small amount of dwellings being considered for size of site when compared to other sites.

This area is within the established Green Belt. The LDP incorrectly defines this plot as 'small village' infill' and incorrectly as being connected to the Doddinghurst urban area.
We need to preserve our greenbelt areas. The intention of the Greenbelt legislation is to permanently provide and protect open space, a concept endorsed by Teresa May in her recent speech where she promised to protect the Greenbelt.

This is the only public land associated with the Tipps Cross Community Hall and should be preserved as such. Also, the impact on the local infrastructure taking all the local proposals into account needs to be minimised and in the scheme of things this proposal is a bit sad.

Share access during construction and daily traffic would cause issues.

I object to this development as it is land adjoining the tipps cross hall playing field.

I object to the proposed development which (together with the proposed development on site ref 085B) would deprive the community of access to a valued recreation area. In addition the site is within the green belt and that designation should not be ignored.

If this goes ahead it will adversely affect the Remembrance Hall, whose ground it is. There are not enough community facilities in the area. I suggest that a large part of this field is retained adjacent to the Hall for such activities as Croquet, weddings, Cyclist etc.and access to the adjacent proposed site provided at the far end.

294 - Is an open space adjacent to residential properties. Access would be a concern and would affect neighbouring properties. 085B - This is a long established recreation field within Green Belt which is very well maintained. Building on this site would be detrimental to the users of the Tipps Cross Remembrance Hall and would remove a very well used recreational space which includes a croquet lawn. Building on both of the above sites would be detrimental to the existing character of the area especially as the former commercial garage located close by is in the process of being converted to residential properties. 076 & 077 - The extent of these developments is inappropriate and would severely affect the character of the village. Flooding in this area is an issue and substantial works would have to be completed before Redrose Lane could accommodate any increase in traffic.

(Comments related to 085B and 294). I am concerned that there will be a huge increase in the number of cars around my parents house and garden. That will mean more noise and a lot more pollution. If people are constantly driving so close to our garden, along the proposed road into the new development then pollution is sure to increase. Our garden is lovely and quiet at the moment. It is blocked from road noise by our house. Putting a roadway right next to the house would mean we will have to put up with the noise from cars going up and down. I am also concerned about the number of cars that will accompany the houses. There are sure to be 2 or 3 cars per house because there is not a lot of public transport here. So young people like myself have to be able to drive to get around. But where will all these cars be parked? It is not fair that the end of our front garden could be used to park cars on. Although Brentwood council own the land at the end of our front garden, my parents look after it. They keep it neat and tidy and that work could be ruined by cars parking along it. If cars were parked there, they could be a danger to all other road users including the many dog walkers, runners and cyclists that use Blackmore Road to exercise. There are no pavements and no street lights along here, and parked cars would be even more of a danger in the dark. A new housing development of 20 houses would be crammed into a small space. That would not be at all in keeping with the current look of Hook End. This is a rural open space green area, and it should remain like that. Covering over the two proposed fields with housing will completely change the look and feel of this hamlet. The council have never felt it was necessary to put them here and that is the way this street is viewed, as a country road. Having no street lamps is in keeping with the style and setting of this area. The view from my bedroom window is the back garden, and the field behind and next to me. I can see trees, grass and open space. If the housing development is put up all that would change. I do not want to look out of my window and into someone else's garden or window!! I also do not want people to be able to look into my garden or window. The sun comes up at the back of our house, and I think the new development will block the sunshine and cast shadows in my room and garden which I do not want to happen. Also, I think the light in the afternoon would be less. On a very personal note, my family have worked very hard over the past 10 years to refurbish their home. Our current house is in keeping with the other properties in the road and I feel very upset that a new housing estate will lower the standards in the street. It will completely change the look and feel of this area, something which my parents have tried hard not to do with our house. I am only XX years old, but I want to have my say and raise my strong objection to the proposed development. It will have a bad impact on the environment, and the area of Hook End. It is totally wrong for this area. I understand the need for more housing but they should not be put in unsuitable positions that will cause upset for the surrounding environment and community that already lives in the area.

