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Polling Cards Arrive for Referendum

Published: 31 Jan 25

Polling cards for the Referendum on Thursday 27th February are being delivered by post. This is when voters in Broomfield will get the final say on the Broomfield Neighbourhood Plan. It's just like an election. You go and vote at your local polling station or submit your postal vote. Read this item for more details. Read More...

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Passing 'the Exam’

Published: 29 Dec 24

All neighbourhood plans have to be ‘examined’ (i.e. considered or studied) by an independent planning expert to make sure they meet legal requirements and fit with the district’s Local Plan. If it does (maybe with some modifications), they recommend the plan goes on to the next stage – the Referendum. That's what our Examiner has recommended for Broomfield’s Plan. Read More...

Latest Broomfield Times update

Published: 16 Dec 24

The latest edition of the award-winning Broomfield Times (Winter 2024) is out! As well as all your latest village news, there’s an article about the Neighbourhood Plan. If you’ve forgotten what’s in the Plan (or if you never knew in the first place!), it’s a good place to start as it sums up the whole story so far in a 4 minute read. Read More...

Potential New Open Space East of Saxon Way

Published: 31 Jan 23

Opportunity for 4 hectares (10 acres) of New Public Open Space on unused land East of Saxon Way. Read this item for more details and to see the map. Read More...

Tackling the Impact of Traffic

Published: 14 Jan 23

Traffic is the only massive downside of living in Broomfield, according to our Residents’ Questionnaire – a 94% ‘dislike’. So, we’ve devoted a key chapter in the Neighbourhood Plan to ways of improving it. The strategy is still at a formative stage, so there’s plenty of scope for more ideas. It’ll be a long hard slog, but please help us to improve things for our Village. Read More...

Mind the Gap!

Published: 9 Jan 23

Broomfield gets part of its sense of identity as a separate village from the narrow physical gap between the Village and the Chelmsford Urban Area – the ‘Felsted Field Gap’. In response to feedback, we’re proposing to protect this area from development; and enhance it to give the Gap a bigger impact. Tell us what you think! Read More...

New Cycle and Footpaths

Published: 3 Jan 23

Broomfield isn't a great place for safe cycling and you said the Neighbourhood Plan should try to improve things. See what the Plan suggests and tell us what you think. Read More...