Council Approves New Crafton Community Hub

23 May 2013

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.  This 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 view

Planning Application made at Bentfield Green

 

[posted 16th May]  Taylor Wimpey have submitted outline planning application UTT/13/1203/OP for Bentfield Green.

Proposal:  Erection of up to 140 dwellings, primary school, allotments, public open space, sports pavilion and associated parking, village green provision, landscaping, and associated infrastructure and access.

Pdf application file available here (4 MB)  BentfieldApplic.  The provisional deadline for comments is 13 June 2013 at UDC planning website.

P.Council Response to UDC on Elms Farm

[posted 10 May]   Following the Full Council debate on 8th May the Parish Council's letter to UDC planning Dept. on Elms Farm Outline Development can be found here PC letter to UDC.   The letter from the Environment Agency to UDC regarding flooding can be found as document 134 of 134 here UTT/13/0386/OP or on the Parish Web site.

The Environment Agency reports on potential flooding were posted on the UDC planning page earlier in the  year and can be found here (big files ~7MB ).  Flood Modelling Report Feb2013   Flood Risk and Drainage AssessmentFeb2013    A list of all 134 Elms Farm related documents and links can be found here:  UTT/13/0386/OP

P.C. to Decide Response to Elms Farm

[posted 4th May]  The Full Council Meeting 8 May will discuss the Elms Farm Redevelopment.  Location: Day Centre. Public Partiicipation at 7:45 pm.

Panoramic view of the development S.East-N.West   Housing extends from Church Road to the end of the wooded area over the rail line and half the width of the flood plain from the rail line going South.

The Church Road Area    View to the North West From the Park

The Castle View    Park View from the South    Park View from the N.East

County Council Election Results for Stansted

[posted 5th May]

Raymond Gooding     Conservative     2262   
Geoffrey Sell     Liberal Democrat     1766   
Peter Barclay     UK Independence     944   
Ian Davies     Labour     402   
Martin Wybrew     Green     186

Neighbourhood Watch Meeting

[posted 4 May] The next meeting of Neighbourhood Watch is on Wednesday May 22nd at 7.30 pm in the Day Centre

Fairfield Consultation Deadline Delayed

[posted 28 April] Deadline for the Fairfield 800 house planning application (see below) has been extended to 17th May.

There is a Public Exhibition of plans for a proposed housing development  south of Stansted Road, Elsenham  to be held at the Memorial Hall Elsenham on Friday 10th May 3-30-7.30pm. 

800 House Planning Application Elsenham/Henham - Object Now !

[posted 24th April]  This development will greatly affect traffic in Stansted and the number of houses could grow to 3,000 over the years.  Save Elsenham and Henham Villages Campaign is online at www.saveourvillage.co.uk where a template to object to the application can be downloaded - deadline 2nd May.    Envelopes with forms are also being delivered by hand in Stansted over the next few days.  The original planning application can be found here Fairfield Application. and a press release here.

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

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

Reminder:  Stansted in Bloom

[posted 11th April]  Competition entries need to be registered by 30 April.  Download from here or see April Stansted Link Magazine.

Join the Sustainable Homes Network

Thursday 16th May starting at 8pm,  Council Chamber, UDC, London Road, Saffron Walden.
Presentations by Stuart Monk from Ecoliving Essex on air source and ground source heat pumps with case studies of installed local examples and Jonathan Cooke from Dragon Contracts on PV, Solar Thermal and Biomass (log, chip and pellet) with case studies of installed local examples.    LinkToUDCWebPage

 

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