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Planning Matters – Monks Farm/KINGS SEED SITE – 21/03579/OUT
Braintree Council is consulting again on the apllication for up to 600 houses at Monks Farm following changes to the application. These include the removal of a primary school to simply ‘early years provision’. Fruther consideration also needs to be given to the on-going matters re traffic and water supplies and the potential development at Kings Dene (over 5,000 properties)
Whilst previous objections will still count you may also wish to review the latest changes and add further comments/objections. This can be done at https://www.braintree.gov.uk/planning-building-control/view-comment-planning-applications
These will need to be submitted by 1st October 2026 to ensure they are considered
2026 Photographic Competition – The results are in
Details of the winners of this years Photographic Competition can now be found on this website.
New Museum exhibitions – Felix Hall and Art & Design in our villages
Feering and Kelvedon Local History Museum has some new displays namely Felix Hall and Art & Design in our two villages.
The history of Felix Hall is long and its has had many significant owners over the centuries. One of the owners of Felix Hall was Milner Gray, a major commercial designer in the mid-late 1900’s. A gent whose portraits can be found in the National Portrait Gallery who along with his team created many designs and logos you would recognise from British Rail to Queen Elizabeth II’s Jubilee. Today we still have close links with the trade of commercial design with W3 Designs based in the Old Quaker Meeting House in Kelvedon.
Staying with art and design, this year is the 250th anniversary of the birth of John Constable the artist best known for his painting of The Hay Wain also had close links to Feering including making sketches of the village.
The museum is also running a childrens art competition. The museum would like help designing a new logo. The closing date is 1st October 2026. More information can be found in the museum or on their website: https://e-voice.org.uk/feeringkelvedonmuseum/children-s-art-competition/
The museum is open every Saturday morning from 9.30 til 12.30 and on Mondays from 2pm until 5 from March until October except Bank Holidays.