Witham
Planned quarry extension would be unacceptably intrusive, says CPRE Essex
Friday 28 July 2023
“An unacceptable intrusion into the countryside.” CPRE Essex, the countryside charity, has made its concerns clear over plans to expand a sand and gravel quarry near Witham. Colemans Farm Quarry, on Little Braxted Lane, Rivenhall, already has extensive facilities for the processing and storage of aggregates, but an application has been made to move the […] Read more >
Gimsons development: a tragedy for Witham
Tuesday 20 April 2021
A tragedy for Witham… CPRE Essex’s John Palombi doesn’t sugar-coat his view of the decision to approve plans to build 78 homes on a sensitive site in the town. Braintree District Council’s planning committee in October last year gave Bellway Homes permission to build the properties on the Gimsons site. This was despite hundreds of […] Read more >