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
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
3 days left to respond to the Braintree Local Plan proposal for a New Town north of Felsted
The consultation process for the Braintree Local Plan closes this Friday, 19th August.
You can read our earlier news item here.
Felsted Parish Council has responded to the consultation, objecting to both the consultation process and to the proposal for the New Town to the north of Felsted.
You can read our responses against the process here, against point 2.1, and against the New Town here, under point 3.87 SP10. You can also read a pdf of our responses here.
The consultation document is potentially confusing as to where best to respond, so we suggest you concentrate on the opening introduction and the section detailing the New Town, as we have done.
When making your own submission, should you agree with the Parish Council, then you can use points we have made, but please do not copy our responses, since ‘cut and paste’ identical responses risk being discounted.
Remember, the search area for this New Town includes Gransmore Green and if approved will, over time, result in 13,000 houses being built, right to the edge of Felsted.
It is important that you have your say. The link to the consultation site is here.
You will need to register before responding, but this is an easy process.