(085B and 294): I live in the house next door to the Tipps Cross field which is now included in the LDP for this area (site 085B). I strongly object to the field being built on, and I set my reasons out as follows:- The land is first and foremost Green Belt, as is the field behind it (site 294). Green Belt land must be protected, as it is designated green belt for a reason. It is morally wrong to change the heritage and the history attached to those pieces of land. I understand that the land (site 085B) is also protected under a Trust. Why then is the council even considering the removal of the Green Belt registration and the overriding of the Trust. That is wrong and the council will surely be setting a poorly thought out precedent for the future if it were to go ahead. Building on the land sited above will destroy the rural look and feel of Hook End. At present, our house is set in a country road, along with other houses. The fields add to the area in terms of an open green aspect, and a low density of residential housing and I think it is very wrong that it will be changed. That is the very reason why the land was protected by the covenant and Trust all those years ago, and why the land was designated as Green Belt. The people who already live here do so because they want to live in such an area. They should not be forced to accept the unwanted change and have to live in an area that has been changed for the worse. I personally have used the Tipps Cross playing field on many occasions since I moved into the house next door to it. I love to play football, and I have often used the field to help me keep fit and to practice my skills and kick my ball around. It is essential to have green spaces for children and adults to be able to use for fitness and games and this field is perfect for that. I often see families, particularly in warm weather, use the field for exercise and recreation. Then in Autumn, the hedgerows around the field are full of blackberries which people come to pick. I know the croquet club use the field for their weekly meeting and for hosting matches with other clubs. They would have to find an alternative venue if the field is destroyed. Why should they have to go to the expense and inconvenience of finding somewhere else? I also think that their club proves the point that the field is valuable to the area and it is actually used. I am worried about the amount of extra cars that will be using the roadway that will have to be created to allow access to the development. People around here have to drive because the public transport is limited and so most households will inevitably have 2 or more cars. Not only will we have to put up with noise and pollution, I want to know where they will all park? Will it be in the new road next to my house, so I will have to put up car engine noise and the slamming of doors? My bedroom is on the side of the house, and my bedroom window will overlook the new road. If cars are parked in Blackmore Road, they will become a hazard and a nuisance to the local people. This road is a popular road used for cyclists, runners and many, many dog walkers. Parked cars will be in the way of the traffic and if they are parked half on the verge they will be in the way of all users. The people and dogs may have to walk in the road, which will be dangerous for vehicles using the road. There are no pavements for a long stretch of the road, our garden extends down to the road and is all grass apart from our driveway. My parents look after the front garden and it would be very unfair if people were allowed to park their cars on the grass verge when it is my parents that try to keep it looking nice. There are no street lights on Blackmore Road, so parked cars would make the road dangerous, particularly if they were outside my house as this would block our view when we pull out of our drive. I do not want to look out of my bedroom window into someone else's garden or window, and I certainly do not want them to be able to look into mine! My bedroom window looks directly onto the fields and a road and 20 houses built so close will of course change my view and I object to that. But I am more concerned that mine and my family's privacy will be compromised . A housing estate built on these fields will definitely invade my space and right to privacy. I am also concerned that the current infrastructure of this area, Brentwood parishes, is not equipped to cope with another 20 houses and the families that will reside there. Recently, I had to wait for almost 3 weeks to get an appointment at the local Doctors surgery, and even then I could only see a Nurse because all Doctor appointment were booked up for even more weeks. The development of houses close by will only make things worse.

I find the above plans totally unacceptable. We already already struggle in the village with both traffic and transport. We have to use cars because the services are so bad. The strain with this many families will be on both the local small primary school, Doctors surgery where we already wait a week for an appointment. The one shop which now is our Post Office as well. The loss of two green field sites on a quiet country lane and a recreation.

We would like to register an objection to the considerable number of new houses proposed within Blackmore and Tipps Cross. My objection is based on a number of reasons that, unless the Council demonstrates irrevocable plans to address, will seriously impact the existing village These reason are:- The village is already prone to flooding, building on fields that help absorb some of the water can only make matters worse. The village school is already oversubscribed, adding additional houses will add significantly to this problem. As any new scheme must include affordable housing, the lack of suitable public transport will cause difficulties to these households. Increasing a small village quite considerably making it in to a large village with potential loss of a community feeling. The current fields are bordered by a very narrow and historical lane and the impact of more cars can only cause potential traffic problems and major alteration of the existing roads.

Such a small area for 2x 10 houses, not in keeping with the rest of the area

Popular green space used by local residents and Tips cross hall, would be a real shame to lose more green space. It encourages the community to be active, this has been used for softball matches and all sorts.

This is one of the few useable green spaces in Hook End, the rest being farmland etc.
This would have a marked impact on the local community.

I would like to know if the growth forecasts have taken into account the expected decline in residents as a result of Brexit. Are these house actually needed?

Losing more greenbelt that acts as a lung to London would also be detrimental
Are there not brownfill sites that could be utilised in preference?

I am extremely disappointed that the land adjacent to Tipps Cross Hall is being considered for housing development.

Firstly, these fields are at the bottom of my garden and we will not welcome the noise and disruption. We moved to this rural area precisely for the peace and quiet and the un overlooked garden with views was why we purchased the house.

Secondly, to build ten homes on this site (with another ten on the field opposite) is not in keeping with the other houses in the area. All the other houses in the area are detached homes with reasonable gardens. To build so many in a small space will mean each house will have very little garden and parking space, this is just builders greed.

Thirdly, the space is utilised quite regularly by the users of Tipps Cross Hall.

I hope this site will not be considered.

I am extremely disappointed that the land adjacent to Tipps Cross Hall is being considered for housing development.

Firstly, these fields are at the bottom of my garden and we will not welcome the noise and disruption. We moved to this rural area precisely for the peace and quiet and the un overlooked garden with views was why we purchased the house.

