Gardner Stewart Architects proposals for Dorrington Gardens, near Upminster, were submitted last month on behalf of the London Borough of Haverings housing arm, Mercury Land Holdings.The scheme proposes a mix of 12 family homes and 22 apartments alongside sensitively integrated landscaping and 24 car parking spaces.But in a statement of community involvement put to the planning committee, residents hit out at the proposals over the size of the development, which opponents said could put pressure on local infrastructure, including GP services.AdvertisementOne resident said: This is a sad bloody day; Hornchurch is coming to an end as a decent suburb [and] the safe, friendly, family area will be wiped out of this happens. And if it does, I am gone.Another argued: I dont want any more properties in this area. This area is becoming more and more overpopulated [and] they will not be occupied by people from Hornchurch anyway.The planning documents recorded that 67 per cent of the 885 households consulted on the new homes said they had a negative view of the development, while 33 per cent supported it.One resident who backed the plan said they accepted the proposals as long as access to the new homes was not from the cul-de-sac on nearby Bruce Road.Havering has an average population density of 2,332 persons per square kilometre, compared to 5,640 people per square kilometre (km) for London as a whole, according to ONS statistics.AdvertisementIn September, the government announced plans to introduce a brownfield passport to give proposals which meet design and quality standards automatic planning approval when it involves development on already used land, as part of efforts to build 1.5 million homes in this parliament.Those changes are part of tweaks made to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), which is still to be formally published after a consultation this summer.Gardner Stewart Architects and Havering have been contacted for comment.