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2 March 2013
[posted 2 Nov] The resignation of Denise Oliver has created a vacancy for Stansted South on the Parish Council. Anyone interested should contact Ruth Clifford on 813214 or email parishcouncil@stansted.net. Linden Homes Proposed Pines Hill D
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Preliminary Planning Application at Walpole Farm
17 February 2013
UTT/13/0101/SCO: Mixed development of up to 200 homes, up to 2,500 sqm of B1 floor space with areas of public open space, landscaping, parking , footpath links and new access. Search in
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Parish to Determine Response to Bentfield Green Houses
10 February 2013
At the Full Council Meeting on Wednesday 13th Feb. the parish's response to Taylor Wimpey's plan for 170 homes, on 13 Hectares West of Bentfield Green, will be discussed. The building plan will be submitted for planning approval in the spring, at which point UDC will seek the Parish Council's views.
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NEWS

3 December 2013

PC meetings deferred for one Week

The Parish Council meeting on the calendar for this evening, 4th, has been put back for one week.

Green Waste Collection, for One Day Only, Dec 7th.

[posted 3rd Dec] The Green Waste container will be sited at Crafton Green Car Park for this Saturday ONLY - 7th December - due to the Christmas Fayre being held in the Lower Street Car Park. Time 9am - 3pm.

High Court Verdict on SSE claim

[posted 4th Dec] High Court judge Patterson has published her ruling on SSE's challenge relating to MAG. read more..

Crafton Green Library, Parish Office and Information Centre approved by UDC.

[posted 23 Nov] This project was approved by 8 votes to 3 at the UDC Planning Committee meeting on 20 Nov. (rapporteur G. Sell). View architects floor plan and a computer generated external view

Fairfield Application for 800 Homes at Elsenham Refused

[posted 20 Nov] The Fairfields planning application was today refused, for a second time and by 6 votes to 4, by UDC planning committee. read more at Herts and Essex Observer..

UDC Opens Consultation on Revised Housing Numbers

[posted 19 Nov.] Uttlesford is seeking comments on modifications to their development plan to accommodate additional numbers of houses (circa 2,200) and sites. Technical reports and on-line forms can be found on their web site at

http://www.uttlesford.gov.uk/developinguttlesford

The consultation runs from 18 November to 13th January.

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Stansted Police Crime and Prevention Event 30th Nov.

[posted 13 Nov] 10-12 AM. Saturday 30 November in the Day Centre. It is intended that there will be a stand displaying and selling security locks. Residents can also bring items (such as bikes and other personal effects) to be security marked by the police. The police will be present to give advice on any problems. read more... (Rapporteur Valery Trundle)

Bentfield Planning Enquiry Report

[posted 12 Nov] The public inquiry over Taylor Wimpey's appeal against Uttlesford District Council to refuse their application for 140 houses at Bentfield Green concluded on 7 November. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to Jamie & Gail Hogg, Simon Thompson & Alan Storah for their hard work at the inquiry. They were assisted by many other supporters of Save Stansted Village. I am very pleased that the Parish Council was associated with SSV as a joint third party. I am grateful to my parish council colleagues Catherine Dean and Peter Jones for being present at most of the inquiry. Ruth Clifford our Parish Clerk was very helpful in supplying promptly information that would be helpful to our case. It was a novel experience being cross examined by a leading barrister. Thanks to all those who came to the Inquiry and those who spoke. These included Cllrs Alan Dean, Janice Loughlin & Joe Rich. Other speakers also included Alison Mansfield Chair of Governors at Bentfield Primary School and local residents Ken Gerard and Ray Woodcock. I dread to think what would have happened if SSV & SMPC had not been present. I was proud to have been part of the team that fought to defend Bentfield Green. Now the wait will be at least a month. (Reported by Geoffrey Sell)

Closing Statements by SSV and SMPC

Closing Statements by Appellants (4MB)

Closing Statements by UDC (2MB)

In relation to Walpole Farm, for which Bloor Homes recently obtained planning permission for 160 homes, it has been established that there is no legal means to prevent development of the rest of their area, apart from the normal planning application process.