Secondly, to build ten homes on this site (with another ten on the field opposite) is not in keeping with the other houses in the area. All the other houses in the area are detached homes with reasonable gardens. To build so many in a small space will mean each house will have very little garden and parking space, this is just builders greed.

Thirdly, the space is utilised quite regularly by the users of Tipps Cross Hall.

I hope this site will not be considered.

I am extremely disappointed that the land adjacent to Tipps Cross Hall is being considered for housing development.

Firstly, these fields are at the bottom of my garden and we will not welcome the noise and disruption. We moved to this rural area precisely for the peace and quiet and the un overlooked garden with views was why we purchased the house.

Secondly, to build ten homes on this site (with another ten on the field opposite) is not in keeping with the other houses in the area. All the other houses in the area are detached homes with reasonable gardens. To build so many in a small space will mean each house will have very little garden and parking space, this is just builders greed.

Thirdly, the space is utilised quite regularly by the users of Tipps Cross Hall.

I hope this site will not be considered.

Site Plan References 076, 077, 075B, 194, 294 085B: I have examined the Draft Local Plan and will restrict myself to commenting on the above sites, as I know the sites well. I wish to object strongly to the developments suggested at these sites, which would have a detrimental affect on the existing residents. Greenfield or Green Belt Land. I object to the use of Greenfield land for Housing use. The protection afforded was to prevent urban sprawl, which is precisely what this Plan achieves, contrary to the principle of the Green Belt. The Council do not appear to be prioritising brown field sites over development of Greenfield. Destruction of Habitats Several of the above sites are host to bats, owls, wild deer and badgers and a huge array of wildlife that will perish as a result of any development. Health The parish of Blackmore, Hook End and Wyatts Green health needs are served solely by The Deal Tree Health Centre. The Plan allocates at least another 160+ homes in the area served by this Health Centre. I know, from personal experience with appointments, that this centre is already "stretched", so another 400+ residents would mean existing residents health provision would suffer. There are currently no plans whatsoever to develop new healthcare with these very significant extensions of the population in the Parish. Infrastructure The roads in the parish of Blackmore, Hook End and Wyatts Green are already busy and Blackmore itself already experiences parking problems. The area, if developed, would require major upgrades to essential utilities for foul-water system, water supply, power, gas and communications. Transport There is currently a part-time bus service for parish of Blackmore, Hook End and Wyatts Green which has been continually under threat due to local authority funding. Any additional homes are going to create additional traffic, as there are no jobs proposed for the area or "senior" schooling, creating additional traffic flows and pollution to the degradation of the existing residents. Disruption The extent of the proposed expansion would lead to large-scale construction works over several years affecting, detrimentally, the local residents of the Parish quality of life. The issue of noise pollution, in particular, should be given weightier consideration than has been the case in the past. Blackmore Village - Site Plan 076 and 077 These sites are viable agricultural land once built upon would mean a permanent loss. Recently there has been an increase in the amount and frequency of floods locally and building on this land will risk a further increase in the severity of flood inundations extending to within the Conservation area, degradation of the environment and a disproportionate increase, around + 30%, in urbanisation of Blackmore Village. The recent development of Norton Heath Equestrian Centre by Epping Council, within a mile of the Village, will already negatively affect local traffic and healthcare provision. Tipps Cross - Sire Plan 294 and 085B The proposal of 20 dwellings can hardly be considered "infill". 085B provides the only recreational playing field locally and potentially threatens the future of an important local amenity, Tipps Cross Remembrance Hall. The density of the dwellings for both sites is also out of character with the local area. Unless adequate parking is provided, should this development proceed, it will result in an increase in pavement parking, prejudicing highway safety, already a problem in the Parish. Any such density would be overlooking adjoining properties and generate additional noise, disturbance and pollution.

I wish to formally and strongly object to the propose development on the above two adjacent areas. Ten properties on each of the above parcels of land will represent a very crowded area of housing in an inappropriate position.

The noise in the evenings from the Tipps Cross Hall, sometimes up to midnight, will seriously impact on the peace and quiet of all 20 properties at night and the established toddlers play group which operates during the day would also have the same effect, especially in the summer months when the children play outside.

A development on the land adjacent to the Tipps Cross Hall would effectively close the croquet club which uses the field during the summer months and hence impact on many of the local elderly residents who enjoy such local and valuable activity within walking distance of their current homes.

I wish to formally and strongly object to the propose development on the above two adjacent areas. Ten properties on each of the above parcels of land will represent a very crowded area of housing in an inappropriate position.

The noise in the evenings from the Tipps Cross Hall, sometimes up to midnight, will seriously impact on the peace and quiet of all 20 properties at night and the established toddlers play group which operates during the day would also have the same effect, especially in the summer months when the children play outside.

