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
New Stansted plans to double passenger numbers.
Stansted airport has unveiled proposals to double the number of passengers it handles and to increase flights by over 100,000 a year.
The airport has released a press release which states, in reference to the extra 100,000 flights, that “It should be noted that at this time no significant adverse environmental effects are predicted as a consequence of the proposed development”. This statement demonstrates the true lack of appreciation and understanding on the part of the airport for the levels of pollution, both noise and environmental, which would be generated.
Felsted parish Council has objected to the proposal. Whilst it may be inevitable that Stansted will continue to expand, we believe that they have shown disinterest in the problems they cause to communities and should resolve outstanding issues with nuisance from the flightpath changes introduced last year, before they are allowed to consider further expansion.
You can read our objection Letter to Uttlesford Planning here.
Anyone wishing to comment on the airport’s proposals can do so by sending their comments as an attachment by email to ku.vog.drofselttu@gninnalp with the words CONSULTATION RESPONSE TO UTT/17/1640/SO in subject header or by using the online ‘Make a Comment’ facility on this link. The deadline for responses in the end of July.
Stansted airport are also undertaking a series of public exhibitions, with a supporting questionnaire. SSE has raised the objection as to the bias of the survey, manipulating responses into looking only at positive aspects and not giving any time to a balanced evaluation of the downsides. Their news item and recommendation not to complete the survey, but to free write to ku.vog.drofselttu@gninnalp is here.
Future Stansted exhibition event dates are:
Braintree, Wednesday 12th July 3pm – 8pm Braintree Town Hall, Fairfield Road, CM7 3YG
Takeley, Friday 14th July 4pm – 8pm Silver Jubilee Hall, Dunmow Road, CM22 6QJ
Thaxted, Saturday 15th July 12pm – 4pm Bolford Street Hall, Bolford Street, CM6 2PY
Saffron Walden, Monday 17th July 3pm – 8pm Town Hall, Market Square, CB10 1HR
Bishop’s Stortford, Wednesday 19th July 3pm – 8pm Methodist Church, 34B South Street, CM23 3AZ
Harlow, Monday 24th July 3pm – 7.30pm Harlow Leisurezone, Second Avenue, CM20 3DT
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.