Uttlesford Draft Local Plan

 

 

Additional work on Local Plan evidence base Uttlesford District Council is taking the time to fully evaluate the responses to the Local Plan consultation held over the summer. Almost 6,000 written comments were made by over 2,000 individuals and organisations. All the comments are available to view on the online portal. Further work is now being carried out to address some of the issues raised, on subjects such as the water cycle, archaeology, heritage, employment, and transport and sports facilities. The additional work is necessary to ensure that the next version of the Local Plan is ready to be consulted upon. As a result of this additional work, the council will make a decision on the next version of the Plan in late spring 2018 before a further round of public consultation takes place. Find out about the Draft Local Plan ► PPWG meeting date and agenda The next meeting of the Planning Policy Working Group is on Thursday 14 December, starting at 6pm in the Council Chamber at the UDC Offices in Saffron Walden.  The cross-party group will consider the complete set of responses to the latest consultation and way forward for the Local Plan. The agenda is available here. The meeting will be broadcast live, or you can listen to a recording at www.audiominutes.com/udc. Residents urged to put forward their views on plan for garden community There is still plenty of time for residents to have their say on plans for a garden community on the Uttlesford-Braintree border. The West of Braintree Garden Community: Issues and Options document has been prepared by Braintree  and Uttlesford district councils. The document provides further information about the proposed West of Braintree Garden Community, and sets out some of the key issues that will need to be included in a more detailed masterplan for the development. The public consultation on the document closes on 22 January 2018. Take part in the consultation ► Do you find this e-newsletter of interest? We have lots of other council service-related topics that you can choose from via the Keep me posted service ► Homepage  |  Contact us  | Unsubscribe All  |  Subscriber Preferences

 

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Superfast Essex Programme Update - November 2017

Superfast Essex Team

www.superfastessex.org

Programme update New website is mobile-friendly and goes LIVE today! <![if !vml]><![endif]>Superfast Essex is launching a new website today; a project we have been working on for some time. The URL remains the same but the content and layout has been refreshed with the aim of creating a functional website that is easy to navigate and understand. It is now mobile and tablet responsive, meaning the information can be read clearly no matter what device you use to view www.superfastessex.org.  The new website features the same interactive rollout map as before (although we are still working on making this even more mobile-friendly) which will continue to be updated on a monthly basis. The fresh layout aims to provide people new to the Superfast Essex programme with a general overview of the programme's work with operators Openreach and Gigaclear to provide access to superfast broadband across Essex. The FAQs section has been re-written to bring the current popular questions and subsequent answers up to date. If you have any constructive website feedback that you'd like to share with the team, you're welcome to write to us. We politely request that you please bear us throughout any teething issues in the early days of our website launch. Openreach delivery update and award winners <![if !vml]><![endif]>Superfast Essex's work across the county with operator Openreach is progressing well. The Phase 2a and Phase 3 plans are on track for completion by December 2019, with an early six month view to be added to the interactive rollout map when known. Superfast Essex is very close to reaching the milestone figure of enabling 100,000 homes and businesses across Essex with access to fibre broadband. Due to the great success of the Superfast Essex programme, Openreach has been selected as the winner of the 'Best use of digital technology' category in the Essex County Council Supplier Recognition Awards. We extend our congratulations to the Openreach team and are very proud of our excellent working relationship with them to deliver the Superfast Essex programme. Don't forget to follow us on social media (Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn) where we announce every Friday the cabinets fibre-enabled that week. Remember, you're not automatically connected and must contact a provider to buy a fibre package. Gigaclear work continues as Phase 3 plans develop <![if !vml]><![endif]>The Superfast Essex Rural Challenge Project (RCP) in Epping Forest District has made great progress and most of it is now complete, but unfortunately due to factors beyond Gigaclear's control, including some unresolved negotiations to access private land, some parts of the network build have been delayed. All residents and businesses due to be covered by the RCP rollout will be live on the new ultrafast Gigaclear network by the 31st March 2018 at the very latest, although some may become live sooner. The Superfast Essex website and interactive map and Gigaclear website and postcode checker are in the process of being updated. We apologise for this added delay to the project, and the frustration this must cause. Gigaclear's Phase 3 rollout plans for Uttlesford and Central North (including parts of Braintree, Colchester and Chelmsford) are now in the detailed planning stage. All properties to be upgraded are shown on the interactive map as due for completion by December 2019. An early six month view will be added once known. Work is expected to start in March 2018. Further information and events will be planned in the New Year and staggered throughout the rollout ahead of work starting in different communities. Looking ahead to the final phase of work - Phase 4 Thank you to all who responded to the Superfast Essex Public Consultation held in August. Your feedback, together with information from the network operators, has helped to finalise which areas are eligible for investment in our next and last phase of the programme – Phase 4. Work is now being planned in two tranches – 4a and 4b – and is aiming to extend superfast broadband coverage to nearly all Essex homes and businesses by 2021. Procurement for Phase 4a is currently underway, and will be focused in Basildon Borough, Braintree District and Epping Forest District. Procurement for Phase 4b will follow next year and seek to address the rest of Essex not currently able to access superfast broadband. Please note: No rollout plans will be confirmed until the network operators delivering the work have been selected through the procurement process, contracts have been signed and formal planning has been completed. For more information, to keep updated on the future plans as they become available, and to view the Public Consultation Report, visit: www.superfastessex.org/whatshappeningnext. Community Wi-Fi Scheme open to all suppliers Further to our last update in August 2017, we can confirm the Community Wi-Fi Scheme is now open to all broadband suppliers and additional funding has been confirmed for the scheme to run through to September 2018. Community hubs can apply to the Community Initiatives Fund (CIF) for a contribution towards set up costs of up to £400. To date, we have received 19 successful applications and five hubs are now live in Alphamstone, Mayland, Bradwell (Braintree), Peldon and White Colne. All other successful applications still stand, and those hubs can now choose any supplier to get their superfast service activated at their hub. Find out more about this scheme and apply. Better Broadband Scheme extended by a year Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK), part of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, has announced that the Better Broadband Scheme is being extended through to December 2018. Originally planned to end in December this year, the scheme allows premises receiving speeds of less than 2Mbps to access a basic broadband service as an interim solution while waiting for a superfast upgrade. Successful applicants are issues a code in order to gain support towards the cost on installing a basic satellite or wireless broadband service from one of the chosen suppliers under the scheme. A grant of up to £400 is available per person. To find out more about this scheme, check if you are eligible or apply for a code, click here. @ Essex County Council For details of how ECC processes your personal data, please access our privacy notice. Manage my preferences  /  Unsubscribe  /  Contact us  /  Share .

