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Site 191 has been rejected because it has been considered
a) to be an isolated site within the Green Belt. Yes it is in the green belt (not isolated) but the land comprises part of an existing building plot and in any case the Government has suggested lifting restrictions on building in the green belt. Brentwood Council has admitted it is challenged when trying to meet government house building targets because so much of its land is in the green belt. Clearly the government's policy to ease restrictions has been implemented to help boroughs such as Brentwood to meet the targets.
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b) not to be connected to an existing urban area. Not sure what this means. The land is about a 5 minute walk to a bus stop at which the 21 and 71 routes run an hourly service to Brentwood, Ongar, Harlow, etc. The land is also about a 10/15 minute walk to Kelvedon Hatch which is a fairly densely populated village. Buses from Kelvedon Hatch connect to the city of Chelmsford. Frog Street is a pleasant semi-rural location within easy reach of towns and shops. Not everyone wants to live in a built up area and it is considered short sighted to only consider development in existing built up areas. Providing a well balanced housing stock offering city and country dwellings seems a desirable course of action. The suitability of site 191 should therefore be reassessed.