A huge 91 per cent of readers have rejected plans for a new Braintree Town football stadium and housing.
Hundreds of people have taken part in the Braintree and Witham Times referendum on proposals for a 6,000-capacity stadium in Pod's Brook Road, Braintree, and 500 new homes off Rayne Road in Braintree.
Opponents said the outcome was "brilliant" and showed public opinion was against the development, but The Iron remained confident it was wanted and it would go ahead.
Kevin Fenn, 26, a technical consultant of Springfields, who is behind the group Save Our Fields Today, said the result was "great news."
He said: "I thought the majority of people would be in support of the stadium as that's good for the community, but the way it's being funded isn't - through the housing."
But Lee Harding, chairman of Braintree Town, said he did not believe the result represented public opinion on the issue.
He said: "Of course we are going to carry on and I think the result of this poll will have no relevance to be honest."