A development on the land adjacent to the Tipps Cross Hall would effectively close the croquet club which uses the field during the summer months and hence impact on many of the local elderly residents who enjoy such local and valuable activity within walking distance of their current homes.

I wish to formally and strongly object to the propose development on the above two adjacent areas. Ten properties on each of the above parcels of land will represent a very crowded area of housing in an inappropriate position.

The noise in the evenings from the Tipps Cross Hall, sometimes up to midnight, will seriously impact on the peace and quiet of all 20 properties at night and the established toddlers play group which operates during the day would also have the same effect, especially in the summer months when the children play outside.

A development on the land adjacent to the Tipps Cross Hall would effectively close the croquet club which uses the field during the summer months and hence impact on many of the local elderly residents who enjoy such local and valuable activity within walking distance of their current homes.

Any development on this land will result in more footfall of traffic hurtling down School Road which is already a traffic hazard at the best of times, let alone with the actual construction and development of the land which should be retained for grazing purposes/field use. You have refused to implement any kind of traffic control despite the parish council asking for this, and it will result in accidents and worse still fatalities.

This proposal to increase the size of our village by 28.6%is a very unwelcome development, we currently have overloaded infrastructure particularly in Blackmore and need major upgrades to all utilities, the proposal will increase the pressures on all these services, particularly as flooding is still very prevalent in the village; transport-severe parking problems exist currently in the village centre.

There is no GP surgery within the Parish boundary and the nearest Health Centre is working to maximum capacity.

Our village school is at maximum and need rebuilding to accommodate modern requirements.

The proposal to remove the only playing field area around Tipps Cross Remembrance Hall would force our youngsters on to the busy roads and be detrimental to the community.

This is a Green Belt area, with building protection, designed to give residents fresh air and recreational spaces, the proposal would take this away from us, putting far to much pressure on overloaded existing services and infrastructure.
It should be rejected.

The four locations identified are greenbelt land. This should be kept as greenbelt as once converted to housing this will never return to countryside.

These are small villages and the impact will be to change their character. There is not the facilities in the area (school, doctors etc) to support the increase in population. Tips cross would loose the play field, so where would that be relocated to?

There must be brownfield sites within the Brentwood urban conurbation which would be more suitable.

I live close to site reference 085B and wish to raise my objection to the proposed development on both sites listed above. My objections are as follows:-

My big concern is the poor drainage on the fields, particularly with site 85B. When it rains, the water sits on the field for a period of time and does not drain away. I am concerned that building on both sites will push the water onto my property as there will be less soil available for the water to drain through. I have already measured using a laser, and found that my property is built on a lower level to that of the field, which is increasing my worries regarding this. An increase in water flowing onto my property will mean that my garden will become water-logged and this may affect the foundations of my house.

I am concerned with the increase in noise from the 20 extra houses that will be put up. The new houses will be much closer to my house, and particularly in the summer, there is the potential to have to endure weekend party noise that will adversely affect the current quiet neighbourhood.

The new access road that will be required will increase both noise and pollution from all the vehicles. It will also increase the traffic on Blackmore Road in front of my house. The cars pulling in and out of the road will block my view of the road when I am using my driveway. This is already a busy road, and a new housing development will add to that. As there is a limited bus service in this area, it is highly likely that each of the proposed 20 houses for the two sites will have 2 or more cars per dwelling. Therefore, we are looking at a possible 20 houses and 40 cars on a small piece of land that is currently surrounded on three sides by peoples gardens!

If each of the 20 houses has 2 or 3 cars each, where will the extra cars be parked if the properties are not provided with big enough front gardens? When visitors arrive, where will they park their cars? Surely they cannot park on Blackmore Road? This situation could be become dangerous and a huge nuisance to the current residents of Blackmore Road.

I maintain the grass verge at the road end of my front garden, and want it to continue to look neat clean and tidy, as befits the area in which I live. However, there is possibility that drivers from the new housing development will use that grass verge as a parking spot if there are not enough places to park nearer to their houses. Blackmore Road is not wide, it is fairly narrow, and parked cars will be a danger to me and my family when trying to pull out of my drive, and to other users using a busy road: there are many dog walkers who use the grass verge outside my house and the neighbouring properties.

The very busy junction of Tipps Cross Lane, Ongar Road and Blackmore Road will suffer from even more traffic. An increase in people living in the new flats at that junction, plus the proposed extra 20 houses and possibly 40 cars, will inevitably increase the number of cars using the road. This will increase the risk of accidents to pedestrians. There is no pavement outside my house, and further along the road towards Deal Tree Corner. However, many people do walk along with their dogs, with no pavement to protect them. An increase in traffic will be a danger.

The near-by view from my back windows and from my back garden is currently almost building free. I do not want to look out and see 20 other houses which will be very close to me. I bought this house because it is not overlooked, and the garden feels open. The proposed buildings will encroach on that. This area is semi-rural and must be allowed to remain in that state.

