Policy information sourced from the Braintree District Council Local Plan 2013-2033.
LPP 18: Strategic Growth Location - Land East of Broad Road, Braintree.
A Strategic Growth Location has been identified at Land East of Broad Road and is shown on the Proposals Map. Development will be expected to provide for:
- Up to 1,000 new homes of a mixed size and type appropriate to the area;
- Affordable housing as per the Council’s policy requirement;
- Employment development;
- A new primary school, with co-located early years and childcare nursery on 2.1 hectares of suitable land allocated for education and childcare use;
- A new 56 place stand-alone early years and childcare nursery on 0.13 hectares of suitable land allocated for education and childcare use;
- Local retail facilities and contributions to other community facilities as appropriate, including local health facilities;
- Public open space in accordance with the Open Space Study, formal recreation in accordance with the Playing Pitch strategy and informal recreation, which would include improvements to the River Walk to the south of the site and public rights of way suitable for all users, linking to the town centre;
- Provision of or contributions towards a Gypsy and Traveller site.
The main vehicular access to the site will be from a new roundabout on the A131 with an additional local minor vehicle access from Broad Road. All access points will have to be agreed to the satisfaction of Essex County Council Highways.
The provision of facilities shall coincide with the completion of different phases of development to ensure that local services are in place when they are needed.
For more information, including links to the referenced Proposals Map, please visit Braintree District Council’s Local Plan here.