WELCOME TO FELSTED
Located in north-west Essex and with a population of around 3,000, the Parish of Felsted has at its heart the historic village of Felsted, surrounded by Greens and Hamlets, in a beautiful rural setting.
Felsted retains the underlying charm and attraction of a rural parish, with the community and village at its heart. This is what attracts people to the area and what we as the Parish Council see as our historic duty to protect. Preservation of our heritage is balanced with a duty to ensure that the Parish thrives and meets the future needs of our community.
Winner of RCCE Village of the Year 2015
“One of the best places to live in the East of England” – The Sunday Times (2013)
LATEST NEWS
Help fight plans for 13,000 houses on our doorstep
Felsted Parish Council continues to fight plans to build a New Town of up to 13,000 houses to the north of Felsted.
We believe the plans to be ill-conceived, poorly thought out and an inferior solution to delivering the housing needs for the district. They will drain resources from the area and add upwards of 30,000 cars to our existing congested road system, with the route south straight through Felsted.
We are working with a Planning Consultant alongside other Parish Councils and residents groups in the area, including from Great Saling, Bardfield Saling, Rayne, Stebbing, Shalford, Great Bardfield and SERCLE to fight the proposals.
A representative from Felsted Parish Council will be speaking at the Inspector’s review into the plans on 25th January.
A flier has been produced to support the fundraising process, which can be downloaded here.
New date for ‘New Town’ consultation event
Following on from our earlier news item regarding the Local Plan presentation events, specifically concerning the ‘West of Braintree’ New Town, the event scheduled for Rayne was cancelled due to poor weather.
A new date has now been announced.
Rayne Scout HQ, Station Road, Rayne, CM77 6RX, 10th January 4pm–8pm
This is your last chance to learn more about the plans for the new town, of up to 13,000 houses, and to respond to the consultation. There are forms at the events, or you can submit comments online here. The consultation closes on 22nd January.
We, as the Parish Council, shall continue to object to the proposals for the West of Braintree New Town based on the impact it will have on the Parish from traffic and draw on resources. We have also asked to speak at the Inspector review of the overall plan. It does however remain important for residents to also make their views known.
Give your real Christmas tree a new lease of life
Did you know that you can recycle your real Christmas tree after the holidays by taking it to one of the local recycling points provided by Uttlesford District Council?
Refuse vehicles will be made available at a number of locations around the district – simply take along your Christmas tree for disposal. Other green waste can also be disposed of at the same time.
The recycled Christmas trees and garden waste can be turned into good quality compost or soil conditioner, or into chippings.
The refuse vehicle service will be available at Bannister Green from 11.30am-12.30pm on Sunday 7th January.
With our best wishes for a Happy New Year from all of us at Felsted Parish Council.