Housing secretary to make final decision on rejected plans to build nearly 500 homes in Essex

By Dave Rogers and Alex Funk2026-07-09T11:23:00

Steve Reed calls in City & Country proposals which were kicked into touch last month amid concerns over ‘inappropriate green belt development’

Housing secretary Steve Reed has called in an Essex council’s decision to reject two schemes that would have seen nearly 500 homes built near Stansted Airport.

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