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I live on the Homesteads estate in the X property in Hill Road, directly off Honeypot Lane. If this development proceeds, it will cause a massive increase in traffic in the local area, particularly where I live. Even now, at peak times, there is heavy traffic and long tail backs at all junctions of our estate leading to London Road. I feel that should the worst, as far as me and my family are concerned happens, Hill Road at the Honeypot end should be blocked off as that would be the only way to stop the estate being used by even more drivers as a 'rat run' to London Rd. This estate is private and as residents we pay up to £400 a year for the upkeep of roads, verges, lighting and paths in addition to local authority rates. We have to wait about 6 weeks for an appointment to see our doctor even now, without an additional 200 homes and a care home in the area and I'm sure the schools are full enough already. It goes without saying that this is important urban green belt land, which should be retained not built on. In addition, I believe that this site has already been rejected in the past as it did not meet council's special strategy.