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I would like to object to the proposed plans for West Horndon. I believe the number proposed is far too great, the existing residents would lose far too much. I think it is good to help those who are in need of housing but the lives and needs of those that live in the village should also be taken into account. It could create a sense of ill feeling between the old and new residents, not something anyone should gamble on.

I also think a large estate would be a gamble, with 20 0/0 if properties going to people on the housing list, the prospect of selling the remainder to individual residing landlords may not be that easy.

The industrial estate is I believe benificial to the village, some small business owners live in the village and some employ people from the village. There could be some changes regarding the HGVs having a different exit but other than that I believe that the estate could be improved and could be part of the village for years to come.

I'm sure I could go on forever giving reasons why the village should stay as it is, and you have probably heard most already, but the thing that I think is most important is fairness - treat everybody in the borough equally and spread the housing requirement equally throughout the borough. I'm sure that a number of different locations would give prospective tenants a much better choice and the distribution of these homes would be easier, people like to live near to their friends and families and they live all over the borough not just in West Horndon.