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 Church Tower Open Day TODAY
Felsted Church Tower Open Day
Saturday 5th May 2018
10am – 1pm
Climb to the top of the tower and see the bells
Watch the bells being rung
Have a go at ringing a bell
A lot of ringers were killed in The Great War. One hundred years later it seems entirely appropriate to recruit some more.
You could be one of them!
Annual Parish Assembly reminder
The date of the Annual Parish Assembly has been changed to Thursday 26 April. The venue is unchanged, in the URC Hall at 7.00pm.
Come along and hear what has been happening in the Parish over the last year and tell the Council what you think we should be focussing on in the coming months and year.
Stansted expansion plans
Further to our previous news item here, concerning the application from Stansted airport to increase passenger numbers to 43million, from the current level of 25million, Uttlesford District Council has extended the planning application comments deadline to 30th April.
You therefore still have 5 days to submit your comments.
Felsted Parish Council has objected to the application. You can read our submission here.
Our objection continues to be based on arguments that Stansted airport’s expansion plans must receive national determination against national air traffic plans and environmental targets. It is wrong for this to receive only District level review and wrong for Uttlesford to determine an application in which they have a financial interest.
Furthermore, we continue to argue that the airport must first resolve the noise nuisance problems caused by the flightpath changes made in 2016, and which have resulted in a 20 fold increase in noise complaints.
We are also concerned about the hidden clause on the 2,900 page application, which allows Stansted airport to lobby for increases in night flights.
Comments can be submitted via UDC’s website here.