simonjones, bbc south east today, folkestone.en belt land. but the council for castle point says there's a "clear, acute need for development". nicky ford reports. all: green belt. in a quiet corner of leafy essex, residents are making some noise. they are opposed to their council's plans to build homes on green belt land. beyond this oak tree lies acres of protected land which they say could be knocked down by developers. the tree signifies our struggle. it is a symbol of what we are fighting for. every time you cut down an oak tree, we lose 2,300 species. where are they going to go? it's notjust habitats which could be affected but livelihoods too. christina is worried about the future of her stables. where they want to build, opposite me, there was talk that the road is going to come out right opposite my driveway, which is ludicrous because then i probably will lose my business and i can't have ponies and horses coming out on the main road when there is a housing estate going up. more than 5,000 homes are planned to be built

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