COUNCIL bosses are devastated after plans to build 120 homes were given the green light. Developers have been given the go-ahead for the new homes behind Gilda Terrace, off Rayne Road in Rayne. Rayne Parish Council said the news is “devastating” after it objected the planning application. Braintree Council originally refused outline planning permission for the development, but developer Acorn Braintree got the decision overturned after an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate. Rayne Parish Council chairman Ann Hooks said the decision was “sickening and heart-breaking”. She said: “This is devastating news for all that fought and objected to the planning application.
PERSISTENT flooding could be the result of an underlying problem . Rayne Parish Council are calling for Essex Highways to conduct an in-depth evaluation of Perkins in Rayne which regularly floods. The council say the flooding is unacceptable as it cuts off the village at one end, disrupting transport and adding to diversion routes. Chair of Rayne Parish Council, Ann Hooks this spout of flooding has been on and off since the end of November. She said: We are requesting Essex Highways to have a proper look at it It s affecting businesses and residents at that end of the village its affecting transport and the school buses can t get through.