Remember this map? This is the West Tey map from the ‘Issues & Options’ consultation[1] which the authorities held on their proposed master-plan for each of their three garden communities. It took place over the 2017 Christmas period (always a good … Read More
A number of consultations and responses to consultations accompanied the Budget, and of course, the Letwin Build-Out Review. (We won’t summarise the housing measures introduced by the Chancellor – they’ve been widely covered and can be read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46024789 ) … Read More
Blog 1 – yes, because it is a legal requirment Blog 2 (coming soon) – yes, because it is how the authorities make decisions about our future. The legal framework The planning inspector requires a new sustainability appraisal for long-term … Read More
Councils were obliged to have a Brownfield Land register in place by December 2017. The three north Essex authorities (Braintree, Colchester and Tendring) which propose 42,000 homes in three new ‘garden’ towns on greenfield land, say that brownfield has run … Read More
Today, CAUSE has paid for a full page open letter to councillors in the Essex County Standard asking for West Tey to be dropped. Click here to see the advert: Advert Open Letter ECS 24 March Below is a letter CAUSE has … Read More
The December newsletter was sent out to nearly 700 supporters today. If you would like to be added to the list, please email stopurbansprawlnow@gmail.com. Thank you. Click here to read the update: december-2016-e-newsletter
Two of us spoke at the Full Council meeting. One talk is here (the other was unscripted in the end due to prior comments in the debate): 3-minute-colchester-council-8-december-2016 Photos and live updates from the meeting are on Facebook: www.facebook.com/stopgateway120 The Council … Read More