West Horndon should be preserved.

There are flooding issues around this village, which I believe would be exacerbate by a large housing estate, but I would reluctantly agree to a new small village of approximately 600 homes being built on the Timmermans Nursery site by the A127, provided that a buffer zone, preferably a wooded area, was constructed between the new village and West Horndon.

The doctor's surgery is also at capacity now, this issue must also be addressed as a matter of urgency.