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Closure of Maple Lane, Radwinter/Wimbish 27th November

FORWARDED EMAIL FROM ESSEX HIGHWAYS

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1)

Temporary Traffic Regulation Order of Maple Lane, Wimbish 

Please click on the following link https://roadworks.org?tm=191914 to find details of the intended closure of Maple Lane, due to commence on 27th November 2017 for 12 days. The closure is required for the safety of the public and workforce while BT undertakes build new joint box.

Regards,

Essex Streetworks Team

Highways

Ringway Jacobs | Essex County Council

3rd Floor, Seax House, Market Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1QH

Website: http://www.essex.gov.uk/highways

Have you seen www.roadworks.org for road works on the Essex Network ?

Flood Prevention

A good deal of local flooding may be relieved by proper maintenance of ponds, ditches, rivers and other water ways. The council is again calling for volunteers to carry out a one-off survey of all water courses in the area to determine their condition. Once this is done Essex Council will digitise the information and send engineers to examine any problems found.

They will also identify the bodies that are responsible for each water way and enforce proper maintenance now and into the future.

If you would be able to help with this survey please contact the Village Clerk at radwinterparishcouncil@gmail.com

Training will be provided.

 

Radwinter Pavilion on BBC Radio Essex

If you didn't hear it, Radwinter was on BBC Radio Essex this morning as part of the Essex Quest Show. The show is a live treasure hunt and this week they were in North Essex.  

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05gkkj6  

If you click on the link above and fast forward to 1hr 22 you will hear Betty Rust phone in the radio show to give the team directions to the rec.

At about 1hr 24mins you'll hear David Emberson giving out one of the clues and doing a very good job of telling the listeners about our wonderful new facility.  

 

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Important Recreation Ground Information

Important Recreation Update

 

Car Park Closure

Please note that the Recreation Ground Car Park will be closed all day on Friday 6th October from 9am.  Any cars parked in there at that time may be locked inside the car park or in danger of being parked in.  

Arrangements will be made for Almshouse residents needing access during that time.

 

 

 

MUGA Opening Times

We hope that people have enjoyed free use of the MUGA over the summer.  As the term has started and the nights are drawing in we have adjusted the times of opening.

These are the new opening times:

 

From today until the end of half term

After school until dusk and all day until dusk at weekends

 

From November 1st until further notice:

All day until dusk dusk at weekends

 

Anyone wishing to book the MUGA outside these times, should use the pavilion booking form on our website www.radwinter-rec.org and write MUGA in the 'reasons' section.  Our website is still under construction so there is no dedicated MUGA booking form yet.

 

If anyone has any queries please contact us on:radwinter.recreation@gmail.com

 

 

Essex County Council: Superfast Essex aims to extend fibre broadband coverage to nearly 100% with last phase of work

 

PressRelease Communications PO Box 11, Chelmsford CM1 1LX 20 September 2017 PR 6339

 

 

Superfast Essex aims to extend fibre broadband coverage to nearly 100% with last phase of work

 

Even more residents and businesses stand to gain access to superfast broadband, with download speeds of 30Mbps or more, thanks to an additional phase of work being commissioned by Essex County Council (ECC). 

