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I strongly object to the proposed development at this location. It is completely unsuitable for the following reasons:

* In Priests Lane there is already heavy congestion for its entire length but particularly from the junction with Middleton Road back to Bishops Walk where traffic often queues back from Shenfield Common back down Priests Lane. The proposed housing site is bordered to a large extent by the railway, so Priests Lane and Bishop Walk would be the only possible access points for the entire site. Neither of these roads are wide enough for that purpose and there is no room for widening them.
* Congestion is caused by school and commuter traffic. Both of these will increase greatly if houses are built on this site.
* Priests Lane will be unable to cope with the construction vehicles.
* The road is already dangerous in places for pedestrians because vehicles often drive on the pavement as the road is too narrow to accommodate the size of vehicles using it. This will get worse and Priests Lane will be even more dangerous.
* Pollution would increase as a result of the development. I am already making a detour to walk to work from Shenfield to Brentwood purely to avoid walking up Priests Lane due to the volume of traffic and exhaust fumes suffered in the route to Brentwood along Priests Lane.
* There is no bus route along Priests Lane.
* The nearby schools could not cope with the increase in numbers.
* There are no doctors surgeries nearby and it is already difficult to get appointments at the surgeries in Shenfield.
* There are no local shops to cover the area and parking at the shops in Shenfield is in short supply.
* There would be a further knock-on congestion impact on Chelmsford Road and Ingrave Road due to contractors and later residents, their contractor's vehicles, deliveries, etc getting to and from the site. These two roads are already brought to a standstill on a regular basis, public transport along those roads delayed and emergency vehicles struggle to get through. This situation would worsen if the site off Priests Lane/Bishop Walk were developed.