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Brownfield sites should always be considered over and above greenfield sites. Occasionally there may be instances where the release of small amounts of Green Belt land around villages could be considered to enable opportunities for these villages to grow in a sustainable manner. This should only be once brownfield sites have been exhausted and where such development would create a positive and balanced impact on the community. The number of Green Belt sites put forward around West Horndon would not do this. The village would become a small town and would be extremely harmful to the existing community.