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
Felsted Neighbourhood Plan Housing Survey
An important part of the developing Felsted Neighbourhood Plan is a housing needs survey.
The survey has been posted through every door in the Parish, and nearly a third have been returned, a higher rate than might normally be expected. Thank you to everyone who has taken the 10 minutes needed to complete the form.
Read more about the survey here and how, if you haven’t yet returned your form, there is still (just) time to have your opinion counted.
Planning application submitted to UDC for the site to the south of Braintree Road, Felsted
An outline planning application has now been submitted by Catesby Estates Ltd (UTT/16/0287/OP) to build 55 houses on the site to the south of the B1417, Braintree Road, Felsted.
The Parish Council Planning Committee considered the application at their meeting last Thursday and will be submitting an objection to the application. Any residents wishing to submit their own comments on the application to UDC should either write to UDC Planning Department quoting the above reference or can submit comments online via the UDC website. The deadline for comments to be received is 10 March 2016.
Defibrillator training session on 16 May for villagers
In an emergency a defibrillator can save someone’s life. There are a number of defibrillators sited around the village (Doctors surgery/Linsells shop/School Medical Centre) and a further one will soon be installed outside Linsells shop so that it is available 24/7.
You do not need to have received training to use the machine, as the machine ‘talks you through’ the process when it is in use. However a training session has been arranged so that people can become familiar with the procedure and are therefore more likely to use the defibrillator in an emergency situation.
The training will take place in the Smylie Hall (behind the Church) on 16 May at 7pm. Places are limited so if you would like to attend please contact Richard Silcock and book your space (linsells@btinternet.com or in person in Linsells shop).