I am concerned that the light will be affected in my house and garden. At present, the sun comes up to my property as I look out from my house. A development of houses will block the sun. This will mean that I will not get any morning sunlight. The garden could possibly cast in shadow for most of the day and this would be very unfair.

Currently the community of Blackmore, Hook End and Wyatts Green use the field (site 85B) for events. Groups and Clubs using the Tipps Cross Remembrance Hall also use the field regularly for Fun Days and outdoor training. During Spring, Summer and Autumn the Tipps Cross Croquet Club meet every Tuesday afternoon to play. If the field is built on they will not have anywhere to play. Local people use the field to play football and games with their children. It is an open space, shielded from the road by the hedges, so is ideal for family games. In the Autumn, the hedgerow is full of blackberries, which locals are able to pick. All of this will be lost to the community if the proposed development goes ahead. There is no other safe place for the locals to use. Tipps Cross Remembrance Hall is a well maintained place for local people to use. It will be seriously compromised if the field adjoining it is lost to housing.

There is one Doctors Surgery in this area. Currently, we have to wait 2 - 3 weeks for a Doctors appointment when you telephone the surgery. An increase in the housing to Blackmore, Tipps Cross and Kelvedon Hatch area can only make this worse. The infrastructure in this semi-rural area is not built to cope with increase in demand which the proposed new housing will bring.

It is wrong for the council to consider de-registration of the green belt area covered by the site 294 and 085B. Brentwood council should be protecting the land, environment and green spaces that is within their jurisdiction. Building on these two sites will bring misery and unpleasantness to the surrounding community. The hamlet of Hook End will start to disappear if this land is built on. There will be a danger that it will gradually become a small village, then it may be linked with Stondon Massey and then it may become a large village. It is the councils responsibility to stop this happening and protect our parish. Hook End must remain a hamlet in a semi-rural parish.

I live close to site reference 085B and wish to raise my objection to the proposed development on both sites listed above. My objections are as follows:-

My big concern is the poor drainage on the fields, particularly with site 85B. When it rains, the water sits on the field for a period of time and does not drain away. I am concerned that building on both sites will push the water onto my property as there will be less soil available for the water to drain through. I have already measured using a laser, and found that my property is built on a lower level to that of the field, which is increasing my worries regarding this. An increase in water flowing onto my property will mean that my garden will become water-logged and this may affect the foundations of my house.

I am concerned with the increase in noise from the 20 extra houses that will be put up. The new houses will be much closer to my house, and particularly in the summer, there is the potential to have to endure weekend party noise that will adversely affect the current quiet neighbourhood.

The new access road that will be required will increase both noise and pollution from all the vehicles. It will also increase the traffic on Blackmore Road in front of my house. The cars pulling in and out of the road will block my view of the road when I am using my driveway. This is already a busy road, and a new housing development will add to that. As there is a limited bus service in this area, it is highly likely that each of the proposed 20 houses for the two sites will have 2 or more cars per dwelling. Therefore, we are looking at a possible 20 houses and 40 cars on a small piece of land that is currently surrounded on three sides by peoples gardens!

If each of the 20 houses has 2 or 3 cars each, where will the extra cars be parked if the properties are not provided with big enough front gardens? When visitors arrive, where will they park their cars? Surely they cannot park on Blackmore Road? This situation could be become dangerous and a huge nuisance to the current residents of Blackmore Road.

I maintain the grass verge at the road end of my front garden, and want it to continue to look neat clean and tidy, as befits the area in which I live. However, there is possibility that drivers from the new housing development will use that grass verge as a parking spot if there are not enough places to park nearer to their houses. Blackmore Road is not wide, it is fairly narrow, and parked cars will be a danger to me and my family when trying to pull out of my drive, and to other users using a busy road: there are many dog walkers who use the grass verge outside my house and the neighbouring properties.

The very busy junction of Tipps Cross Lane, Ongar Road and Blackmore Road will suffer from even more traffic. An increase in people living in the new flats at that junction, plus the proposed extra 20 houses and possibly 40 cars, will inevitably increase the number of cars using the road. This will increase the risk of accidents to pedestrians. There is no pavement outside my house, and further along the road towards Deal Tree Corner. However, many people do walk along with their dogs, with no pavement to protect them. An increase in traffic will be a danger.

The near-by view from my back windows and from my back garden is currently almost building free. I do not want to look out and see 20 other houses which will be very close to me. I bought this house because it is not overlooked, and the garden feels open. The proposed buildings will encroach on that. This area is semi-rural and must be allowed to remain in that state.

I am concerned that the light will be affected in my house and garden. At present, the sun comes up to my property as I look out from my house. A development of houses will block the sun. This will mean that I will not get any morning sunlight. The garden could possibly cast in shadow for most of the day and this would be very unfair.

