AN application to finalise a bid for more than 70 homes has been given the final seal of approval, despite objections from Halstead Town Council.
Braintree Council’s planning committee met last week to vote on a bid to bring 71 homes to land off Mount Hill.
The bid was a reserved matters application seeking to finalise plans for the appearance and landscaping of the site.
It comes after the original proposal, which was submitted in 2018 and rejected, was approved on appeal in July 2019.
That had seen strong objections from Halstead Town Council, which also unanimously opposed the latest plan.
Town councillors had concerns over the bid’s potential impact on flooding in the area off the A131.