Tag: Uttlesford Local Plan

Uttlesford Council Leader sends strong Local Plan response to Westminster

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The Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) administration at Uttlesford District Council has responded strongly to a December letter from Secretary of State Michael Gove MP, that demanded that the Council provide …read more →

UDC votes for public consultation on draft Local Plan to start to bring an end to years of developer free-for-all

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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 →

R4U’s improvement programme at Uttlesford District Council recognised by award from Royal Town Planning Institute

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Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) is delighted that after embarking on an ambitious re-engineering programme at Uttlesford District Council (UDC), the local authority has received a prestigious award for strategic planning. …read more →

R4U puts residents at centre of re-engineered Local Plan process at UDC

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R4U has designed the new Local Plan process at UDC to improve decision making, provide better scrutiny of work, and put residents at the centre. R4U’s Cllr John Evans, who …read more →

Inspector finds former Conservative Administration’s second Uttlesford Local Plan unsound; new administration commits to re-engineering the council

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Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) has announced that its new administration has committed to re-engineering Uttlesford District Council (UDC) to deliver a proper Local Plan after the Planning Inspectors found the …read more →

First week of Uttlesford Local Plan hearings focus on new homes and jobs

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After the end of the first week of the Local Plan hearings R4U chair Cllr John Lodge, who is UDC Leader, said “So far the Planning Inspectors have examined the …read more →

Local Plan Transport Study confirms many Uttlesford roads at capacity, Saffron Walden should not take additional mass-housing and eastern link-road is a ‘myth’

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A major new Uttlesford Transport Study, which has been finally published by UDC as part of their draft Local Plan, highlights past failings and recommends that Saffron Walden and Elsenham …read more →

R4U exposes evidence vacuum at centre of politically-tarnished Local Plan

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Residents for Uttlesford has exposed the extent of missing evidence from the Uttlesford Local Plan and the UDC Cabinet’s attempt to avoid the proper process. R4U’s Chair Cllr John Lodge said …read more →

UDC Leader refuses to answer simple question: Why are less than 1% of new homes proposed for where the UDC Cabinet lives?

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This week the Walden Local directly challenged UDC Leader Howard Rolfe on why less than 1% of new homes were being targeted where UDC Cabinet members live; he refused to …read more →

Banner: UDC gag's public

Residents locked out of Local Plan in local NIMBY-Tory political move, cross-party meetings cancelled, public consultation cut – Press Release

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Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) has expressed significant concerns about political interference in the new Local Plan and that UDC is again failing in its legal obligations. UDC is currently developing …read more →