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A WIDELY opposed plan for 1,000 homes could be back on the agenda after a proposal under a new name was submitted to Colchester’s Local Plan.

A WIDELY opposed plan for 1,000 homes could be back on the agenda after a proposal under a new name was submitted to Colchester’s Local Plan.

A WIDELY opposed plan for 1,000 homes could be back on the agenda after a proposal under a new name was submitted to Colchester’s Local Plan.

PLANS for where thousands of new homes will be built in Colchester over the coming decades will be examined at a series of special hearings. A Government Planning Inspector will go through Section Two of Colchester Council's local plan, which sets out the authority's strategy for growth to 2033 and beyond, during a series of virtual hearings. Under the proposals around 920 homes need to be built in the borough every year. The sessions will cover the policies to shape development and maps for considering planning applications as well as site allocations for new homes, employment and in...

A PLANNING expert has given the go ahead for a 9,000 home new town to be built on the border of Colchester and Tendring. Inspector Roger Clews has told the North Essex Authorities, Colchester, Tendring and Braintree councils, section one of their local plan can be made legally compliant and sound. This means the new town, or garden community, can be built between Greenstead and Wivenhoe, on land near the University of Essex. The new town will eventually have 9,000 homes, with section one of the planning setting out the strategic direction for housing growth in the area through to 2033...