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
Bus service 16 disruption
Essex County Council has alerted us to disruption to a number of bus services, including service 16, which passes through Felsted.
Due to an emergency road closure at Bridge Street in Great Bardfield preventing buses operating their route between Great Bardfield and Finchingfield, services 9/9A, 16, 417 and 418 will be severely disrupted and passengers may not be able to complete their journeys.
Passengers are advised to contact Stephensons of Essex on 01376 503050 or visit www.stephensonsofessex.com for more information.
A full list of services affected follows:
- 9/9A Great Bardfield – Finchingfield – Wethersfield…- Braintree (ECC contracted service)
- 16 Wethersfield – Finchingfield – Great Bardfield… – Chelmsford (ECC contracted service)
- 417 Rayne… – Great Bardfield – Finchingfield… – Saffron Walden & Newport Schools (Commercial service)
- 418 Great Saling… – Great Bardfield – Finchingfield… – Saffron Walden & Newport Schools (Commercial service)
These are all operated by Stephensons of Essex.
SERCLE newsletter, fighting the proposal for 13,000 homes
SERCLE (Stop the Erosion of Rural Communities in Local Essex) is a local community group, established to fight the proposed West of Braintree new town settlement of 13,000 homes.
You can download the latest SERCLE newsletter here and read more about SERCLE here.
SERCLE is supported by local Parish Councils, including Felsted.
The impact on our Parish of 13,000 new houses just to the north of Felsted would be severe. Traffic congestion would hit the village centre in particular, as commuters find routes to their places of work and, already overloaded, local services would be stretched to breaking point.
Working with other parishes, we have issued news releases explaining how we are fighting the New Town proposal, currently being considered by Uttlesford and Braintree District Councils within their Local Plan processes.
Future water pressure improvements in Felsted
At a recent Parish Council Monthly meeting, representatives from Affinity Water gave a presentation explaining their future plans for water supplies in the area. Most notably was the belief that, whilst water supplies are forecast to reduce, demand is forecast to double, due to current house building plans.
The plans included compulsory installation of water meters across the area, with a 2 year period of adjustment before the meters would be compulsorily used to calculate bills. Letters have begun to arrive at households with more details.
Your council also raised the problem of poor water pressure in much of the Parish.
Affinity Water have now advised that they are currently working on a plan for a reinforcement scheme for the area. This would improve the performance of the local network in Felsted, which should increase the water pressure. The timetable will depend on permissions and permits being granted but the scheme is due for completion in 2017.
We will keep you updated as we hear from Affinity Water.
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