Currently the community of Blackmore, Hook End and Wyatts Green use the field (site 85B) for events. Groups and Clubs using the Tipps Cross Remembrance Hall also use the field regularly for Fun Days and outdoor training. During Spring, Summer and Autumn the Tipps Cross Croquet Club meet every Tuesday afternoon to play. If the field is built on they will not have anywhere to play. Local people use the field to play football and games with their children. It is an open space, shielded from the road by the hedges, so is ideal for family games. In the Autumn, the hedgerow is full of blackberries, which locals are able to pick. All of this will be lost to the community if the proposed development goes ahead. There is no other safe place for the locals to use. Tipps Cross Remembrance Hall is a well maintained place for local people to use. It will be seriously compromised if the field adjoining it is lost to housing.

There is one Doctors Surgery in this area. Currently, we have to wait 2 - 3 weeks for a Doctors appointment when you telephone the surgery. An increase in the housing to Blackmore, Tipps Cross and Kelvedon Hatch area can only make this worse. The infrastructure in this semi-rural area is not built to cope with increase in demand which the proposed new housing will bring.

It is wrong for the council to consider de-registration of the green belt area covered by the site 294 and 085B. Brentwood council should be protecting the land, environment and green spaces that is within their jurisdiction. Building on these two sites will bring misery and unpleasantness to the surrounding community. The hamlet of Hook End will start to disappear if this land is built on. There will be a danger that it will gradually become a small village, then it may be linked with Stondon Massey and then it may become a large village. It is the councils responsibility to stop this happening and protect our parish. Hook End must remain a hamlet in a semi-rural parish.

I live close to site reference 085B and wish to raise my objection to the proposed development on both sites listed above. My objections are as follows:-

My big concern is the poor drainage on the fields, particularly with site 85B. When it rains, the water sits on the field for a period of time and does not drain away. I am concerned that building on both sites will push the water onto my property as there will be less soil available for the water to drain through. I have already measured using a laser, and found that my property is built on a lower level to that of the field, which is increasing my worries regarding this. An increase in water flowing onto my property will mean that my garden will become water-logged and this may affect the foundations of my house.

I am concerned with the increase in noise from the 20 extra houses that will be put up. The new houses will be much closer to my house, and particularly in the summer, there is the potential to have to endure weekend party noise that will adversely affect the current quiet neighbourhood.

The new access road that will be required will increase both noise and pollution from all the vehicles. It will also increase the traffic on Blackmore Road in front of my house. The cars pulling in and out of the road will block my view of the road when I am using my driveway. This is already a busy road, and a new housing development will add to that. As there is a limited bus service in this area, it is highly likely that each of the proposed 20 houses for the two sites will have 2 or more cars per dwelling. Therefore, we are looking at a possible 20 houses and 40 cars on a small piece of land that is currently surrounded on three sides by peoples gardens!

If each of the 20 houses has 2 or 3 cars each, where will the extra cars be parked if the properties are not provided with big enough front gardens? When visitors arrive, where will they park their cars? Surely they cannot park on Blackmore Road? This situation could be become dangerous and a huge nuisance to the current residents of Blackmore Road.

I maintain the grass verge at the road end of my front garden, and want it to continue to look neat clean and tidy, as befits the area in which I live. However, there is possibility that drivers from the new housing development will use that grass verge as a parking spot if there are not enough places to park nearer to their houses. Blackmore Road is not wide, it is fairly narrow, and parked cars will be a danger to me and my family when trying to pull out of my drive, and to other users using a busy road: there are many dog walkers who use the grass verge outside my house and the neighbouring properties.

The very busy junction of Tipps Cross Lane, Ongar Road and Blackmore Road will suffer from even more traffic. An increase in people living in the new flats at that junction, plus the proposed extra 20 houses and possibly 40 cars, will inevitably increase the number of cars using the road. This will increase the risk of accidents to pedestrians. There is no pavement outside my house, and further along the road towards Deal Tree Corner. However, many people do walk along with their dogs, with no pavement to protect them. An increase in traffic will be a danger.

The near-by view from my back windows and from my back garden is currently almost building free. I do not want to look out and see 20 other houses which will be very close to me. I bought this house because it is not overlooked, and the garden feels open. The proposed buildings will encroach on that. This area is semi-rural and must be allowed to remain in that state.

I am concerned that the light will be affected in my house and garden. At present, the sun comes up to my property as I look out from my house. A development of houses will block the sun. This will mean that I will not get any morning sunlight. The garden could possibly cast in shadow for most of the day and this would be very unfair.

Currently the community of Blackmore, Hook End and Wyatts Green use the field (site 85B) for events. Groups and Clubs using the Tipps Cross Remembrance Hall also use the field regularly for Fun Days and outdoor training. During Spring, Summer and Autumn the Tipps Cross Croquet Club meet every Tuesday afternoon to play. If the field is built on they will not have anywhere to play. Local people use the field to play football and games with their children. It is an open space, shielded from the road by the hedges, so is ideal for family games. In the Autumn, the hedgerow is full of blackberries, which locals are able to pick. All of this will be lost to the community if the proposed development goes ahead. There is no other safe place for the locals to use. Tipps Cross Remembrance Hall is a well maintained place for local people to use. It will be seriously compromised if the field adjoining it is lost to housing.

