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I do not think that any modification will be able to make the plan sustainable for Blackmore.

My concerns relate specifically to the sustainability of Blackmore's inclusion in the Local Plan. My points relating to Blackmore are shown on the attached type sheet below. 1. GP services are already badly stretched. It take three to four weeks to get a non-emergency appointment. A higher population will strain this service to breaking point. 2. Blackmore is already prone to flooding. Building on greenfield / Green Belt land can only worsen this situation by reducing the available drainage areas. 3. The only parking available in the village, other than by the village hall, which is a long walk from local facilities, is along the narrow roads. These are already becoming full of parked vehicles. 4. As a small village, many of Blackmore's roads, in particular in the Redrose Lane area, are not much more than narrow lanes with no footpaths. The roads cannot support additional traffic resulting from increased housing, let alone construction traffic. 5. Transport links from the village to town are poor, with the bus service permanently under threat. This forces people into their cars already, without adding to the burden. Blackmore is too far away and cut off from the town centre and railway stations to be of benefit to new residents wishing to work in town or commute elsewhere. 6. There is no proven need for more housing this far away from the town. 7. The proposed development is on Green Belt land when there are Brown Belt area more usefully located closer to Brentwood and Shenfield. 8. The proposal does not take into account the increased housing from areas of private development within Blackmore. 9. Blackmore is small village of historical importance and character. Further development, will damage it irreversibly.