Proposals for a community led development for Feering
The Crown Estate owns land in Feering and is looking to develop this land over the next few years. The land is included in the Feering Neighbourhood Plan and Braintree Council’s plans for development in the area, for a mix of new homes, community, education, and employment uses and open spaces.
Our ambition is for this to be a community-led development which engages each and every one of you and places the community at the heart of what we do.
We want this to be a community-led approach that engages each and every one of you and places the community at the heart of what we do. It is recognised that local people have already put a lot of work into shaping the Feering Neighbourhood Plan, and we intend to build on this engagement to produce a development fit for the challenges of the 21st century and beyond.
We want this development to represent the identity of Feering and enhance the lives of residents by being shaped by you.
Local residents and businesses have already put a lot of work into shaping the Feering Neighbourhood Plan, and we intend to build on this engagement to produce a development fit for the challenges of the 21st century and beyond.
As part of the engagement process we are forming a community panel and a youth panel. The panels will meet regularly to work through specific areas in relation to the development (e.g., housing types, nature and the environment, meaningful spaces and places). The outcomes from the panels will feed directly into the design team and offer people the opportunity to have their voice heard.
Register your interestThroughout the year Paul and Carl, our community engagement leads, will be visiting Feering regularly to meet with residents and community groups. This might be to discuss any concerns you have, explore ways you can be involved, or talk through ideas about what this development might offer.
Arrange a meetingThe allocated development site is addressed as part of the Feering Neighbourhood Plan, produced by local residents over a number of years via an extensive consultation process with the community. Following a referendum in October 2022, the Neighbourhood Plan was adopted in January 2023. The policy covering the site’s allocation is set out in Braintree District Council’s Local Plan 2013-2033. To realise the goal of a community-led development we have:
Been meeting residents, community groups, and local stakeholders to find out more about what they want and don’t want in the new masterplan and want to get as many people as possible involved in discussing creative ideas for the masterplan to make sure that its being shaped by local people and meets their needs.
Used the Neighbourhood Plan as a springboard for the process, we are now underway with a community-led approach to masterplanning future phases, which has started by engaging with people ‘on the ground’ in the broader Feering area.
Ran a Community Engagement and Design Day to work with local residents and stakeholders on a range of areas and themes relevant to the development (see documents section for overview of the day and the subsequent report-back session)
Running a range of activities to promote the ideas, views, and opinions of everyone - including local schools, and community groups.
Offered a range of creative engagement activities, meeting with local residents and key stakeholders, and running a representative community panel and a youth panel to directly inform the project (see community panel minutes below).
Continuing a two-way dialogue with the community and keep the community up-to-date with how things are progressing.