There is one Doctors Surgery in this area. Currently, we have to wait 2 - 3 weeks for a Doctors appointment when you telephone the surgery. An increase in the housing to Blackmore, Tipps Cross and Kelvedon Hatch area can only make this worse. The infrastructure in this semi-rural area is not built to cope with increase in demand which the proposed new housing will bring.

It is wrong for the council to consider de-registration of the green belt area covered by the site 294 and 085B. Brentwood council should be protecting the land, environment and green spaces that is within their jurisdiction. Building on these two sites will bring misery and unpleasantness to the surrounding community. The hamlet of Hook End will start to disappear if this land is built on. There will be a danger that it will gradually become a small village, then it may be linked with Stondon Massey and then it may become a large village. It is the councils responsibility to stop this happening and protect our parish. Hook End must remain a hamlet in a semi-rural parish.

I live close to site reference 085B and wish to raise my objection to the proposed development on both sites listed above. My objections are as follows:-

My big concern is the poor drainage on the fields, particularly with site 85B. When it rains, the water sits on the field for a period of time and does not drain away. I am concerned that building on both sites will push the water onto my property as there will be less soil available for the water to drain through. I have already measured using a laser, and found that my property is built on a lower level to that of the field, which is increasing my worries regarding this. An increase in water flowing onto my property will mean that my garden will become water-logged and this may affect the foundations of my house.

I am concerned with the increase in noise from the 20 extra houses that will be put up. The new houses will be much closer to my house, and particularly in the summer, there is the potential to have to endure weekend party noise that will adversely affect the current quiet neighbourhood.

The new access road that will be required will increase both noise and pollution from all the vehicles. It will also increase the traffic on Blackmore Road in front of my house. The cars pulling in and out of the road will block my view of the road when I am using my driveway. This is already a busy road, and a new housing development will add to that. As there is a limited bus service in this area, it is highly likely that each of the proposed 20 houses for the two sites will have 2 or more cars per dwelling. Therefore, we are looking at a possible 20 houses and 40 cars on a small piece of land that is currently surrounded on three sides by peoples gardens!

If each of the 20 houses has 2 or 3 cars each, where will the extra cars be parked if the properties are not provided with big enough front gardens? When visitors arrive, where will they park their cars? Surely they cannot park on Blackmore Road? This situation could be become dangerous and a huge nuisance to the current residents of Blackmore Road.

I maintain the grass verge at the road end of my front garden, and want it to continue to look neat clean and tidy, as befits the area in which I live. However, there is possibility that drivers from the new housing development will use that grass verge as a parking spot if there are not enough places to park nearer to their houses. Blackmore Road is not wide, it is fairly narrow, and parked cars will be a danger to me and my family when trying to pull out of my drive, and to other users using a busy road: there are many dog walkers who use the grass verge outside my house and the neighbouring properties.

The very busy junction of Tipps Cross Lane, Ongar Road and Blackmore Road will suffer from even more traffic. An increase in people living in the new flats at that junction, plus the proposed extra 20 houses and possibly 40 cars, will inevitably increase the number of cars using the road. This will increase the risk of accidents to pedestrians. There is no pavement outside my house, and further along the road towards Deal Tree Corner. However, many people do walk along with their dogs, with no pavement to protect them. An increase in traffic will be a danger.

The near-by view from my back windows and from my back garden is currently almost building free. I do not want to look out and see 20 other houses which will be very close to me. I bought this house because it is not overlooked, and the garden feels open. The proposed buildings will encroach on that. This area is semi-rural and must be allowed to remain in that state.

I am concerned that the light will be affected in my house and garden. At present, the sun comes up to my property as I look out from my house. A development of houses will block the sun. This will mean that I will not get any morning sunlight. The garden could possibly cast in shadow for most of the day and this would be very unfair.

Currently the community of Blackmore, Hook End and Wyatts Green use the field (site 85B) for events. Groups and Clubs using the Tipps Cross Remembrance Hall also use the field regularly for Fun Days and outdoor training. During Spring, Summer and Autumn the Tipps Cross Croquet Club meet every Tuesday afternoon to play. If the field is built on they will not have anywhere to play. Local people use the field to play football and games with their children. It is an open space, shielded from the road by the hedges, so is ideal for family games. In the Autumn, the hedgerow is full of blackberries, which locals are able to pick. All of this will be lost to the community if the proposed development goes ahead. There is no other safe place for the locals to use. Tipps Cross Remembrance Hall is a well maintained place for local people to use. It will be seriously compromised if the field adjoining it is lost to housing.

There is one Doctors Surgery in this area. Currently, we have to wait 2 - 3 weeks for a Doctors appointment when you telephone the surgery. An increase in the housing to Blackmore, Tipps Cross and Kelvedon Hatch area can only make this worse. The infrastructure in this semi-rural area is not built to cope with increase in demand which the proposed new housing will bring.