Superfast Essex Phase 4 is expected to be the last phase of work under the County Council's broadband improvement programme, and is aiming to reach near to 100% superfast broadband connectivity across the county by 2021. 

The decision to proceed with Phase 4 was approved by Essex County Council's Cabinet on Tuesday 19 September. 

Phase 4 will be funded by project savings and subsidy refunds from BT relating to Phases 1 and 2, contributions by local Essex councils and a new grant from the government's Broadband Delivery UK programme (BDUK), which is already earmarked for Essex.  Over the next few months, Superfast Essex is also planning to apply for further government grants worth up to £18 million. If the grants can be secured, the overall value of the Phase 4 public investment will be up to £29 million. 

This public funding will be complemented by private investment from supplier contributions, to be confirmed by operators bidding to deliver the Phase 4 work when it goes to tender. 

As a first step to prepare for Phase 4, Superfast Essex recently completed a public consultation inviting feedback on the current availability of superfast broadband coverage in Essex. Based on the responses, the programme team is now updating its State Aid map, which will identify the areas eligible to be included in the Phase 4 rollout. When complete, the final map will be published on the Superfast Essex website www.superfastessex.org. 

Essex County Councillor Kevin Bentley, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Economic Growth, Skills, Infrastructure and the Digital Economy, said:  "We have an ambition to become one of the best connected counties in the UK as we recognise the importance superfast broadband has for residents and businesses alike. Essex is a fast-growing county which makes achieving close to 100% coverage no mean feat but the County Council remains committed to improving the availability of broadband and considers it one of our priorities to invest in." 

Superfast Essex Phases 2 and 3 are currently on track to complete by December 2019. The work of network delivery partners BT and Gigaclear will take the total superfast footprint delivered by Superfast Essex to 144,000 homes and businesses, with some 90,000 addresses already enabled so far. Residents can view the areas already completed or in plans to be upgraded and check the status of their home or business on the interactive rollout map at www.superfastessex.org/maps. 

Nearly half (46%) of the properties enabled in Phase 1 of the Superfast Essex programme have now ordered a fibre broadband service. This better-than-expected take-up of services is enabling ECC to claim subsidy refunds from BT and invest these in Phase 4. 

Superfast Essex plans to begin the tender process for Phase 4 during October 2017. 

ENDS 

Notes to Editors:

• To view the Superfast Essex Phase 4 State Aid map information visit: www.superfastessex.org/whatshappeningnext
• Register your demand for faster broadband via the Make the Connection survey at www.superfastessex.org/registerdemand
• View the Superfast Essex Phase 4 Essex County Council Cabinet Report here
• Check the current broadband rollout information for your area atfwww.superfastessex.org/maps

 

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County Broadband Update

I am awaiting a response from Superfast Essex as to what is planned by whom for December this year…..

 

 

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From: James Salmon <james.salmon@countybroadband.co.uk>

 

I am writing to tell you that unfortunately we are going to have to pull out of our plans to build a broadband network in Radwinter. This is not a decision that we have taken lightly and it is exclusively due to Essex County Council funding a project build to someone else that will overbuild whatever network we plan – this has been confirmed to us from ECC.

This does seem to continue the "in…out" position that Radwinter seems to have suffered with any planned network improvement over the last year or so, but we just cannot afford to build a network in a village that has received state aid funding to build a similar network, especially as both our roll out and the planned overbuild are due to finish at the same time – December this year.

I wish you and your residents all the very best in your quest to find better broadband service for the village and hope that it does come within the time frames that are being advertised on the ECC maps.

Kind regards

 

 James Salmon

  Old Bourchiers Hall

  New Road

  Aldham

  Essex   CO6 3QU

 

  Tel: 01376 562002

  www.countybroadband.co.uk

Reminder : BT September Community meetings in Uttlesford

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From: <giles.ellerton@bt.com>

Special events for people in Uttlesford

Two special events are being held which will be of interest to people in your area who are looking for access to faster broadband. As you know there are some communities within Uttlesford that are not on any current plans to get access to Fibre Broadband from BT.

Our team of experts will be on hand to help residents understand the options available; we also want to hear about the particular needs of your community.

We will work with your community to build the most affordable solution possible which in many cases can work out cheaper than selecting a network where you are stuck with a single provider.

I would be very grateful if you could pass on information about these events to your councillors and residents across the parish, and hope you can join us on the day. Residents can choose to register to attend either event at the following sites, or alternatively view more details from BT's Community Fibre Partnership site by clicking HERE

Great Sampford event tickets

Takeley event tickets

The events will take place:

Tuesday 19^th September 2017

7.30pm  Great Sampford Community Primary School, Finchingfield Road, Great Sampford, Nr Saffron Walden CB10 2RL.

