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Last night the full District Council met to discuss the Local Plan process and instead demonstrated all that is broken with local politics. The losers were the residents of Uttlesford …read more →
Thursday night of 18th December sees a cross-party vote of no confidence in the UDC leadership over their failed Local Plan. How will your councillor vote and what excuses will …read more →
In an unusual move, last week the Planning Inspector cancelled the draft Uttlesford Local Plan hearings part way through and rejected the Plan. This is a titanic failure because Uttlesford …read more →
Residents groups been invited to be a participant in the Planning Inspector’s hearings on the draft Uttlesford Local Plan, and we’ve been there all this week. We’ve long made the …read more →
BBC Radio Essex host Dave Monk presented his show from Saffron Walden last week. During the broadcast he held a debate about new homes proposed for the town between myself …read more →
We may think that we’re living in a sleepy and quaint north-west corner of Essex, but actually for centuries we’ve been progressive, fiercely independent and adaptable to change. Over the …read more →
I got an inbound email from a resident in the south of the district this week. He said that “an independent residents’ party is an excellent idea” but wanted to …read more →
It’s just not working. We believe that the current district council is failing the residents and communities of Uttlesford. There are many hardworking and dedicated employees and councillors at UDC, …read more →