Stop Stansted Expansion, High Court Hearing 22nd Nov.

[posted 23 Nov] SSE secured a hearing as above to review possible conflicts of interest related to Stansted Airport and the Airports Commission Report, in particular the employment of Mr Geoff Muirhead by the Airports Commission while he was alledgedly still an advisor to Manchester Airports Group. Representations were received by Judge Paterson from 11:00 am to 13:00 from SSE and 14:00 to 16:00 from MAG. The Judge will make a decision shortly. The Commission's draft report is expected to appear on 17th December this year and the final report in 2015.

Read Campaign update and more information at http://www.stopstanstedexpansion.com

Boundary Commission Final Recommendations

[posted 2 Nov] These were published on 22 October and will apply to Stansted as of the general elections in May 2015. Letter to Chief Exec Press Release Maps

ECC Consultation on Childrens' Services

[posted 20 October] Essex County Council is starting a consultation on 17 October on the future of children’s centre services. The consultation details can be found here ECCchildrens...

Update to Bishop's Stortford North development plan

[posted 11 october] The A120 could get very congested: from the Bishop's Stortford North Consortium. Read more...

Essec C.C. Highways Impact Document Released

but not much of relevance to Stansted. read more (7MB pdf)..from WeAreResidents or UDC website...

Essex C.C. To Review West Essex Children’s Support Service (Pupil Referral Unit)

[posted 11 October] Essex County Council has commenced a public consultation on a proposal to discontinue the West Essex Children’s Support Service (Pupil Referral Unit), with effect from 31st August 2014. Parents are invited to open drop-in meetings in Harlow Read more....

Essex C.C. To Review School and Local Free Bus Services

[posted 9 October] Essex County Council (ECC) is running a twelve week formal public consultation 16 September - 9 December which includes local bus services. It currently pays £7.9m and £25m p.a. for local and school bus services. However maintaining expenditure at this level in the current financial climate is unsustainable and the council is looking for efficiency savings.
The consultation, at this stage, is asking residents about their travel needs and what types of services are most important to them, rather than particular bus services.

More information at Local Bus Services School Bus Services

UDC PlanningDecisions

[posted 4 October] 160 houses approved for Walpole Farm. Objectors present at the meeting included Save Stansted Village and Local District Councillors Alan Dean, iris Evans, Joe Rich and Parish Chair Geoffrey Sell. The vote was nine in favour and one against.

Elms Farm application for 58 house (approx) approved by 6 votes in favour, 3 against and 2 abstentions. Cllrs. Janice Loughlin and John Salmon spoke in favour, which is also the Parish council's stand.

(report by Cllr. G Sell)

The application by Fairfield for 800 houses near Elsenham has been refused by 7 votes to 6. This development would have severely affected traffic in Stansted, especially Grove Hill. (report by Cllr. J Salmon). The decision is apparently now subject to review, pending further Highways Studies, at the Oct 23 meeting.

Skate Park may be moved (but not too far)

[posted 6 Sept] Under pressure from parking demand for the proposed PCT/supermarket/dwellings at 2 Lower Street (a development with planning permission but still not finalised), the Skate Park may need to be relocated further along the old railway sidings into an area presently used by UDC, releasing space for cars. In its nine year history it has been plagued by problems with cracking concrete foundations, bad drainage, puddles and, consequen,tly rot of the wooden structure.

Planning Refused at 14 Cambridge Road

[posted 28 August] Planning Application UTT/13/1126/FUL for 14 dwellings rear of 14 Cambridge Rd. (near Tesco) was near-unanimously voted down by elected members of UDC's planning committee on Wednesday 28th August in spite of supportive recommendations by officers. The Chair and Vice-Chair abstained. Cllr Catherine Dean addressed the meeting on behalf of Stansted Parish Council. An appeal by the developer is possible in the future.

Stansted Burglaries: Spot the Villain

[posted 19 August] Following the spate of burglaries in Stansted, Essex Police have added an Efit picture to their website:

http://www.essex.police.uk/news_features/homepage_latest_news/efit_released_after_series_of.aspx

Walpole Farm Planning Decision Deferred

[posted 19th August] The expected decision on Walpole Farm planning application has been delayed and will not now take place on 28th August.

