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(Comments related to 085B and 294). I am concerned that there will be a huge increase in the number of cars around my parents house and garden. That will mean more noise and a lot more pollution. If people are constantly driving so close to our garden, along the proposed road into the new development then pollution is sure to increase. Our garden is lovely and quiet at the moment. It is blocked from road noise by our house. Putting a roadway right next to the house would mean we will have to put up with the noise from cars going up and down. I am also concerned about the number of cars that will accompany the houses. There are sure to be 2 or 3 cars per house because there is not a lot of public transport here. So young people like myself have to be able to drive to get around. But where will all these cars be parked? It is not fair that the end of our front garden could be used to park cars on. Although Brentwood council own the land at the end of our front garden, my parents look after it. They keep it neat and tidy and that work could be ruined by cars parking along it. If cars were parked there, they could be a danger to all other road users including the many dog walkers, runners and cyclists that use Blackmore Road to exercise. There are no pavements and no street lights along here, and parked cars would be even more of a danger in the dark. A new housing development of 20 houses would be crammed into a small space. That would not be at all in keeping with the current look of Hook End. This is a rural open space green area, and it should remain like that. Covering over the two proposed fields with housing will completely change the look and feel of this hamlet. The council have never felt it was necessary to put them here and that is the way this street is viewed, as a country road. Having no street lamps is in keeping with the style and setting of this area. The view from my bedroom window is the back garden, and the field behind and next to me. I can see trees, grass and open space. If the housing development is put up all that would change. I do not want to look out of my window and into someone else's garden or window!! I also do not want people to be able to look into my garden or window. The sun comes up at the back of our house, and I think the new development will block the sunshine and cast shadows in my room and garden which I do not want to happen. Also, I think the light in the afternoon would be less. On a very personal note, my family have worked very hard over the past 10 years to refurbish their home. Our current house is in keeping with the other properties in the road and I feel very upset that a new housing estate will lower the standards in the street. It will completely change the look and feel of this area, something which my parents have tried hard not to do with our house. I am only XX years old, but I want to have my say and raise my strong objection to the proposed development. It will have a bad impact on the environment, and the area of Hook End. It is totally wrong for this area. I understand the need for more housing but they should not be put in unsuitable positions that will cause upset for the surrounding environment and community that already lives in the area.