I wish to object to the above plan, especially the sites EL1, EL2 and EL3 which affect the villages of Cockernhoe, Mangrove and Tea Green as well as areas around Copthorne, Rochford Drive, Putteridgebury, Wigmore and Brick Kiln Lane. My main objections are as follows:

Green Belt land should be preserved at all costs in order to prevent urban sprawl, as was its original intention.

The development is entirely unsuitable for this area, being far too large and having inappropriate road access for the huge increase in traffic that would be created, and the associated noise and air pollution.

The countryside must be protected at all costs especially for our wildlife. There is no way the loss of this area could be compensated for within a huge and inappropriate housing development.

The ill effects of this development would be felt by the people of Luton, and it appears disingenuous to suggest that some 1950 homes are for Luton's unmet needs - a number that hasn't been qualified when challenged.