Birchanger Parish Council

Please be advised that Mrs Elizabeth Godwin has resigned from the Parish Council. Liz has served many years as both District and Parish Councillor and she will be sorely missed. She has agreed to remain on the Planning Commitee which means that BPC will have access to her vast knowledge and experience.

Please see the attached official Notice of Vacancy. If there is no request from at least ten electors for an election by 14th August then the Council may fill the vacancy by co-option.

Good Afternoon,

This is just to advise you we have been informed by the Planning Inspectorate that the Hearing for the Enforcement Appeal ENF/18/0195/B has been postponed.  This is due to the ongoing Corona Virus situation – the Government guidelines on stopping non-essential travel and contact in the best interests of staff and the wider public. 

As soon as we have some more information we will be in touch.

Kind regards

Planning and Building Control Support Team

The work of the County Council has, not surprisingly changed immeasurably over the last few months and the issue of Highway matters has taken rather a back seat with preference for many of the things that we always do but never figure very highly on most people’s agenda .  Having said that Highways are continuing to work on all of the normal pothole filling and some resurfacing work together with general repairs.  However, that work is at a slower pace than normal because of the issues around staff safety and social distancing that needs to be maintained  throughout.

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Good afternoon,

Apologies for the lateness of this alert. I was on leave last week – and what a week to be away from the office!

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1)

Temporary Traffic Regulation Order of Birchanger Lane, Duckend Lane, Birchanger

Please click on the following link https://one.network/?tm=115047355 to find details of the intended closure of Birchanger Lane, Duckend Lane, due to commence on 11th June 2020 for 4 days. The closure is required for the safety of the public and workforce while Essex County Council undertakes Surface Dressing in Spring/Summer 2020.. Closure in force between 0800-1700hrs only..

Coronavirus

Dear resident,

I have never written to anyone on a more important subject. I would ask that you please take a moment to read this message.

We are facing the biggest challenge of our times. Coronavirus is a killer. If we do nothing, 500,000 people across our great country will die.

But that horrendous outcome will not happen, provided we act.

The Government has issued good advice. But not all of us are following it.

Waste collections are continuing as normal at this time. We do have contingency plans in place and will communicate those if/when those plans kick-in.

Please read attached file which contains changes to UDC advice.

Please see attached joint statement from UDC on Covid-19.

Please see attached communication from Uttlesford

Please see attached article from our MP Kemi Badenoch.

Please see thepdf file regarding the appeal from the travellers on the site designated "Land North of Birchanger Lane".

Please see the pdf of a letter sent out by UDC regarding the Local Plan.

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1)

Temporary Traffic Regulation Order of Birchanger Lane, Duckend Lane, Birchanger.

Please click on the following link https://one.network/?tm=116452202 to find details of the intended closure of Birchanger Lane, Duckend Lane, due to commence on 27th March 2020 for 6 days. The closure is required for the safety of the public and workforce while Essex County Council undertakes pre patching for surface dressing.

No news in this case is -no news!

This is the latest response from enforcement to a request for an update of the traveller site situation.

"Unfortunately there is no update on this.  I will chase PINs [Planning Inspectorate] again regarding this matter but they are saying not to chase appeals as this is causing a drain on their resources.  As soon as I hear from them I will advise you accordingly. 

Kind regards,

Sarah Marshall

Planning Enforcement Team Leader

Uttlesford District Council"

The following advice has been received from Sarah Marshall who is the Planning Enforcement Team Leader for Uttlesford District Council.

"I thought it would be timely to provide the Parish with an update.

County Councillor Ray Gooding has obtained a proposed schedule of actions regarding these works and the likely dates are as follows;

•Aug 2019 will be when tender documents are completed,

•Jan 2020 contract award,

•start asap after that.

The Parish Council has requested that before work commences Highways should liaise with the Council to discuss mitigation of the inevitable disuption which will occur.