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(085B and 294): I live in the house next door to the Tipps Cross field which is now included in the LDP for this area (site 085B). I strongly object to the field being built on, and I set my reasons out as follows:- The land is first and foremost Green Belt, as is the field behind it (site 294). Green Belt land must be protected, as it is designated green belt for a reason. It is morally wrong to change the heritage and the history attached to those pieces of land. I understand that the land (site 085B) is also protected under a Trust. Why then is the council even considering the removal of the Green Belt registration and the overriding of the Trust. That is wrong and the council will surely be setting a poorly thought out precedent for the future if it were to go ahead. Building on the land sited above will destroy the rural look and feel of Hook End. At present, our house is set in a country road, along with other houses. The fields add to the area in terms of an open green aspect, and a low density of residential housing and I think it is very wrong that it will be changed. That is the very reason why the land was protected by the covenant and Trust all those years ago, and why the land was designated as Green Belt. The people who already live here do so because they want to live in such an area. They should not be forced to accept the unwanted change and have to live in an area that has been changed for the worse. I personally have used the Tipps Cross playing field on many occasions since I moved into the house next door to it. I love to play football, and I have often used the field to help me keep fit and to practice my skills and kick my ball around. It is essential to have green spaces for children and adults to be able to use for fitness and games and this field is perfect for that. I often see families, particularly in warm weather, use the field for exercise and recreation. Then in Autumn, the hedgerows around the field are full of blackberries which people come to pick. I know the croquet club use the field for their weekly meeting and for hosting matches with other clubs. They would have to find an alternative venue if the field is destroyed. Why should they have to go to the expense and inconvenience of finding somewhere else? I also think that their club proves the point that the field is valuable to the area and it is actually used. I am worried about the amount of extra cars that will be using the roadway that will have to be created to allow access to the development. People around here have to drive because the public transport is limited and so most households will inevitably have 2 or more cars. Not only will we have to put up with noise and pollution, I want to know where they will all park? Will it be in the new road next to my house, so I will have to put up car engine noise and the slamming of doors? My bedroom is on the side of the house, and my bedroom window will overlook the new road. If cars are parked in Blackmore Road, they will become a hazard and a nuisance to the local people. This road is a popular road used for cyclists, runners and many, many dog walkers. Parked cars will be in the way of the traffic and if they are parked half on the verge they will be in the way of all users. The people and dogs may have to walk in the road, which will be dangerous for vehicles using the road. There are no pavements for a long stretch of the road, our garden extends down to the road and is all grass apart from our driveway. My parents look after the front garden and it would be very unfair if people were allowed to park their cars on the grass verge when it is my parents that try to keep it looking nice. There are no street lights on Blackmore Road, so parked cars would make the road dangerous, particularly if they were outside my house as this would block our view when we pull out of our drive. I do not want to look out of my bedroom window into someone else's garden or window, and I certainly do not want them to be able to look into mine! My bedroom window looks directly onto the fields and a road and 20 houses built so close will of course change my view and I object to that. But I am more concerned that mine and my family's privacy will be compromised . A housing estate built on these fields will definitely invade my space and right to privacy. I am also concerned that the current infrastructure of this area, Brentwood parishes, is not equipped to cope with another 20 houses and the families that will reside there. Recently, I had to wait for almost 3 weeks to get an appointment at the local Doctors surgery, and even then I could only see a Nurse because all Doctor appointment were booked up for even more weeks. The development of houses close by will only make things worse.