Useful Contacts
Braintree District Council
Causeway House
Bocking End
Braintree
Essex
CM7 9HB
Telephone: 01376 552525 or 01376 551414 and ask for department by name
e-mail csc@braintree.gov.uk
Contact online via https://www.braintree.gov.uk/council/contact-us
Essex County Council
County Hall
Market Road
Chelmsford
CM11QH
Telephone: 0345 743 0430 – Opening hours are Monday to Friday, from 8:30am to 5pm, unless otherwise mentioned.
Contact online: general enquiries online form
Essex Highways: Reporting a Fault
https://www.essexhighways.org/tell-us
Here you can report online a wide range of highway defects including potholes in the road, damaged pavements, blocked public rights of way, failed street lights, damaged road signs and flooding.
If a defect is dangerous, with a risk to public safety, telephone 0345 603 7631
This could be for example, a very deep pothole, a missing manhole cover or a street light that has been hit and has wiring exposed.
Eastlight Community Homes
Telephone: 0330 128 0330 – Opening hours are Monday to Friday, from 8.30am to 5pm.
Contact online: https://www.eastlighthomes.co.uk/contact-us/
District Councillors, County Councillors and MP
Cllr. Bob Wright
District Councillors
Cllr.bwright@braintree.gov.uk
Cllr. James Abbott
District Councillors
Cllr.jabbott@braintree.gov.uk
Cllr Ross Playle
County Councillor
Cllr.ross.playle@essex.gov.uk
Witham MP
The Rt Hon Priti Patel
withammp@parliament.uk
Other emergency numbers are as follows
Local Police Team Mobile 07791 398 227
Police non-emergency report line 0300 333 4444
PowerGen Electricity 0800 363363
Gas Emergencies only 0800 111999
Anglian Water Emergencies only 084757 145145
Floodline 0845 988 1188