Braintree District Council publishes a range of documents that give information about our plans for housing in the district.

The Housing Strategy 2001 onwards.

The 2003/4 update to our - Housing Strategy (pdf file) is the second update to the strategy first published in 2001.

Previous Housing Strategies were submitted to the Government and were assessed on a 5-point scale ranging from 'well above average' to 'well below average'. In 2003/4, Housing Strategies were assessed by the Government Office to consider whether they reached a 'fit for purpose' standard. They were only cleared for publication once they were considered to satisfactorily deal with the range of issues that affect local housing.

Sub Regional Strategy

Housing authorities in the Eastern Region are split up into ‘sub-regions’. These housing sub-regions comprise the area of a number of district and borough councils that are judged to have broadly similar housing issues.  Braintree District Council is part of the Greater Haven Gateway sub region that includes the boroughs and districts of:

·         Braintree
·         Colchester
·         Maldon
·         Tendring
·         Babergh
·         Ipswich
·         Mid Suffolk and
·         Suffolk Coastal

Click here for the  Greater Haven Gateway Housing Strategy. (pdf file)

Housing Strategy Action Plan

The – Action Plan (pdf file) explains how we intend to deal with the priorities set by the Housing Strategy. It includes details of which service is responsible for each priority, timescales for actions and how we monitor our work.

The Action Plan is updated each year – the current version was updated in summer 2005.

If you would like to comment on the contents of any of the above documents or order a printed copy, you can contact us by telephone, e-mail or by writing to us. The document can be made available in a range of formats (such as large print, on tape or in different languages).

If you would prefer to write or telephone, please contact:

Tim Lucas, Housing Research & Development Manager, Causeway House, Braintree, Essex  CM7 9HB - Telephone: 01376 552525 ext. 2124