Villagers have breathed a tentative sigh of relief after a proposal to build 65 houses on a field was not included in a list of potential development sites.
Landowners have held talks with Earls Colne Parish Council to build on fields between Homefield Way and Colne Valley Golf Club, based off Station Road.
However, the site was not put forward to Braintree Council when the authority put out a "call for sites" in its bid to meet housing demand over the next 18 years.
Residents now believe the plans are no longer going ahead.
See this week's Halstead Gazette for the full story.
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