It is expected that a large number of people will want to attend the meeting on Tuesday but the capacity of the village hall is limited to 120. We cannot allow more than this number to attend as to do so would be breaking the terms of our booking agreement and would be outside the terms of the hall's insurance policy. People will be admitted on a first come first served basis when doors open at 7.30. A Birchanger resident who is a licensed security professional has generously offered to manage admissions for us and we have gratefully accepted his offer.
Because space is so limited we will be using a PA system that we hope will let people outside the hall hear what's being said. We also hope to record the meeting, but if that proves impossible then a summary will be posted online afterwards .
This is an update on the road scheme at the southern end of the village which we brought to your attention in this month's Birchanger Village Magazine.
There has been quite a lot of comment about exactly what the scheme entails. In summary, it is:
Members of the council are meeting regularly to discuss this evolving situation.
As you will know, an injunction has been served on the occupants of the site prohibiting them from allowing more caravans onto the land or developing it outside the terms of the existing planning permission, which is for limited equestrian use. The press release is at https://www.uttlesford.gov.uk/article/4739/A-statement-regarding-Travell.... Uttlesford inform us that they are currently visiting the site frequently to see whether the injunction is being complied with.
Birchanger Parish Council received the following from Uttlesford District Council at 12:08 today.
I can confirm that the Council applied for an injunction at the Royal Courts of Justice in London last week and were successful. The injunction was served at the site by bailiffs on Saturday morning. The injunction is to prevent any new people moving onto the site who weren’t already living at the site at the time of the serving of the injunction on Saturday morning, no additional caravans are to be brought onto the site and any further works to the site to enable the use of the land for residential purposes.
UDC officers will of course be monitoring the site to ensure the occupants/owners are adhering to the injunction.
This post last updated 30/7/18 at 14:38.
Birchanger Parish Council is trying to resolve the situation of the encampment in Birchanger Lane as soon as possible. We are working closely with Uttlesford District Council, who are the planning authority responsible for Birchanger, and who have the duty of enforcing breaches of planning regulations. They have been overwhelmed by contacts from Birchanger residents so rather than contacting everyone individually they will be sending communications about this matter through the parish council.
The primary contact points within the parish council will be the following.
Angie Driscoll at angidriscoll@aol.com (817376)
Elizabeth Godwin stickgo@outlook.com (812793)
There will be a public meeting about the situation at the end of Birchanger Lane on Tuesday 7th August at 8.00 in the village hall. The CEO of Uttlesford District Council, Dawn French, will attend.
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