Nominate the pothole you want repaired!

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Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) is asking residents to tell us which local potholes they would like to see repaired for prioritisation with ECC.

Paul Gadd (R4U) Paul Gadd (R4U)

R4U’s Cllr Paul Gadd, Essex County Councillor for the Saffron Walden division, said “Essex County Council has recently launched a “Councillor-led pothole scheme”; each county councillor is allowed to nominate up to 36 potholes in their division which should be fixed. Obviously this will only scratch the surface of the maintenance work that needs doing, but we should make the most of this scheme. So fellow R4U Councillor Martin Foley and I are asking residents to tell us which potholes they would like to see repaired in the Saffron Walden and Thaxted county divisions.”

Cllr Gadd continued “We have so far nominated about one-third of our allowance. The scheme treats groups of potholes as a single one, so we’ve been concentrating on identifying badly damaged patches of road which are heavily used. At the moment I’ve been nominating through-roads in Saffron Walden such as Peaslands Road, which are in a poor state, particularly around the Thaxted Rd mini-roundabout, and roads that are important to connect villages, such as Chestnut Avenue and Quicksie Hill.”

Martin Foley (R4U) Martin Foley (R4U)

R4U’s Cllr Martin Foley, Essex County Councillor for the Thaxted division said “So far I’m nominating roads including The B1051 between Haigs and Stanbrook, various number of roads in Debden and Debden Green, and on the Tanyard and Weaverbrook in Thaxted. It would be hugely helpful if residents can let Cllr Gadd or me know what their priorities are. If possible, please let us have a precise location, ideally using the what3words mobile phone application if your use it, and a couple of photos. Please email us at cllr.martin.foley@essex.gov.uk for Thaxted division residents or cllr.paul.gadd@essex.gov.uk for Saffron Walden division residents.”

There are 4 Uttlesford county council divisions. Residents can find out their county council division by postcode on this website. The councillors are:

Note: R4U is unsure if the Conservative county councillors are running the same ‘pothole nomination’ programme, but it is worth residents contact them in case they are. Their email addresses are:

All Essex County Councillors are listed here on the ECC website.

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About Residents for Uttlesford

Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) is the local independent party of north-west Essex towns and villages. The party believes in positive politics and that residents should decide on local issues, not Westminster parties.

R4U leads Uttlesford District Council (UDC). In its first election in 2015 it became the second party at UDC. In May 2019 R4U gained majority control of UDC, winning two-thirds of the seats. The ground-breaking result delivered the biggest loss by any Conservative controlled council in the UK. In 2023 the party retained control of the now award-winning local authority.

In 2021, R4U won half the Essex County Council seats in Uttlesford district.

Since 2015 R4U has also led Saffron Walden Town Council, where under its stewardship the council has rebuilt finances, invested in community assets, and won multiple awards, including the best run council in Essex. It is a minority party on Great Dunmow Town Council.

Residents for Uttlesford can be found on the web at www.residents4u.org.

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