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PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY NORTH ESSEX COUNCILS: Councils in North Essex are set to look at a new way of working together to promote economic growth and sustainable housing across the area.
Colchester Borough Council, Tendring District Council, and Braintree District Council have been working in partnership with Essex County Council to achieve this through proposals for three garden communities in North Essex. In order to support the proposals, the four...
North Essex Garden Communities Receives Cash Boost from Government
Housing Minister, Rt Hon Esther Mcvey, has announced a total of £6 million of funding to help progress plans for garden towns and villages across the UK. In total, plans across the UK will help deliver up to 200,000 new homes. The North Essex Garden Communities...
NEGC LTD continues public engagement programme throughout December
Throughout October and November NEGC Ltd has been running a series of workshops and exhibitions, encouraging a genuine dialogue with the public about Garden Communities. We are now giving people an opportunity to feedback online during December. Under the...
NEGC LTD announces a programme of public engagement on Garden Community proposals
NEGC Ltd today announce that it will carry out a programme of public engagement starting in late October; a genuine dialogue with the public about Garden Communities. Under the title, “Shaping Communities for Future Generations”, the aim is to begin a genuine dialogue...
Why talking to residents is a high priority
Richard Bayley, Managing Director of NEGC Ltd, explains why talking to residents is a high priority: “We want to make sure that the Garden Communities project works for current and future generations in North Essex. One important aspect is getting infrastructure like...
Creating communities for future generations
North Essex Garden Communities Ltd (NEGC Ltd) has announced it will carry out an extensive programme of public engagement work later this year to raise the awareness and understanding of the garden community proposals. NEGC Ltd, which is wholly owned by and working on...
Infrastructure funding is welcome investment
A £100million funding announcement by the Government for North Essex has been welcomed by the councils behind the bid. Essex County Council, supported by Colchester, Tendring and Braintree councils, applied to the Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF) for cash to support...
New appointment to NEGC Ltd Board
Cllr David King, Colchester Council Cabinet Member for Business and Resources, has been selected by the Council to join the Board of North Essex Garden Communities Ltd (NEGC). Cllr King replaces Cllr Tim Young as the nominated Director for Colchester Borough Council....
Blog Post – To solve homelessness we must build homes
Earlier this month Colchester MP Will Quince wrote a column on the need to tackle homelessness and create more social housing to confront what is a very real housing crisis. Whatever your politics Will is well placed to comment on this issue, sitting on the...
North Essex Garden Communities receives million-pound backing from Government
North Essex Garden Communities (NEGC) is to receive £1million of Government funding, it has been announced. The company, a collaboration between Braintree District, Tendring District, Colchester Borough and Essex County Councils to develop new purpose-built...
