Residents for Uttlesford [R4U] Uttlesford Local Plan Archives - Residents for Uttlesford https://www.residents4u.org/tag/uttlesford-local-plan/ Love where you live Sun, 28 Apr 2024 17:39:36 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 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] Uttlesford Local Plan Archives - Residents for Uttlesford https://www.residents4u.org/tag/uttlesford-local-plan/ 32 32 70608645 Uttlesford Council Leader sends strong Local Plan response to Westminster https://www.residents4u.org/2024/01/21/uttlesford-council-leader-sends-strong-local-plan-response-to-westminster/ Sun, 21 Jan 2024 18:22:14 +0000 https://www.residents4u.org/?p=31365 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 →

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]]> 31365 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’s improvement programme at Uttlesford District Council recognised by award from Royal Town Planning Institute https://www.residents4u.org/2021/12/09/r4us-improvement-programme-at-uttlesford-district-council-recognised-by-award-from-royal-town-planning-institute/ Thu, 09 Dec 2021 16:09:50 +0000 https://www.residents4u.org/?p=22046 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 →

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]]> 22046 R4U puts residents at centre of re-engineered Local Plan process at UDC https://www.residents4u.org/2020/10/28/r4u-puts-residents-at-centre-of-re-engineered-local-plan-process-at-udc/ Wed, 28 Oct 2020 12:36:53 +0000 https://www.residents4u.org/?p=18693 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 →

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]]> 18693 Inspector finds former Conservative Administration’s second Uttlesford Local Plan unsound; new administration commits to re-engineering the council https://www.residents4u.org/2020/01/14/inspector-finds-former-conservative-administrations-second-uttlesford-local-plan-unsound-new-administration-commits-to-re-engineering-the-council/ Tue, 14 Jan 2020 17:24:54 +0000 https://www.residents4u.org/?p=17684 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 →

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]]> 17684 First week of Uttlesford Local Plan hearings focus on new homes and jobs https://www.residents4u.org/2019/07/09/first-week-of-uttlesford-local-plan-hearings-focus-on-new-homes-and-jobs/ Tue, 09 Jul 2019 15:42:48 +0000 https://www.residents4u.org/?p=16513 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 →

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]]> 16513 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’ https://www.residents4u.org/2017/06/20/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/ https://www.residents4u.org/2017/06/20/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/#comments Tue, 20 Jun 2017 17:42:42 +0000 http://www.residents4u.org/?p=9762 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 →

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]]> https://www.residents4u.org/2017/06/20/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/feed/ 1 9762 R4U exposes evidence vacuum at centre of politically-tarnished Local Plan https://www.residents4u.org/2016/10/06/r4u-exposes-evidence-vacuum-centre-politically-tarnished-local-plan/ Thu, 06 Oct 2016 08:31:25 +0000 http://www.residents4u.org/?p=8658 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 →

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]]> 8658 UDC Leader refuses to answer simple question: Why are less than 1% of new homes proposed for where the UDC Cabinet lives? https://www.residents4u.org/2016/09/28/udc-leader-refuses-answer-simple-question-less-1-new-homes-proposed-udc-cabinet-lives/ https://www.residents4u.org/2016/09/28/udc-leader-refuses-answer-simple-question-less-1-new-homes-proposed-udc-cabinet-lives/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2016 18:22:25 +0000 http://www.residents4u.org/?p=8627 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 →

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]]> https://www.residents4u.org/2016/09/28/udc-leader-refuses-answer-simple-question-less-1-new-homes-proposed-udc-cabinet-lives/feed/ 1 8627 Residents locked out of Local Plan in local NIMBY-Tory political move, cross-party meetings cancelled, public consultation cut – Press Release https://www.residents4u.org/2016/09/20/residents-locked-local-plan-local-nimby-tory-political-move-cross-party-meetings-cancelled-public-consultation-cut-press-release/ Tue, 20 Sep 2016 07:09:46 +0000 http://www.residents4u.org/?p=8560 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 →

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