Residents have branded the option for a new neighbourhood on green belt land as a “terrible idea”. Southend Council is working on its local plan which decides where housing is allocated over the next few years. One of the options being presented is a “new neighbourhood” of 7,254 homes on green belt land between Sutton Road and Star Lane, just north of the A1159 and A13. The proposals for 1,461 new homes at Fossetts Farm, which would go alongside a new Southend United football stadium, would be included. While no planning applications are lodged, residents fear more homes on the land will cause chaos for Southend and Rochford.