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
Start-up September
Do you have a great business idea, but don’t know where to start?
Uttlesford District Council are offering events and opportunities to support local entrepreneurs. From an online training course to business coaching and insightful webinars.
To find out more about what’s on offer, visit www.uttlesford.gov.uk/startupseptember
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Help Plan Felsted’s Future
We know that sometimes it seems like Felsted has become one big building site. The truth is that much of the development around us is outside the parish boundary or had already received approval before our Neighbourhood Plan was formally “Made” and we have been tremendously successful in preventing unwanted development within the parish of Felsted by having our neighbourhood plan.
In February 2020, following five years of hard work by the Steering Group, Felsted had its Neighbourhood Plan approved by Uttlesford District Council. In addition to preventing the proliferation of unwanted development the plan secured a new Community Health Centre (to be owned by the Felsted Community Trust), currently being developed by Mulberry Homes in Station Road. And coming soon, a badly needed safe and secure car park for our primary school!
After three years the advice is that we should refresh our plan to strengthen and secure further protection for our parish. Neighbourhood Plans that are older than 2 years old carry reduced weight during planning considerations especially where the Local Planning Authority do not have an “up to date” Local Plan or the required 5 Year Housing Land Supply which is the case for Uttlesford District Council.
We are seeking interested residents of Felsted to join the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group. No planning or other professional qualifications are required. We just want Felsted folk who can give a little time to help us refresh the plan.
If you would be interested in joining the Felsted Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group, please contact the Parish Clerk.
Phone: 07719 552174
Email: ku.vog.cp-detslef@krelc
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Bus Network Consultation
Essex County Council is reviewing its bus services and bus route 16 (Wethersfield – Felsted – Chelmsford) is amongst the services under review.
During the next 2 years consideration may be given to re-designing it, for example, by reducing the frequency of days or times of operation, changing the route, replacing it with an alternative service, or withdrawing it altogether.
A consultation is now live until 5th October and any users, or potential users of the service are encouraged to complete the short questionnaire to register their views.
Please click here to find out more information and respond to the consultation: https://consultations.essex.gov.uk/iptu/2023
The relevant bus route can be found on the second page of the online survey under Chelmsford District.
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