Tuesday 26^th September 2017

7.30 pm Takeley Community Centre, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, Herts, CM22 6RB

https://communityfibre.bt.com/uttlesford

with best regards

Giles Ellerton

Regional Partnership Director

East of England

BT Group

07795 987897

0207  778 5768

Closure of Car Park

Widening of the Radwinter Recreation Ground Car Park Entrance

The Recreation Ground Car Park will be shut to residents from Monday 7^th August for 5 days (weather dependent)

RESIDENTS who gain access to the rear of their properties from this driveway please note that vehicular access will be limited during the working day but available in the evenings / overnight

Are you getting superfast broadband?

Essex County Council Public Consultation – August 2017

SUPERFAST ESSEX PUBLIC CONSULTATION NOW LIVE

The Superfast Essex programme has launched a public consultation to run during August 2017 to reassess availability of superfast broadband to inform any future broadband work in the county.

Full details and a link to respond can be found at: www.superfastessex.org/whatshappeningnext.

We need you to check the current State Aid broadband status for your address on our interactive State Aid map on this webpage and provide feedback with evidence if you disagree with the current classification shown. Details about the type of evidence required and instructions about how to obtain this are detailed in the public consultation feedback form. We also welcome feedback confirming the broadband status shown on the map is correct. We will accept responses from Parish/Town Councils on behalf of communities. You will still need to provide an address to complete the form; please then specify in the comments boxes provided if your consultation response applies to a full community or multiple addresses, please include a list of the addresses in your response.  If we require further clarification after we receive your response we will contact you.

Please note the map being consulted on will be used to decide whether properties are eligible for public subsidy in the future. This is different to the interactive rollout map which is separate to this consultation. The outcome of this consultation will form the basis for directing future investment by Essex County Council to improve broadband access, with the ambition to ensure everyone in the county has a superfast connection by 2021 at the latest.

Feedback on the consultation must only be submitted via the online public consultation feedback form available on the ‘What’s happening next?’ page at: www.superfastessex.org/whatshappeningnext. Residents in areas with poor connectivity are encouraged to take the time to visit libraries or use workplace computers to complete their feedback, as the team would like to hear from them in particular. Unfortunately, due to the volume of responses expected and the need to process them quickly, Superfast Essex is unable to offer the option of hard copy correspondence.

Parish event

Please also find attached the slides from our most recent Countywide Parish Event on Tuesday 25^th July.

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact us.

www.superfastessex.org/contactus

Essex County Council

Email: www.superfastessex.org | www.essex.gov.uk

Allocations for East View Scheme

Allocations Policy Document

Dear Radwinter Parish Council,

The S106 scheme at East View built by Linden Homes and Chelmer Housing Partnership is well underway and nearing completion.  As the Parish Council is aware, a local lettings agreement was made between Radwinter PC and Uttlesford District Council that residents of Radwinter would have first refusal on all affordable homes for the first and subsequent lets.  I am writing to you today on behalf of the Housing Allocations team to highlight the Council's Allocations Policy and how local residents might register their interest to the Council for a property.  It would be most helpful if the Parish Council is able to publicise this policy and encourage local residents interested or in housing need to apply

Residents of Radwinter who would like to be considered for a property on the East View scheme should register at www.Homeoption.org or speak to a member of the housing Options/homeless prevention team on 01799 510 510.  The housing allocation policy has 4 bandings (A- C &E). Bands A-C are for residents with a strong housing need due to illness, mobility, age or overcrowding or single residents aged over 35 years old.  Residents in Band E are those living with homes with shared facilities or who are single and aged below 35 years.  (The age differentiation is due to the changes to housing benefit).  

In addition, residents living in private rented housing who spend more than 35% of their income are eligible to apply.  The agreement with Uttlesford District Council is that all residents with a strong connection to Radwinter will be considered for the new 8 affordable rented homes. Residents interested in the 4 shared ownership properties should apply to the Help to Buy website (https://www.helptobuyese.org.uk/) whereby their application will be assessed on their financial status.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if anything is unclear or I can be of further assistance.

Best wishes,

Stephanie

Stephanie Baxter BA (Hons), PgDip (Housing)

Housing Enabling Officer

Uttlesford District Council

London Road

Saffron Walden

CB11 4ER

01799 510 633

Speaking with Planning about building works or new development? Have you spoken with our Building Control Service too? Our team can help you meet Government-set Building Regulations for the safe design and construction of buildings (including energy efficiency and access requirements). Email them on building@uttlesford.gov.uk or telephone 01799 510538, or look at our website www.uttlesford.gov.uk/buildingcontrol for more information.