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There is no clear strategy for the Villages .Including Blackmore. No account has been taken of the c.30 dwellings at the top end of Fingrith Hall Lane. Blackmore and the impact these will have locally. Blackmore is an isolated village within the Green Belt, with very poor local services. No Library, very poor bus service, congested village lanes, severe parking problems at peak times, long delays 5/4 weeks for the local Deal Tree Health center in Doddinghurst. Current primary school in need of development for any additional pupil intake. BBC has not shown that other brownfield sites are available. BBC has not shown that increased housing developments could be achieved by increasing housing density on other allocated sites. No Housing needs survey has been undertaken to show why Blackmore is included in the LDP. Local lanes are at capacity during peek travel times and the additional vehicle use of access to and from the site from Red Rose Lane opposite the Village Primary School will present significant traffic problems. There is inadequate provision for waste water removal in Blackmore. No report on these two sites in Blackmore have taken into account the biodiversity of impact on the local wildlife using these two greenfield sites which have not been in productive arable use for the last 20 years at least, and therefore are vital corridors for wildlife. Any development on these two greenfield sites will seriously affect the following bird species on the Birds of Conservation and Concern 4 (BOCC4) endangered listings. Red List . Starling, Song Thrush, House Sparrow, Tree Sparrow, Linnet, Twite, Yellowhammer. And on the BOCC4 Amber List. Dunnock, Bullfinch. All the above endangered species can been seen in and around these sites.