Like many communities in south Essex, Castle Point faces a new plague. We are becoming flat-land, with good houses demolished to make way for massive blocks of flats that harm neighbours, do nothing for the street scene and place our already over-burdened infrastructure under even greater pressures. The drive of the Office of the Deputy Prime for more building and yet higher densities is causing that, and it is damaging our communities. It must stop.

The petition states:

The Petition of residents affected by the plan to build an additional twelve flats in May Avenue, Castle Point,

Declares that the plan to build twelve flats in May Avenue will be detrimental to the Petitioners as local residents and also to the wider community of Castle Point, which is already overdeveloped for the infrastructure that exists.

The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons call upon the Government to do all within its power to ensure that Castle Point Borough councillors reject the application.

And the Petitioners remain, etc.

To lie upon the Table.