Southminster
Across Maldon, the government wants to build 586 homes a year. At that rate, sustained for thirty years, that is 17,580 homes - +57% on existing stock in Maldon.
Spread across the 24 settlements in our Maldon list, that is an average of 24.4 homes a year per settlement - about 733 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 Southminster in 2025, there were 120 hours of sewage spills, at SOUTHMINSTER - HALL RD CSO. Sewage →
- About 2,490 patients per GP near Southminster. GPs →
- 1,545 MW still waiting to connect at Rayleigh. Energy →
- Nearest A&E: Broomfield Hospital, about 45 minutes away. Hospitals →
- Local A-roads in Essex: 31.0 seconds delay per mile, worst on the A1019. Transport →
Now they want another 17,580 homes across Maldon.
It's clear that even our current infrastructure is struggling. Sign the petition to stop the urban sprawl around Southminster.
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