Pedestrianisation of Braintree town centre

The background

This project has its roots in three different public consultations going back to 2012. The consultations have informed the design decisions made by our expert team of:

  • transport planners
  • civil engineers
  • town planners
  • and landscape architects

Our team have carefully developed the design, with help and support from the Braintree Town Partnership and Braintree Museum.

The consultations

You can contact us if you want to find out about the details of the consultations we held on the scheme.

Results of the 2012 consultation

The main feedback from our consultation in 2012 was:

  • 72% liked the suggestion of returning market place to a full market square
  • 73% liked the idea of adding benches and trees
  • 87% wanted occasional attractions and events like speciality markets to boost enjoyment of the town
  • 91% wanted to improve the quality, range and variety of the market to attract more shoppers

Results of the 2018 consultation

In 2018, we asked residents, businesses and visitors what they thought about restricting vehicle access along Market Place and most of the High Street.

  • 76% of responses were in favour of pedestrianising the town centre
  • 21% were not in favour
  • 3% had no preference

The top reasons for supporting the scheme were:

  • safer environment for people
  • allows more events and markets
  • pavements will get fixed
  • encourage more shops into the town
  • reduce pollution

Results of the 2019/20 consultation

Between December 2019 and February 2020, we held a consultation to understand

  • what residents, visitors and businesses wanted to see in their town centre
  • how they thought we should relook at the way we use the new space as part of the scheme

The feedback from this consultation was included in the final scheme design.

Your Town

Address: Causeway House
Bocking End
Braintree
Essex
CM7 9HB

Telephone: 01376 552525

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