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We would have serious concerns about any encroachment on Green Belt land, (as shown
to the east/southeast of Brentwood in the Ingrave/Herongate areas). The area shown consists of
significant good quality farm land, and includes areas of historical interest and natural beauty.
The area to the south and west of Brentwood also incorporates Green Belt land designated as
part of the Thames Gateway project, which is intended to create a demarcation barrier between the
urban sprawl of London and the Essex countryside, so any possible developments on these Sites should
be confined to an absolute minimum and be very small scale.
The proposals also show that the villages of Ingrave and Herongate would lose their identity as they would become part of the urban sprawl of Brentwood.
In spite of the government proposal, we are both of the opinion that new, proposed developments be
confined to 'brownfield' Sites in the Brentwood area and that any building on Green Belt should be
strongly resisted.
Such necessary building sites should contain a reasonable element of affordable housing.
In noting the so called 'need' for Traveller Sites, we believe these should be resisted as many
of these 'so called' Travellers already have homes elsewhere in either this country or abroad.
Having been plagued by Travellers who have set up illegal sites on Common land close to where
we live, and where neighbours have been physically and verbally threatened by them, should sites be required then they should not be sited near people's homes. They could be located on brownfield sites rather than any Green Belt land.