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The Local Development Plan (LDP) has proposed 116 new dwelling in the Parish of Blackmore, 96 of which are in the village itself. The village of Blackmore has a Primary School, a convenience Store and post office in one, as we have recently lost the site of the original post office which is not a dwelling, 2 pubs and 2 tea rooms and an Antique shop. Blackmore has 5 roads feeding into it and is surrounded by other villages, Highwood, Norton Health, Stondon Massey, Doddinghurst and Kelvedon Hatch. Infrastructure: The roads in this area are county road and have not been designed/ built for heavy, continued use and are inadequate for a higher volume of use that 96 dwelling would bring. There is limited parking in the village, 4 spaces at the village shop, 5 spaces at one of the pubs and 2 at one of the tea rooms. This means that there is a high number of vehicles which are parking on the roads in this area, especially Fingrith Hall lane. Blackmore Primary School: the village is at capacity and there isn't the space to extend the school buildings. Transport: there is a Part-time bus service to and from Brentwood which is currently under threat and is on the Ongar to Chelmsford route. Health Services: there is no GP Surgery in the Parish and the nearest Health Centre is currently at capacity. The village is already experiencing redevelop as a site on the edge of the parish boundary and within a mile from the centre of the village are 30 dwellings. The other 20 proposed dwelling are proposed at Tipps Cross and are on an disputed "infill" site and could result in the loss of the recreational playing field attached to the Tipps Cross Remembrance Hall which services the local community.