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
Neighbourhood Plan Consultation Events
Save the Day – Friday 7th at 7pm
& Saturday 8th July at 10am
The Neighbourhood Plan group are holding a Public consultation event on Friday 7th repeated on Saturday 8 July to present a first DRAFT of potential Neighbourhood Plan Policies.
These first Draft Policies are based on the result of consultation and professional advice gathered over the last 2 years and ultimately the final policies will help shape the future of our Parish for the coming 20 years.
Congestion in village centre, the future of our amenities, our environment and how we meet housing demand are on the agenda. These are important issues and the consultation events are another chance for you to contribute and have your say about the future of our Parish.
Friday 7th July at 7pm
Saturday 8th July at 10 am
Held in the school hall at Felsted Primary School, Watch House Green.
Please note this is NOT a drop in session It will start with a 35 minute presentation explaining the current draft plan, so please arrive for the start of the session.
Felsted Speed Watch
The Felsted Speedwatch Group is now active and has carried out weekly monitoring sessions (since the end of April) at various locations around the village, including Station Road, Chelmsford Road and Watch House Green.
Most drivers adhere to the speed limits, but an average of 4-7 drivers per session have been reported to Essex Police for driving too fast. Each will receive a letter from the Police advising them to slow down in future.
The purpose of Speedwatch is to deter drivers from exceeding the existing speed limits, which have been put on roads in the village for safety reasons.
Please help us to make the roads safer by driving within the speed limits at all times. Public support for the Group is considerable and 3 more residents have recently come forward to join the Group. However, more volunteers are always welcome as this will mean that we can undertake more sessions in more locations.
There are a total of 6 sites around the village which have been approved by the Police for traffic speed monitoring so you should expect to see us somewhere near you ….very soon.
Anglian Water Private Pumping Stations Campaign
Please see the following message from Anglian Water:
We may have some good news for those of your parishioners who have a private pumping station on their property, and have not yet registered it with Anglian Water.
Currently, homeowners spend hundreds of pounds every year for electricity running costs, maintenance and repairs to look after these private pumping stations. They may even have been flooded if it’s broken down in the past.
As of 1 October 2016, many of these private pumping stations automatically transferred over to Anglian Water and became our responsibility. We have taken over all of the maintenance and the running costs too, saving customers hassle, worry and money.
We’d like to ask for your support in letting local residents know about this, and asking them to get in touch with us if they think they have a private pumping station.
To help customers identify and report the pumping stations, further information can be found: www.anglianwater.co.uk/privatepumpingstation
If you have any questions about this campaign, please reply to ku.oc.retawnailgna @snoitatsgnipmupetavirp.
For any other queries, please contact our Public Affairs Team on ku.oc.retawnailgna @sriaffa.cilbup.
Thank you