Echo Letters page, 19 November 2007, from Michael Hill, Bridge Road, Wickford

Commenting on the Thames Gateway development, the deputy leader of Basildon
council, Wickford councillor Tony Ball, is quoted (Echo 15th November) as saying "You can't have all this extra housing without the proper infrastructure being put in place first and we've seen precious little development of infrastructure so far."

He was one of the councillors who has given planning permission for over 700
residential units in the Wickford Masterplan area without a single
improvement or addition to our local infrastructure.

Can Mr Ball please explain why these principles do not apply to Wickford?

Michael Hill
Wickford

(Note - read the comment to this letter on the Echo letters page)