So this is where the Conservatives want to build between 150 – 250 homes (or maybe as many as 300) right beside Honeypot Lane, in a piece of land up to the A12 and neighbouring the Homesteads and Weald Road.
It’s funny, because in 2012 I reported this to local residents and they told me I was scaremongering. I wasn’t it seems, and it is still rotten news to report.
Our options on fighting this are limited – this will shortly go to consultation and I will, if re-elected in May, keep you informed of what’s going on, stage-by-stage, but if they continue to have an overwhelming majority on the council and this is what leader Cllr McKinlay has decided they will always be able to outvote us. Remember, councillors from as far away as West Horndon and Ingatestone will have an equal vote on your local area.
Cllr Newberry, Cllr Kendall and I will make representations on your behalf and I will ensure you know where to object.
Of course, I will be supporting residents and voting against these proposals as long as I am there to do so. The council will discuss these on 27 January.
