NEWS

Central Connect have announced bus service 333 (in replacement of the 133 Arriva service) connecting Braintree with Stansted airport.

Full details of the timetable, map and fares can be found clicking the link here: 333

and scanning the QR code.

Felsted Parish Council’s website has a page with information about planning.  It explains the role of the Parish Council in the planning system, how planning appeals work and there is a link to a useful guide to planning produced by CPRE and NALC.

Please click here to look at the page and find out more about the planning process.

This is being held on Thursday 15th May in the URC Hall, Stebbing Road commencing at 7pm

All residents are warmly invited to come along to hear updates on Parish Council activities and those of various local organisations during the past twelve months.

The Felsted Parish beacon will be lit in celebration this coming Thursday evening at the memorial hall playing field.

1940’s music will be playing prior to and after the lighting of the beacon.

Arrival, from 8.30 pm onwards
Proclamation 9.15 pm
Lighting of the beacon 9.30 pm

Words of remembrance and celebration by Revd Nigel Little, Felsted School CCF will also be attending the celebration.

The Parish Council are aware of an invitation circulating from Bloor Homes for a “Community Information” event at the URC Hall in Stebbing Road on Thursday 8th May from 3-7pm.

They are seeking comments from the community on proposals for a new development of up to 100 dwellings in Bannister Green.

Residents are encouraged to attend and to provide their feedback to Bloor Homes.

PCSO Natalie Smith will be hosting drop in sessions in the Royal British as follows:

Friday 9th May 6pm-7pm
Friday 6th June 6pm-7pm

These drop in sessions are an opportunity for residents to:
• speak with the local community policing team about any concerns that they may have;
• obtain crime prevention advice;
• stop by for a chat.

Please feel free to stop by, everyone is welcome, no appointment is necessary.

PCSO Natalie Smith will be hosting the following Beat Surgery:

Venue : The Wood Cottage Tearoom

Date:     Thursday 8th May 2025

Time:    11:00 am – midday

This drop in session is an opportunity for residents to:

• speak with the local community policing team about any concerns that they may have;
• obtain crime prevention advice;
• stop by for a chat.

Please feel free to stop by, everyone is welcome, no appointment is necessary.

Felsted Parish Council has recently set up a Facebook Page to share news, updates and information. To visit the page please click here: https://www.facebook.com/felstedpc/

Please consider liking and following the page to stay connected to the Parish Council.

The Parish Council are aware of an invitation circulating from “Springfields Planning and Development” for a “Community Consultation” event at the Memorial Hall on April 23rd to seek comments from the community on a proposed development for 70 dwellings on land north of Garnetts Lane and Chestnut Walk. The Parish is also “informally” aware of an additional potential application for an unknown number of dwellings on land off Rayne Road that may well come forward shortly.

The site that is the subject of the “Community Consultation – Land north of Garnetts Lane and Chestnut Walk” will be supported in the Felsted Neighbourhood Plan Review and included in the soon to be submitted “Regulation 14” submission of the “updated” Felsted Neighbourhood Plan. This site was included in the Felsted Neighbourhood Plan Review drop-in sessions held in March 2024 when, as one of 12 sites taken forward, it received a high preference rating from residents attending the drop-in sessions with 73% voting in favour and voting 27% against.

The consultation being undertaken on April 23rd by “Springfields Planning and Development” is their own independent consultation in order to gauge public opinion and to enable them to collect Parishioners comments.

Background on current housing commitments for Felsted

As we have covered in previous publications, including the Focus Magazine, the matter of additional housing for Felsted, which we fully understand is not wanted, is not something that the Parish can ignore or brush aside. The pressure on all communities is enormous and with Uttlesford District Council (UDC) not currently having an “up to date” Local Plan and in addition, being unable to demonstrate the required 5 year housing land supply, there is a significant risk of opportunistic and speculative planning applications coming forward.

Housing numbers for Felsted

The Uttlesford emerging Local Plan, which is currently submitted under “Regulation 19” and is due for review by the appointed Planning Inspectors (with a number of hearing sessions due to be held, from 10 June to 19 June) originally allocated 320 additional dwellings to Felsted. Since that original allocation was made by UDC there were 216 dwellings approved (some of which are now built) which UDC then took into account and they reduced Felsted’s allocation in their Regulation 19 submission to 104. With a further 23 having since received approval this reduces Felsted’s outstanding obligation to 81.

As you can see from the above, Felsted has a firm allocation in the UDC emerging Local Plan. These additional homes need to be delivered by 2041 and the Felsted Neighbourhood Plan will support the delivery of the outstanding allocation of 81 dwellings.