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
Find out how to have your say on the Uttlesford Local Plan at public exhibitions
Uttlesford District Council has released the following announcement. The closest exhibition to Felsted is in Dunmow, as detailed below:
Public exhibitions will be held in three Uttlesford locations this month so that residents and businesses can find out more about the draft Local Plan.
Uttlesford District Council is preparing an evidence-based plan that will set out how the district will develop up to 2033, and needs to identify land for 4,600 homes, along with employment and other development, to meet the future housing needs of the district and to support the vitality and vibrancy of the local economy.
The exhibitions are drop-in events and are open to all. They will he held on:
- Wednesday, 14 September, 5-8pm – Council Chamber, Uttlesford District Council Offices, London Road, Saffron Walden CB11 4ER
- Tuesday, 20 September, 5-8pm – Helena Romanes School, Parsonage Downs, Great Dunmow CM6 2AU
- Wednesday, 28 September, 5-8pm – Forest Hall School, Forest Hall Road, Stansted CM24 8TZ
Officers of the Council will be in attendance at each event to answer questions related to the work of the emerging Local Plan for Uttlesford.
While not a formal consultation, the event will be an opportunity to find out more about the scope and purpose of the Plan, as well as the housing sites currently under consideration.
A decision on the sites which should be chosen will be made by the Council in early November. The exhibition provides an update on this work, and also explains how everyone can make their views known on the chosen sites at that stage in the plan making process.
All documents related to the Local Plan are available at www.uttlesford.gov.uk/planningpolicy
Station Road closure for 6 weeks
UPDATE to below news item.
Arriva have issued a bulletin regading the shuttle bus service to the 133 during the Station Road closure period.
Original news item
We have been advised that Station Road will be closed from 25 August to 5 October (it COULD finish earlier if everything goes smoothly).
The closure will start from a point approx. 200m north of the Baynard Avenue junction past the new building site.
Diversions will be via B1417/B1256 and B1417/B1008.
In addition, ECC is undertaking surface dressing at the village end of Station Road on Friday 18th and Monday 21st August. We understand that the road will be managed with traffic lights, so we are not expecting the road to be completely closed on this occasion.
Notice of vacancy on Felsted Parish Council
FILLING OF CASUAL VACANCY ON PARISH COUNCIL
ARISING FROM THE RESIGNATION OF ALAN THAWLEY
Notice is hereby given that a vacancy has occurred in the office of Parish Councillor for the above Parish arising from the resignation of Alan Thawley.
An election to fill the vacancy will be held if notice in writing of a request for such an election is made by ten Local Government electors for the electoral area and received by the Chief Executive of the District Council of Uttlesford at the District Council Offices, London Road, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11 4ER, by not later than 15 September 2016.
If an election is not requested by ten Local Government electors as aforesaid the vacancy will be filled by the Parish Council as soon as practicable after the expiry of the date referred to above.
Dated this 25th day of August 2016
Mrs D Smith
Clerk to Felsted Parish Council