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 passed for referendum
Dear Neighbours,
We are delighted to inform you that, on Tuesday 26th November at Foakes Hall, our Felsted Neighbourhood Plan was passed unanimously by Uttlesford District Council, is now ‘published’ and ready for you to vote on in a referendum.
Details can be read here, on the Uttlesford District Council website.
In practice this means that the Plan can now proceed to the final Referendum Stage. If successful at referendum, the Plan become part of the development plan for the Parish alongside the UDC Local Plan. Local planning authorities and planning inspectors considering appeals must make their decisions in accordance with the policies of the development plan, unless material considerations indicate otherwise.
The full details of the referendum will be published in due course by the Democratic Services Unit of Uttlesford District Council, but we expect it to be held on the 30th January 2020.
UDC will publish full details in due course, when they’ve finished with the General Election but here’s what we know now.
Voting in person
We expect that you will be able to vote in person in the parish at the Memorial Hall in the usual way.
Postal Votes
Postal votes are usually sent 2-3 weeks before the Poll;
Voters registered for both General and Local elections will automatically get a postal vote in the Referendum; and
Voters registered for General elections only, will not automatically get a postal vote in the Referendum.
If you want to vote by post, please check with UDC that your registration also covers Local Elections.
If you haven’t yet considered what the NP delivers, please try to do so between now and the end of January. The Steering Group and the Parish Council believe that the plan delivers significant benefits and protections for the parish as a whole and we urge everyone in the parish to vote in the referendum.
The Steering Group and Felsted Parish Council
Help with emergency planning in Felsted
The Parish Council is looking to compile a list of volunteers who are willing and able to be called upon should the village experience an emergency situation.
The most likely cause of this would be extreme weather, such as snow or flooding.
Any residents who have access to vehicles able to clear roads, 4 x 4s that could access cut off areas, or anyone who has access to pumps or generators, are requested to contact the Assistant Clerk on 07425 142302 or email her on ku.vog.cp-detslef@krelctssa to discuss what they may be able to contribute to any future emergency situation.
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Thistley Green Bridge Closure
We have been advised that Essex Highways are making preparations to carry out necessary strengthening works to Thistley Green Bridge on Felsted Road, Felsted which is currently in a weak condition.
Work is due to commence Monday 14 October 2019 and is expected to continue
until early December 2019. During this time it will be necessary for a section of
Felsted Road to be fully closed to all vehicles at the bridge.
Advanced notices will be in place and a signed diversion route via Felsted Road,
School Lane, Dumney Lane, Main Road, Moulsham Hall Lane, Great Leighs Bypass
Roundabout, Bartholomew Green Road, Crix Green Road, Frenches Green Road,
Bannister Green, Burnstie Road, Cock Green Road, Causeway End Road and vice
versa.