Harold Hill Councillor Presents Major Petition Opposing MOTO’s Green Belt Development at Full Council Meeting.

Councillor Pat Brown presented a petition signed by hundreds of local residents opposing the proposed MOTO motorway service area at the last full Council meeting on Wednesday 19 November 2025. The development, which would build extensive new services on both sides of the M25 in Brentwood and Havering, comes on top of the disruption and environmental pressures expected from the Lower Thames Crossing.

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“Wildlife, Homes, and Havering’s Green Belt Under Siege From Mega M25 Plan”.

Moto Hospitality Limited wants to build two huge motorway service areas (MSAs) just north of junction 28 of the M25, but for local residents, this plan represents far more than just traffic and tarmac. It is yet another slice of Green Belt under threat, more concrete poured over fields and wildlife, and a devastating loss of the precious open space that separates our communities.

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Say No To Moto! Residents Anger Over Proposed Plans To Concrete Over 45 Hectares Of Greenbelt Land.

On Tuesday (28 January) residents from Havering and Essex joined forces outside of the Town Hall in Brentwood. The protest is aimed at a planning development that would see hectares of greenbelt land with endless wildlife on on it destroyed in place of service stations.

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