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I object to the proposed local plan due to the following reasons: Greenbelt land - of the 8000 proposed houses, half of these are planned on the borders of Basildon council's greenbelt. What surveys have been carried out regarding the protected species such as great crested newts, bats, dormice, badgers etc which have all been seen on the proposed site. Little concern has been given to the following things: doctors surgery, hospitals, schools, viability of scheme. The residents of Langdon hills struggle to get their children into a good primary and secondary school. The proposed 8000 homes will add to the already full schools within close proximity. Where will all these additional children go to school? A new secondary school needs to be built. The nhs is facing unprecedented cuts. The new homes with add pressure to Basildon hospital which is already under pressure. If Southend A&E closes then it is hard to see how Basildon will cope with this and the additional homes you want to build. Pollution - there are no main towns nearby to the proposed houses or schools, doctors or hospitals. You are encouraging people to use their cars for short journeys adding to the already dangerous pollution levels found at the fortune of war roundabout. There are no nearby transport links again making proposed residents even more reliable on their cars. Where are you expecting these additional 8000 households to see a gp? All gps in Brentwood and neighbouring Langdon hills are overrun. Have any viability assessments been made? With rising build costs plus all the additional costs for surveys, removal of protected species etc against low sales values (due to lack of resident amenities, public transport links etc) will leave very little in the pot for s106 contributions. Why can't the developer be liable for providing a school, doctors surgery or something like this? If the sales values from the housing are likely to rise from the viability discussions to actual completion - are you going to ensure the developer is required to pay you an overage? Unfortunately it feels as though this additional housing has not been thought through properly and how it will affect our already struggling public services.