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Braintree District Council – Local Plan 2041- ‘Call for Sites’ Great Yeldham

BRAINTREE DISTRICT LOCAL PLAN TO 2041

Updated: 12the June 2025

The forthcoming Local Plan Sub-Committee to be held on Thursday 19th June (7.15pm, Council Chamber, Causeway House, Braintree) will consider smaller sites submitted and any other proposed changes at Great Yeldham and other parishes as part of the Draft Local Plan Review.
You can view the Local Plan Sub-Committee agenda and the reports at the following link:

The reports outline the officer recommendations for each small site in the Parish, refer to pages 68-79. In summary, in terms of housing and employment provision, the sites recommended for Great Yeldham would provide fifteen (15) new Self Build homes and 0.30 ha of employment land for E(g) and B8. GRY2177 (10 dwellings) and GRY2178 (5 dwellings) both on Toppesfield Road and GRYE 2172 refers to Employment land at Waterhouse, Hedingham Road.

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GREAT YELDHAM

  • Site GRYE2170 – Land northwest of Old Council Yard. The site is not recommended for allocation.
  • Site GRYE2171 – Woodpecker Court, Poole Street, Great Yeldham. The site is not recommended for allocation.
  • Site GRYE2172 – Land at Waterhouse, Hedingham Road. The site is recommended for allocation.
  • Site GRYE2173 – Land Adjacent to 20 Ridgewell Road, Great Yeldham. The site is not recommended for allocation.
  • Site GRYE2174 – Land south of Butler’s Way, Great Yeldham. The site is not recommended for allocation.
  • Site GRYE2175- Land North of Little Yeldham Road, Great Yeldham. The site is not recommended for allocation.
  • Site GRYE2176 – Land West of Nuns Walk. The site is not recommended for allocation.
  • Site GRYE2177 – Land Between 18 to 20 Toppesfield Road, Great Yeldham. The site is recommended for allocation.
  • Site GRYE2178 – Land South of Toppesfield Road, Great Yeldham. The site is recommended for allocation

The public are welcome to attend the Local Plan Sub-Committee. Anyone wishing to speak during question time should register via: https://www.braintree.gov.uk/…/attending-committee…/2 prior to the meeting.

The meeting will also be broadcast via our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwX0X9mAHKp42SA1QOB6qjQ

Last Update: 12 May 2025

Braintree District Council are reviewing all the sites received as part of the ‘Call for Sites’ exercise. Every site is being assessed to determine whether they are suitable, available and achievable for development or designation within the updated Local Plan.

The Local Plan Sub Committee will consider sites put forward for development, Great Yeldham will be considered at the sub committee on the 19th June 2025. The sites submitted for Great Yeldham are shown on the map.

Further details of the sites can be found at https://braintree.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/media/index.html?appid=954288646dd84ce18ce0af43f838fa53 .
No assessment by officers has been carried out as to the suitability of the sites for development, and no decision has been made on whether they will be allocated for development in the Local Plan Review.

If you wish to make comments on the sites please forward these to clerk@greatyeldham-pc.gov.uk

Site 1
Site Reference GRYE2173
Site Address: Land Adjacent to 20 Ridgewell Road, Gt Yeldham
PARISH: Great Yeldham
Proposed Use: Self and Custom Build
Owner: Paul Boulter

Site 2
Site Reference GRYE2175
Site Address: Land North of Little Yeldham Road
PARISH: Great Yeldham/Little Yeldham
Proposed Use: Housing
Owner: James Gray

Site 3
Site Reference GRYE2174
Site Address: Land south of Butler’s Way, Great Yeldham
PARISH: Great Yeldham
Proposed Use: Housing

 

Site 4
Site Reference GRYE2176
Site Address: Land West of Nuns Walk
PARISH: Great Yeldham
Proposed Use: Housing
Owner: James Gray

Site 5
Site Reference GRYE2178
Site Address: Land South of Toppesfield Road
PARISH: Great Yeldham
Proposed Use: Self and Custom Build
Owner: Gray & Dale Farms

Site 6
Site Reference GRYE2177
Site Address: Land Between18 to 20 Toppesfield Road
PARISH: Great Yeldham
Proposed Use: Use: Self and Custom Build
Owner: Gray & Dale Farms

Site 7
Site Reference GRYE2171
Site Address: Woodpecker Court, Poole Street
PARISH: Great Yeldham
Proposed Use: Housing
Agent: SPD Studio

Site 8
Site Reference GRYE2172
Site Address: Land at Waterhouse, Hedingham Rd, Gt Yeldham
PARISH: Great Yeldham
Proposed Use: EMPLOYMENT
Owner: Steve Gomez (S&M Contractors)

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