However the meeting will discuss application UTT/13/1126/FUL for 14 dwellings rear of 14 Cambridge Rd. and UTT/13/1456/FUL to create a tyre, exhaust and repair facility, and additional showroom with office over, at 10 Cambridge Rd. UDC Agenda. Parishioners wishing to speak on a personal basis should contact the parish council asap.

Airports Commission Proposals

[posted 11 August] Proposals for expansion of UK airport capacity, including Stansted, and rail links can be found at AirportsComm. The list of applicants is herePf: Proposal List

Magna Carta: the Mountfitchet Connection

[posted 29 July] In June 2015 the Parish Council will be celebrating the 800th Anniversary of the sealing of the Magna Carta. Richard de Monfitchet was appointed one of the 25 Barons to give surety... read more

Elms Farm Plan Updated

[posted 26 July] Shrimplin Brown have updated their plans for Elms Farms, now on the UDC planning site: UTT/13/1959/OP, Received 24 Jul 2013. "Outline application for the demolition of existing livery buildings and construction of a residential development with access from Church Road and comprising circa 53 new residential units together with flood alleviation works and land and landscape re-profiling".

A version of the plans can also be found on their updated web page www.elmsfarmstansted.co.uk. Houses in Church Road have been removed and the building area in the valley bottom reduced slightly.

Airport's New Owner Goes For Growth

[posted 24 july 2013] Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has issued a press release outlining agressive plans for growth. LondonStanstedCapacity . Their submissions to the Airport Commission can be found here StanstedAirportSubmission while Stop Stansted Expansion have issued a press release.

Bishops Stortford North Info

[posted 23 July 2013] Some information on the Bishops Stortford North Housing development, following the public meeting 18 July from their consultants.

Uttlesford Parking Survey: Your views needed

[posted 19 July] Uttlesford District Council's Scrutiny Committee has set up a working group to look into its current parking arrangements and would appreciate feedback from residents and businesses. read more..

Planning Inspector Thwarts UDC Housing Maneuver

[posted 17 July] The Planning Inspector has written to MP Alan Hazelhurst and WeAreResidents to clarify UDC's position statement. UDC had attempted to backdate the start of its development plan to 2011, the expriry date of the previous plan, and end it 15 years later in 2026, with the objective of delivering fewer houses. The Inspector has vetoed this scheme and clarified that the plan must expire 15 years from its 2014 adoption, thus ending in 2029. WeAreResidents claims this leaves the single Elsenham/Henham Fairfield settlement as the only viable option to achieve the required numbers. read more.

Bentfield

[posted 4 July 2013] The Bentfield Green planning application was rejected by 7 votes to 1 at Thursday's UDC Planning Committee meeting, defying officers' recommendation. Five Voting Councillors expressed opposition and requested more information on traffic and school issues, while Stansted's three district councilors, county cllr., representative of Save Stansted Village, parish chairman, two parish cllrs, and two private residents spoke from the floor opposing the plan, citing, among other issues, proximity to the Conservation Area, increased road traffic, no realistic prospect of funding a new primary school, noise and the already rejected football pitches at Bentfield Bower, protected Pennington Lane, lack of public transport, not appearing in any District Plan and will be largely populated by people coming from north London.

Taylor Wimpey representatives, in support of the plan, said this area was the only part of Stansted free from Green Belt restrictions, offered 40% affordable housing and that the traffic increase had been found not to be problem by Essex Highways surveys.

UDC website was down until Friday 28th June due to a hacking event. Planning pages can be accessed at

http://tinyurl.com/cnzxktp planning

Future UDC Key Planning Dates:

Sworders Yard (14 Cambridge Rd): 31 July

Walpole Farm: September/October

Land At Walpole Farm, Stansted: Outline Planning Submission

[posted 22 June] Ref. No: UTT/13/1618/OP, Received: Thu 20 Jun 2013

Outline application for redevelopment of land to provide approximately 160 dwelling houses, up to 600 square metres of commercial (B1) floorspace, approximately 0.45ha reserved for educational uses, seven full size allotments, paddock and community woodland area with associated open space, landscaping, access, parking and drainage.

