Brokenshire throws out 1,500-home Essex scheme

By Hamish Champ2019-06-18T05:00:00

Communities secretary concluded that merits of development were outweighed by the downsides

Communities secretary James Brokenshire has refused permission for 1,500 homes to be built near Braintree in Essex, saying the downsides of the scheme outweighed any benefits it might bring.

It is the second scheme the minister has rejected in as many weeks, after he threw out a plan to build a 471-home redevelopment of a supermarket site in east London.

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