Because its green belt. The loss of that land is not good for the environment and wildlife. Also not good for the over development of Brentwood as too much congestion and pollution. Go build on brown land and stop ruining the natural habitat to so many wildlife animals and different trees that are flourishing there.

It is a lovely Enclave of Wild life , including Adders and Badgers, and people travel miles to see the New Foals every year. My neighbour and friend has has planning rejected several times because his plans will down grade the sight of the estate , and yet you will throw up 260 house full of all sorts probably with minimal car parking.

We cannot afford to lose our Open spaces or woodland not just from an ecological position but a health and mental health position. Houses mean extra traffic on the roads, congestion and pollution. Doctors surgeries and dentists are closing their books because they are at capacity so where will these new patients get registered? Schools, do they have room available to accommodate an influx of new students?

Already far too much congestion along Doddinghurst Road & Ongar Roads throughout the day and quite simple the infrastructure is SHOCKING over a month to get an appointment with a doctor!! NO NHS dentists!!! One supermarket?? Come on… it is ridiculous even suggesting it!!!

Disgraceful attempt to squeeze housing into an over populated area, increasing noise and pollution in the area from the A12 with the loss of the trees screening the area. No new doctors, schools will be built and the roads are already gridlocked.

The borough’s infrastructure cannot take any more homes in quantity like this. You cannot get a doctor or dentist as it is. Vehicles in Doddinghurst Road would be adding to an already congested Ongar Road and High Street.

Part of the beauty of Pilgrims Hatch and surrounding areas is the nature and greenery. Both my children enjoy walking and seeing the horses and wildlife where the proposed site is, something that is fun and free and educational for them to do, which is very rare to find these days. Plus, our local schools are already over demanded, the traffic in Brentwood is laughable with how atrocious it is and this development will make it far worse, along with noise pollution.

The infrastructure in the surrounding areas cannot cope with this number of additional houses, roads are already busy enough and all schools in the area fully populated. Additional 300 vehicles on the road from these developments alone?

I see this field each day and every day I see an array of wildlife enjoying the field, it attracts so many species of wildlife, flora and fauna, badgers, so many species of birds, including even herons! And I have even seen our beloved endangered hedgehogs. The environmental impact will be devastating to Brentwood, reducing our air quality, by taking away another green space. The amount of extra cars on the road from the new homes would create even more pollution and even heavier traffic, adding more pressure to our already overloaded infrastructure and local services. The Ongar and Doddinghurst Roads are already gridlocked most parts of the day. It will not only have a detrimental affect on our environment but will also affect peoples mental health. We need our green spaces.

The total and inevitable destruction of all open land in all towns. The removal of spaces, whether private or public, that people can see and enjoy the openess, whether they want to or not. The fact that it is there, no houses, no industrial buildings, just what it is, nature, to be enjoyed. The clear objective of developers putting profit over the health, both physical and mental, and completely ignoring the well-being of anybody that lives in these towns. Wildlife being eradicated for the rest of time in these areas, and never to return. And clearly the further ramifications caused by the strain on the schools, medical services, police and other services that clearly cannot cope at this time. I fear that this town, like many others will be engulfed by the going cancer that is London in the coming years.

The roads around this particular area are already very congested during the rush hour and school hours making it difficult for people travelling into Brentwood from Pilgrims Hatch, Doddinghurst & Kelvedon Hatch. An additional 400 cars would make this an absolute nightmare. Any commuters living this side of Brentwood trying to get to either Shenfield or Brentwood Stations in the morning already have a difficult enough journey. This will just gridlock this side of town. I also object to the loss of yet another green area. A lot of people get enjoyment from seeing the horses on these fields.

Building on pasture and wood land untouched to wildlife for years, if ever. Badger and Fox sets are on the land and have seen a Muntjac running around. Birds that come into our garden nest in the trees and, i suspect, the newts that lay eggs and spend spring in my pond live there during the winter. In a time when changes in the environment are affecting wildlife species throughout the world this shows why government and local authorities really don’t care about this issue.

We don’t have the infrastructure for that many more houses! Our schools are full, you can’t get to see a doctor, the road are always congested. We can’t take all those extra houses. This is the first I’ve heard about this development and it’s on my doorstep!

If it goes ahead this planned development will be disastrous for all living in the local area, replacing space providing enjoyment with an environment which puts impossible strain on a massively overstretched local infrastructure.

This is green belt land. We chose to live here because of the open green spaces. The infrastructure is not there to support the current residents in the area let alone another 200 homes. Due to the number of residents the local GP surgeries have so many patients on their books the wait time to speak to your Dr is over 3 weeks, dentists are not accepting new patients including current residents, the roads in the surrounding area become gridlocked on a regular basis, there are not enough spaces for children to attend local nurseries, pre schools, schools.

The roads around this area are already congested especially Doddinghurst and Ongar Roads around school times. It’s extremely difficult to get a doctors appointment at present, where are all these additional households going to get registered. The infrastructure can’t cope with all the additional planned dwellings.

There is already an unhealthy amount of traffic congestion on the Ongar and Doddinghurst Roads, which can come to a stand still. Our doctor surgeries in particular, are at full stretch with long waiting lists for appointments. Our schools are also under pressure. I feel our infrastructure can’t cope with additional population.

Increased traffic and congestion, knocking down of healthy trees, building on land that is home to wildlife and also greenbelt land. Extra strain on local GP surgeries, and schools.

I object to the cutting down of a well established woodland that has lots of species of trees, plants, animals, insects and birds that live there including our badgers. It is rich with biodiversity. The fact that it helps with noise pollution and air pollution something that will become even worse for us living here and for any new residents. Natural habitats such as these should be cherished not ripped down. The wild fields the other side of the A12 are also rich with biodiversity including badgers and different wild plant species, we should be protecting wild meadows in our towns. Both sites also have other problems including but not limited to dangerous proposed entrances to the sites on a busy blind corner of Doddinghurst Road, the lack of schools for the proposed houses – schools are already oversubscribed in this area, the lack of doctors and the increased traffic and cut throughs that this will create.

The impact it will have on our health and the environment is unimaginable. The roads are already congested and there isn’t enough doctors and dentists to support those who live here already.

The area belongs to the wildlife, the trees and fields help to suck some of pollution caused by the A12. The traffic is already horrendous, parking is a nightmare, the roads were not designed for this many cars without adding at least another 800 on top of this. There other other sites in Brentwood that have been waiting for planning permission for years, that have already been concreted over, focus on those and not destroying wildlife.

Pollution, wildlife, trees, congestion of traffic even more than it is now. Doctors, schools.

Traffic will be horrendous, more pollution, fumes etc not good for our health. These fields are a haven for our wildlife, keep our green spaces for local people to view.

More pollution, strain on schools, surgeries, wildlife being destroyed, Brentwood cannot cope with the population it already has.

I object due to the massive negative effect on the biodiversity of the area if these small pockets are built on. I object to the lack of infrastructure in place in Brentwood to deal with any more traffic or people, schools, doctors, dentists, roads, supermarkets etc. The negative affect on the already dangerous air quality. The loss of natural calming beauty in a world where we should be adding more not taking it away. The already ridiculous drainage and sewage issues. The badger sets, the bats, the deer the green and blue corridor that local wildlife would lose and the obvious disregard for greenbelt which is vital for future generations. The noise pollution from the a12. The aesthetics of the area.

The impact on wildlife is outrageous and more traffic in an already over congested area will be horrific. Local infrastructure i.e. schools doctors surgery’s etc etc is insufficient and added parking insufficient. Pollution damage to local peoples health is a large factor too.