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Colchester Conservatives fight for housing infrastructure

At the City of Colchester’s Full Council meeting, held on Thursday 23^rd March 2023, Colchester Conservatives successfully proposed a change of direction to ensure future house building in the east of Colchester would come with a "plan for infrastructure". 

Inflationary pressures have significantly increased the cost of the vital Link Road between the A120 and A133. There is a real danger that initial Government fund of £99m might not be enough to complete the project. Colchester Conservatives support for the house-building in  the east of the City is conditional on a plan to resolve the funding shortfall before substantial house building is permitted.

Cllr William Sunnucks, Conservative Shadow Cabinet Member for Resources at the City of Colchester Council said: “I am determined that we substantially improve the prospect that infrastructure will be delivered so that our residents do not suffer from chronic traffic congestion. The creation of a new link road between the A120 and A133, as well as the provision of a Rapid Transit Project, has the potential to reduce ‘through’ traffic across Colchester itself.”

Cllr Darius Laws, Conservative (Opposition) Group Leader at the City of Colchester Council added: “The key is to capture land value to ensure we have funds to invest in essential infrastructure. The decisions on where houses are to be built must protect our well-established villages and communities”

2023-03-24