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The reasons for and against the development of West Horndon.
I understand that West Horndon should have its fair share of new development that 1500 homes is not acceptable when I look at the other areas around Brentwood with none or very little growth.
1. We are told one reason is because of the railway - but have any of you visited the train station at peak times - the trains are already over crowded and there is no way of having more carriages as the platform will not be long enough.
The car park is already full and there is no way or room to enlarge it.
There is no access for disabled travelers and that is no rail link to Brentwood!!
2. The roads around West Horndon are already very busy, and the road to Brentwood at busy times is trebled with motorist and is always chocker block.
The A127 is also a very busy road and we have our fare share of accidents now at the slip roads at the Half House - this is without all the extra traffic that there will be when West Horndon is enlarged.
3. As you are already aware the flood risk to West Horndon is great and building behind Thorndon Avenue would really increase this.
The Parish Council are working to get the flood alleviation scheme sorted, but I feel this going to take a very long time, and to have more housing on the green belt can only make this worse.
4. I am sure that once you have encroached on our green belt it will not be long before more housing will be going up and there being even less green belt.
5. West Horndon is a small village - which we hope to keep - we have around 1900 people and we have limited range of amenities and facilities such as shops, small primary school (no secondary school).
The doctors surgery is very busy already with up to three days to wait for an appointment.
The bus service is not great.
I have already mentioned the railway being inadequate and not suitable for a larger population.
I feel very strongly about the proposed sites and it is a definite no to site 37 but yes to some house on the industrial estate. I moved here to a small village and enjoy village life - if I had wanted to live in a town I would have done so.