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
Stansted Expansion Plans Petition
Felsted Parish Council has consistently fought for a fair deal for Felsted residents impacted by proposals to increase passenger numbers at Stansted from 35 to 43 million, and in the process increasing flights by 50,000 a year.
Stop Stansted Expansion (SSE) is seeking a dialogue with Uttlesford District Council (UDC) and is currently progressing a High Court challenge to the decision by UDC’s previous administration to conditionally approve the application.
To further the call for the decision to be returned to the new administration, alongside consideration of new information, SSE have launched a petition, which can be found here.
Felsted Neighbourhood Plan Consultation
The Felsted Neighbourhood Plan Group (FNPG) has continued to work hard on our behalf to complete the Neighbourhood Plan.
The Plan has now been submitted under Regulation 16 to Uttlesford District Council. This triggers a six week formal consultation period prior to the plan being examined by an independent examiner and then moving on to referendum.
The Plan is important to us, not only to guide the way in which we want our Parish to develop in coming years, but also in our fight against the tide of inappropriate development proposals we are seeing. Many of these developments use the lack of a UDC 5 year housing supply as their justification for inappropriate developments. However, with an approved Neighbourhood Plan, Felsted will only need a 3 year supply to negate this argument, which exists.
The six week formal consultation period will run from Wednesday 12 June 2019 and close on Wednesday 24 July 2019 at 5:00 pm.
You can view the Felsted Neighbourhood Plan and associated documents via UDC’s website or hard copies of the documents are available at the Councils main offices in Saffron Walden.
In order for your representation to be taken into account at the Neighbourhood Plan examination and keep you informed of the future progress of the Neighbourhood Plan your contact details are needed.
Comments must be made in writing, the response form can be used to make representations or you can email comments to ku.vog.drofselttu@ycilopgninnalp or by post to:
Planning Policy
Uttlesford District Council
London Road
Saffron Walden
Essex
CB11 4ER
The closing date for representations to be made is 5:00 pm on Wednesday 24 July 2018.
Temporary Changes to Bus Service 133
The following information has been received from Arriva regarding the 133 service :
The road is closed at Watch house green 3 June due to resurfacing works.
On checking roadworks.org it says it is shut from 09:30 until 15:30.
During this time we will be unable to serve Gransmore Green, Watch House Green, Felsted church and Oakwood Park.
Buses will divert via the B1256 re-joining the route at Little Dunmow.
We will update our facebook page Arriva herts and Essex if anything changes
This is due to be completed 10 June 2019.