Bradwell with Pattiswick Parish Council

Braintree District Council needs to allocate sufficient land to provide 18,959 new homes over the next 15 years. This figure has been calculated in accordance with the government’s standard method. Around 9,327 of these will be built on sites which were allocated previously within the existing Local Plan. 

The draft plan focuses housing and employment development in the most sustainable locations or where development of a strategic scale can be achieved to provide high levels of sustainability. This includes allocating land on the edges of main towns at Braintree, Halstead and Witham and at Key Service Villages such as Kelvedon, Hatfield Peverel and Coggeshall where there is the ability to access major roads like the A12 and the A120. The plan also includes policies which sets out design criteria as well as ones to protect and support the conservation of the district’s landscape and historic environment, which are key to providing a sense of place.

Please follow the link below to view the draft Local Plan:

local-plan-review-preferred-options-document

Age Well Fair 

Thursday 9th April 2026 

10:00 - 13:00 

Halstead Leisure Centre, Colne Road

Halstead, CO9 2HR

No need to book - admission is FREE

Join the Farleigh Hospice Walk for Life on Sunday 10 May 2026! Choose your challenge: a 12km ramble from Paper Mill Lock or a 24km trek from Heybridge Basin. Walk along the scenic Chelmer & Blackwater towpaths and support an incredible cause. Walk solo, with friends, or family – every step makes a difference. 

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Walk for Life 2026 - Farleigh Hospice