Toppesfield & Gainsford End Neighbourhood Plan
Toppesfield & Gainsford End Neighbourhood Plan Consultation is open until midnight Sunday 11 January 2026.
For a copy of the questionnaire please click HERE.
For a copy of the design plan please click HERE.
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We are delighted to announce that we have reached the consultation stage of the plan.
As the government has withdrawn financial support for neighbourhood plans we are having to be mindful of managing the costs with these final stages.
The first step is for the residents of Toppesfield and Gainsford End to review the plan. To this end a number of hard copies available to borrow in the village shop or you can click on the link below.
Please click here to view the draft plan.
We will be holding an ‘open day’ at the village hall on Saturday November 29th 10am to 2 pm for you to come along and discus any issues you may have with the plan.
Once you have the opportunity to review the plan you will see that there are a series of policies associated with the findings in the plan.
We will be circulating to every household a document which asks you your views on the proposed policies including a timetable to return the document to us.
Once we have had all the returns will see if there any issue which may require us to modify or include in the plan.
After completion of this process residents will be asked to vote on the adoption of the plan and should it be a yes vote it will be sent to Braintree district council for adoption.