Social Value Ideas for Uttlesford District Council

Brett's Farm mixed-use approved

The committee approved the Brett’s Farm redevelopment: demolition of the existing commercial building, construction of a smaller commercial unit and eight dwellings. Members were reassured that parkin…

“Speaker 23: The current building comprises a number of businesses including a farm shop, restaurant slash cafe, gift shop, garden center, and osteopat…”

Local Plan Regulation 19 submitted

Cabinet agreed to recommend the Uttlesford Local Plan 2021 to 2041 Regulation 19 document for an eight-week consultation, followed by submission to the Planning Inspectorate. The plan includes updated…

“Speaker 5: There are four recommendations, Lee, there and perhaps I could read them if you don't mind. So, I invite cabinet to recommend to council th…”

Design code adopted

Cabinet approved the Uttlesford Design Code as a supplementary planning document, with a minor amendment requested by Takeley Parish Council. The code will be used as a material consideration in plann…

“Speaker 5: Thank you, Leader. I'm very pleased indeed to bring this before colleagues. Some of us actually participated in the very early stages of th…”

Saffron Walden reserve matters approved

The reserve matters application for land south of Red Winter Road was approved subject to the section 73 application and deed of variation. The scheme delivered 233 dwellings, 40% affordable housing, …

“Speaker 17: The application before us is land South Of Red Winter Road in Saffer Morden. Some of you might remember the site from previous. The site h…”

Major housing noise constraints

A separate outline housing scheme in Henham/Elsenham was recommended for refusal because noise from the M11 and railway meant the development could not provide acceptable living conditions or usable a…

“Speaker 13: In regards to noise, an objection has been raised by the council's environmental health officer. This takes into consideration the details…”

Falstead coalescence refusal

The committee refused the Fausted / Bannister Green application for up to 100 dwellings because members accepted that it would cause physical and visual coalescence between Watch House Green and Banni…

“Speaker 4: Furthermore, insufficient ecological information was provided during the assessment of the application to enable the councils to conclude t…”

Local Plan to be commended onward

The panel reviewed the inspector's final report and accepted the main modifications, agreeing unanimously to commend the modified local plan to cabinet and then full council. This is a major policy mi…

“So tonight, the panel is asked to review the inspector's report and the final modified version of the plan. You have a strike through version appended…”

Adoption of new local plan

The council agreed to adopt the new local plan after a long debate. The plan was presented as necessary to replace the out-of-date 2005 plan, provide certainty, reduce speculative development, and sup…

“Chairman and colleagues, I bring before us tonight a local plan with the recommendation that it be adopted. I do not do so, however, in any triumphali…”