And Now...
12 January 2010
You may remember that after its last inspection the Willow tree was reported as being in a bad way - in need of some attention and surgery to a limb. Well, it seems that removing the dangerous limb would destabilise the whol
The Total Filling Station...
20 December 2009
... site on Cambridge road could be developed for residential flats or 'units' as they are referred to in a recent planning application.The filling station operator was not given an option to extend the lease on the site beyond 2010, the owner preferring to develop the site. They intend to demolish the garage and erect 14 2 bed dwellings in its place.
As Another One Bites the Dust....
15 December 2009
... the amenity value of trees in the village is further diminished. Despite many of the valuable and useful trees in the village being subject to tree preservation orders (TPOs) they are steadily and relentlessly being felled.
"Eyesores...
5 February 2010
... Are knocking nearby trade - council". Said a headline in the Saffron Walden Reporter this week.
Your council is concerned that buildings that continue to be left empty in the village are falling into disrepair and are damaging to the economic vitality of the village. The Three Colts public house and ex B&R carpets shop on Cambridge road are both becoming eyesores and if left to decay further may well end up like that other well known 'dangerous structure', Mont House in High Lane.
There is not a lot the Parish or District Councils can do about empty commercial properties except appeal to the landlord, so the Parish council has written to the owner of these properties to ask about his intentions and offer its assistance.
This is our new site and it is still being built.
If you have any comments, please contact the clerk.
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