It is wrong for the council to consider de-registration of the green belt area covered by the site 294 and 085B. Brentwood council should be protecting the land, environment and green spaces that is within their jurisdiction. Building on these two sites will bring misery and unpleasantness to the surrounding community. The hamlet of Hook End will start to disappear if this land is built on. There will be a danger that it will gradually become a small village, then it may be linked with Stondon Massey and then it may become a large village. It is the councils responsibility to stop this happening and protect our parish. Hook End must remain a hamlet in a semi-rural parish.

THE FOLLOWING IS THE STONDON MASSEY PARISH COUNCIL'S SUBMISSION FOR THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN CONSULTATION. 85B Recreation Field, Tipps Cross: We agree with the comments presented by Blackmore Parish Council regarding the above proposal and would like to add the following comments. 1. Tipps Cross is just outside the borders of Stondon Massey but it is only a couple of minutes' walk away and its facilities are used by a lot of the residents. This proposal will greatly reduce the recreation ground attached to Tipp Cross Village Hall. 2. Stondon Massey already has very limited leisure facilities for its residents and Tipps Cross provides the village with extra leisure facilities including the use of this field for children at the pre-school club and other clubs such as the Croquet Club that use this field. The loss of this field would further reduce the facilities we have. 3. Tipps Cross Remembrance Hall is frequently used for functions and evening clubs which take place late in the evening and often into the night. If houses were to be built very close to the hall these events could potentially disturb the residents and could mean they would wish to reduce the hours of events in the hall, further reducing the use of the hall and it facilities to local residents. 4. This is building on green belt land, reducing the recreation land around the village, where as when a proposal to build on an existing Brown Field site next to the Hallsford Bridge, on Stondon Road was put forward previously it was turned down. 5. When Barry Aspinell was the leader of Brentwood Borough Council it was proposed to build houses on another Brown Field site in Stondon Massey, namely on the Clapgate Estate. The proposal was to build a mixture of residential and social houses. It seems this proposal has also been ignored and taken of the agenda. Both these proposals were considered to be beneficial to the surrounding area and would have meant that we could have had a mixture of housing on existing brown field sites rather than reducing our green belt on a much smaller site. 6 Tipp Cross junction is already busy and somewhat dangerous junction with traffic coming around a blind bend on the Blackmore Road which does mean there are frequent accidents at this junction, the building of 20 houses very close to this junction would significantly increase this risk. 294 Chestnut Field, Tipps Cross. We concur with all the comments made by Blackmore PC regarding building on this site, it is as the above site "85B Recreation Field, Tipps Cross" a long-established Greenbelt Zone. It is also an undisturbed section open space alongside a residential area. Building on this site would also impact upon the local Tipp Cross Remembrance Hall for the same reason as point 4 above, it would also potentially cause the same problems with the junction as in point 6. Lastly but by no means least it is as stated in points 4 & 5 above it is a green belt area that these houses are being proposed to build on, when we have already established there are at least two brown field sites in close proximity that have already been put forward as options for development and are larger sites that would enable to building of mixed housing.

This area is within the established green belt. The LDP incorrectly defines this plot as 'small village infill' and incorrectly as being connected to the Doddinghurst urban area.

We need to preserve our greenbelt areas.The intention of the Greenbelt legislation is to permanently provide and protect open space, a concept endorsed by Teresa May in her recent speech where she promised to protect the green belt

The Local Development Plan (LDP) has proposed 116 new dwelling in the Parish of Blackmore, 96 of which are in the village itself. The village of Blackmore has a Primary School, a convenience Store and post office in one, as we have recently lost the site of the original post office which is not a dwelling, 2 pubs and 2 tea rooms and an Antique shop. Blackmore has 5 roads feeding into it and is surrounded by other villages, Highwood, Norton Health, Stondon Massey, Doddinghurst and Kelvedon Hatch. Infrastructure: The roads in this area are county road and have not been designed/ built for heavy, continued use and are inadequate for a higher volume of use that 96 dwelling would bring. There is limited parking in the village, 4 spaces at the village shop, 5 spaces at one of the pubs and 2 at one of the tea rooms. This means that there is a high number of vehicles which are parking on the roads in this area, especially Fingrith Hall lane. Blackmore Primary School: the village is at capacity and there isn't the space to extend the school buildings. Transport: there is a Part-time bus service to and from Brentwood which is currently under threat and is on the Ongar to Chelmsford route. Health Services: there is no GP Surgery in the Parish and the nearest Health Centre is currently at capacity. The village is already experiencing redevelop as a site on the edge of the parish boundary and within a mile from the centre of the village are 30 dwellings. The other 20 proposed dwelling are proposed at Tipps Cross and are on an disputed "infill" site and could result in the loss of the recreational playing field attached to the Tipps Cross Remembrance Hall which services the local community.