Map of Site Planning Statement

P. Council Approves New Crafton Community Hub

[posted 23 May] This design has been steered by Peter Jones for a number of years; final plans were enveiled on 22 May following the public exhibition in March. A modern economical building will replace the Library and Parish Offices at Crafton Green. In future, the Council will share office space with a police presence, a gateway to District Council services and the CAB while council meetings will migrate to the Day Centre. The scheme was unanimously approved and will be submitted for planning approval at UDC. Future use of the present Council Office building is uncertain while the Medical Centre will move to Lower Street. Available to view are architects floor plan and a computer generated external view

New Essex Rights of Way Maps online

[posted 24th April] ECC has set up a new searchable/scrollable/scalable RoW map at roughly 4000:1 scale. Includes rural property and lane names.

http://www.essexhighways.org/Public-Rights-of-Way/

UDC releases position statement on development

22 March

http://www.uttlesford.gov.uk/main.cfm?type=POSITIONSTAT&objectid=4166&MenuId=1478

Ahead of Tuesday's cabinet meeting, agenda item 11 UDC Cabinet 26 March 2013

The Uttlesford Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment 2012, including Stansted, can be found here

The new National Planning Policy Framework comes into force on Wednesday 27 March. Daily Telegraph Article

Two village housing development protest links:

www.savestanstedvillage.co.uk

www.facebook.com/savebentfieldgreen

April Newsletter

Parish Council's Stansted Link Content for April 2013

For Village Events: Stansted Link Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 4

Complete Link Content for March 2013

Compendium of Stansted Housebuilding Plans

Below are the presently known major building plans in Stansted of which two are already active on the UDC planning portal.

[1] Taylor Wimpey (Bentfield) 170 dwellings www.bentfieldgreen.co.uk. First presented to the P.C. in July 2012 http://www.stansted.net/uploads/SFC_11-7-12.pdf. Planning application expected in May.

[2] Bloor Homes (Walpole Farm) 160 dwellings http://publicaccess.uttlesford.gov.uk/online-applications/search.do?action=simple&searchType=Application Bloor has put up their plans www.Bloorhomes.com/Stansted. First discussed by the P.C in April 2011 http://www.stansted.net/uploads/6-4-11-1.pdf It is understood that planning permission will be sought in April.

[3] Knight Group (Elms Farm) 58 dwellings. Shrimplin Brown’s Elms Farm Presentation UDC application UTT/13/0386/OP at http://publicaccess.uttlesford.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=MIEOFPQN01O00 On Green Belt, but the P.C. supports limited development here as in the LDF response below. The plans have varied somewhat since the public display in December.

[4] Robert Church (Pines Hill) 60 dwellings. http://stansted.net/uploads/LindenHomesPinesHill.pdf First discussed by the P.C. in July 2012 http://www.stansted.net/uploads/SFC_11-7-12.pdf On Metropolitan Green Belt.

[5] Land Charter (Sworders Old Yard 14 Cambridge Road). Approx 20 dwellings as outlined in the draft at 14 Cambridge Road. First discussed in March 2012 and, at that time, opposed by the council, this area has had two failed planning applications by a different developer in 2012. Last discussed by the council on 16 Jan 2013 Full Council 16Jan13.

Total 464 homes proposed, against the UDC draft plan allocation to Stansted of only 60. Expert opinion from the developers is that UDC will bundle all the applications into a one-day super application, from which the planning committee will select the most favourable while the rejected plans will go to appeal.

The Parish Council’s response to the the Local Development framework can be found at

http://www.stansted.net/uploads/Response%20on%20Local%20Development%20Framework%202012.pdf

Outline application for the demolition of existing livery buildings and construction of a residential development with access from Church Road and comprising circa 53 new residential units together with flood alleviation works and land and landscape re-profiling.

Stansted Mountfitchet Parish Council

Outdated Stuff

Preliminary Planning Application at Walpole Farm

Parish to Determine Response to Bentfield Green Houses