West Mersea
Across Colchester, the government wants to build 1,276 homes a year. At that rate, sustained for thirty years, that is 38,280 homes - +44% on existing stock in Colchester.
Spread across the 25 settlements in our Colchester list, that is an average of 51 homes a year per settlement - about 1,531 over thirty years.
When homes arrive here, they almost always arrive as a bolt-on: a field at a time, each application too small to trigger the reservoir, the substation, the surgery or the station. That is the pattern we are against — not homes themselves.
What we've got now
- Near West Mersea in 2025, there were 9 hours of sewage spills, at WEST MERSEA WATER RECYCLING CENTRE. Sewage →
- About 1,272 patients per GP near West Mersea. GPs →
- 1,806 MW still waiting to connect at Bramford. Energy →
- Nearest A&E: Colchester Hospital, about 24 minutes away. Hospitals →
- Local A-roads in Essex: 31.0 seconds delay per mile, worst on the A1019. Transport →
Now they want another 38,280 homes across Colchester.
It's clear that even our current infrastructure is struggling. Sign the petition to stop the urban sprawl around West Mersea.
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