Residents for Uttlesford [R4U] Planning and the Local Plan Archives - Residents for Uttlesford https://www.residents4u.org/category/council-area/portfolios/planning-and-development/ Love where you live Sun, 28 Apr 2024 17:39:22 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/www.residents4u.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-R4U-hand-512sq.gif?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Residents for Uttlesford [R4U] Planning and the Local Plan Archives - Residents for Uttlesford https://www.residents4u.org/category/council-area/portfolios/planning-and-development/ 32 32 70608645 UDC votes for public consultation on draft Local Plan to start to bring an end to years of developer free-for-all https://www.residents4u.org/2023/10/31/udc-votes-for-public-consultation-on-draft-local-plan-to-start-to-bring-an-end-to-years-of-developer-free-for-all/ Tue, 31 Oct 2023 21:48:33 +0000 https://www.residents4u.org/?p=31350 At an Extraordinary Council meeting on Monday 30th October, Uttlesford District councillors voted to approve a draft of the district’s new Local Plan for public consultation. A Local Plan sets ...read more →

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]]> 31350 R4U supports new major business park on the M11 road/rail corridor at Stansted Airport, bringing 1,000s of new jobs https://www.residents4u.org/2023/01/30/r4u-supports-new-major-business-park-on-the-m11-road-rail-corridor-at-stansted-airport-which-will-bring-1000s-of-new-jobs/ Mon, 30 Jan 2023 10:49:44 +0000 https://www.residents4u.org/?p=25853 The planning approval by Uttlesford District Council of a large new brown-field business park, closely connected to rail, the M11 and Stansted Airport, had been welcomed by Residents for Uttlesford ...read more →

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]]> 25853 R4U pushes for stronger reporting and oversight of Local Plan at UDC https://www.residents4u.org/2022/10/17/r4u-pushes-for-stronger-reporting-and-oversight-of-local-plan-at-udc/ Mon, 17 Oct 2022 07:04:46 +0000 https://www.residents4u.org/?p=24677 The Residents for Uttlesford administration at UDC is putting in place stronger oversight and reporting of evidence to drive Local Plan delivery against a backdrop of government demands for more ...read more →

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]]> 24677 Vote for the Saffron Walden Neighbourhood Plan on 15th September https://www.residents4u.org/2022/09/11/vote-for-the-saffron-walden-neighbourhood-plan-on-15th-september/ Sun, 11 Sep 2022 12:04:38 +0000 https://www.residents4u.org/?p=24374 Introduction The Saffron Walden Neighbourhood Plan (SWNP) has been completed, approved by a Government Examiner and is now being submitted to local residents for approval at the referendum to be ...read more →

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]]> 24374 R4U Administration report in airport appeal provides pointers for the future https://www.residents4u.org/2022/07/11/r4u-administration-report-in-airport-appeal-provides-pointers-for-the-future/ Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:57:52 +0000 https://www.residents4u.org/?p=23901 Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) welcomes the findings of its administration’s report into the Stansted Airport expansion appeal as it will help focus the next phase of R4U’s programme of improvements ...read more →

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]]> 23901 R4U: “Census lays bare the result of a politically fuelled developer free-for-all in Uttlesford” https://www.residents4u.org/2022/07/05/r4u-census-lays-bare-the-result-of-a-politically-fuelled-developer-free-for-all-in-uttlesford/ Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:44:28 +0000 https://www.residents4u.org/?p=23897 The recent ONS report into the 2021 census shows that in the last decade Uttlesford has experienced the largest green-field housebuilding anywhere in the country under the Conservatives, and that ...read more →

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]]> 23897 Two more victories for UDC and residents as 2 appeals for 300 houses refused in the High Court https://www.residents4u.org/2022/03/03/two-more-victories-for-udc-and-residents-as-2-appeals-for-300-houses-refused-in-the-high-court/ Thu, 03 Mar 2022 15:40:32 +0000 https://www.residents4u.org/?p=23040 The High and Supreme courts have backed UDC’s decision to refuse two unsustainable planning applications. R4U’s Cllr John Evans, who is UDC portfolio holder for Planning and the Local Plan, ...read more →

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]]> 23040 Independent planners question Westminster motives for punitive action against Uttlesford https://www.residents4u.org/2022/02/23/independent-planners-question-westminster-motives-for-punitive-action-against-uttlesford/ Wed, 23 Feb 2022 08:02:57 +0000 https://www.residents4u.org/?p=22944 Independent planning experts have been questioning the government’s real motives for taking control of major planning decisions in Uttlesford. Cllr John Evans, UDC portfolio holder for Planning and the Local ...read more →

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]]> 22944 House-building: Does he who pays the piper, whistle the tune? https://www.residents4u.org/2022/02/16/house-building-does-he-who-pays-the-piper-whistle-the-tune/ Wed, 16 Feb 2022 13:51:34 +0000 https://www.residents4u.org/?p=22796 The government’s removal of residents’ power to decide on major planning matters is all about politics. ...read more →

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]]> 22796 R4U appalled that Conservatives seize control of Uttlesford planning decisions by the back door https://www.residents4u.org/2022/02/08/r4u-appalled-that-conservatives-seize-control-of-uttlesford-planning-decisions-by-the-back-door/ Tue, 08 Feb 2022 17:26:40 +0000 https://www.residents4u.org/?p=22717 Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) is appalled by a political move to bypass local decision making on housebuilding in Uttlesford. ...read more →

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