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(William Hunter Way): Very disappointed that plans to redevelop shopping area / cinema. Scaled down to make way for residential development. There is a major lack of parking already and the retail / entertainment opportunities failing. Too many restaurants being allowed to open in high street at expense of retail leading to mass exodus to Romford or lakeside to shop and / or cinema Need to attract locals to use local. Amenities but lack of parking and limited retail outlets fails us all. Putting more traffic out of town on roads. (Chatham Way / Crown Street): As per William Hunter Way - same objections as well as parking will become non existent / limited and this encourage locals to seek retail opportunities away from high street. Traffic congestion is already bad in these areas and reduction in public parking will mean town is not accessible or safe. A retail / entertainment complex with underneath parking and/or better affordable public transport is a must (bus fares are extortionate!!!). (Brentwood Railway Station): Where are commuters suppose to park and with the arrival of crossrail this seems ludicrous to consider building housing on the site. This again restricting usage and accessibility to station. Bus services to and from are irregular / infrequent / unaffordable and coverage limited and unreliable (other than 498 but only runs to Sainsburys). Thus locals again will travel out of Brentwood and outsiders will not travel into our borough due to inconvenient and lack of retail / entertainment.