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
Local Bus Service Network Review Consultation: impact on Felsted
Essex County Council are running a Local Bus Service Network Review Consultation from 17 September to 21 October.
The review is suggesting fewer Sunday buses on the 133 route and also withdrawing the 314 and replacing it with an on-demand service, so the potential changes will directly affect Felsted residents.
Paper copies of the questionnaire are available from the Felsted Parish Council office for residents who do not want to complete the questionnaire on-line.
Parish Plan: Action Update 4
This update is part of the process to keep everyone informed regarding actions from The Felsted Parish Plan.
One of the important areas of focus in the plan concerns roads in the Parish, with the aim of reducing congestion and improving parking. The following outlines just some of the actions underway:
3 proposals have been made to the Uttlesford Local Highways Panel under their ‘project scheme’, including speed limit reductions and additional speed activated (VAS) control signs.
Training is underway for volunteers for a Community Speedwatch scheme. If you are interested in joining please contact the Parish Clerk.
We also continue to work with the schools and businesses in the Parish to manage congestion.
Applications have also been submitted to North Essex Parking Partnership (NEPP) for double yellow lines in Stebbing Road, zig zag lines in front of the Prep School and ‘Keep Clear’ markings on the Braintree/Stebbing Road junction. An application has also been made to mark out the bus stop outside the Primary School to improve traffic flow.
One of the identified aims in the ‘Roads’ section is to ‘Promote safe and courteous behaviour’ by ‘Identifying and warning frequent offenders’. As a part of the process to achieve this, the Parish Council has engaged the services of a Parking Enforcement Officer. Whilst 17 tickets were issued between 1st June and 1st September, the objective of the process is for the officer to find no infringements and issue zero tickets.
As a point of courtesy we would also ask drivers not to park on pavements, where they may impede pedestrians, especially those with children, wheelchairs and push chairs.
We, your Parish Council, would like to hear from you. What do you think we should do to improve the Parish for us all? Come to our monthly meeting and have your voice heard.
Felsted Neighbourhood Plan workshop 2
As part of the process to develop the Felsted Neighbourhood Plan, dates for the next 2 workshops have been announced:
Saturday 26th September, 2015 – Open WORKSHOP in the Grignon Hall at Felsted School from 10am until 1pm. To work through the implications of the suggestions received under the two consultation topics of Planning to Meet Future Housing Needs and Protecting the Integrity of the Parish including wildlife.
Saturday 24th October, 2015 – Open WORKSHOP in the United Reformed Church Hall on Stebbing Road from 10am until 1pm. To work through the implications of the suggestions received under the three consultation topics of Planning for ‘Health Services, Educational Excellence and Increased Number of Visitors’.
Please drop in – All are welcome.