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‘Bingate’ prompts 6,600 complaints and queries to Uttlesford District Council

13 March 2024
‘Bingate’ prompts 6,600 complaints and queries to Uttlesford District Council

‘Bingate’ prompts 6,600 complaints and queries to Uttlesford District Council

13 March 2024

The vast majority of complaints related to the revocation of UDC’s waste vehicle operating licence on January 25 by the traffic commissioner.


Health watchdog identifies inadequate staff training at supported living complex

22 February 2024
Health watchdog identifies inadequate staff training at supported living complex

Health watchdog identifies inadequate staff training at supported living complex

22 February 2024

Mandalay in Saffron Walden specialises in providing support to people with learning disabilities, autism and other complex needs.


Council contributes £41,000 to RAAC repairs for leisure centre

22 February 2024
Council contributes £41,000 to RAAC repairs for leisure centre

Council contributes £41,000 to RAAC repairs for leisure centre

22 February 2024

£164,587 cost of repairs split between three PFI partners and Uttlesford District Council, which was under no legal obligation to contribute.


Uttlesford council’s property portfolio under the spotlight after £7m drop in value

22 February 2024
Uttlesford council’s property portfolio under the spotlight after £7m drop in value

Uttlesford council’s property portfolio under the spotlight after £7m drop in value

22 February 2024

The district council, run by Residents for Uttlesford (R4U), has borrowed a total of £93m from other councils around the country since June 2022.


Essex County Council raps Uttlesford’s homework on education provision in district plan

12 January 2024
Essex County Council raps Uttlesford’s homework on education provision in district plan

Essex County Council raps Uttlesford’s homework on education provision in district plan

12 January 2024

ECC “does not fully support, and in some cases makes objections to, the Draft Uttlesford Locla Plan in relation to education”.


Michael Gove names and shames Uttlesford District Council over planning

20 December 2023
Michael Gove names and shames Uttlesford District Council over planning

Michael Gove names and shames Uttlesford District Council over planning

20 December 2023

Uttlesford one of seven councils on Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary’s hit list in speech highlighting local planning failures.


Decision delayed for 350 homes on Great Chesterford Roman site

30 November 2023
Decision delayed for 350 homes on Great Chesterford Roman site

Decision delayed for 350 homes on Great Chesterford Roman site

30 November 2023

Uttlesford councillors agree more time to consider need for new homes versus preserving an ancient Roman site


Judicial review of plan to use redundant military base to house asylum seekers

01 November 2023
Judicial review of plan to use redundant military base to house asylum seekers

Judicial review of plan to use redundant military base to house asylum seekers

01 November 2023

It was announced in March that MDP Wethersfield would house up to 1,700 asylum seekers on a temporary basis as part of a 12-month project.


Uttlesford council sorry for taking early payments from residents

01 November 2023
Uttlesford council sorry for taking early payments from residents

Uttlesford council sorry for taking early payments from residents

01 November 2023

The authority admitted an “administrative error” which saw council tax and business rate charges debited before being returned on the same day.


Decision by November 6 on Stansted Airport’s terminal extension plans

23 October 2023
Decision by November 6 on Stansted Airport’s terminal extension plans

Decision by November 6 on Stansted Airport’s terminal extension plans

23 October 2023

Increased retail and hospitality will generate over 5,000 new jobs but Historic England concerned by impact on “iconic piece of architecture”.


Public object to ‘disproportionate’ housing allocations in Uttlesford’s draft Local Plan

19 October 2023
Public object to ‘disproportionate’ housing allocations in Uttlesford’s draft Local Plan

Public object to ‘disproportionate’ housing allocations in Uttlesford’s draft Local Plan

19 October 2023

Takeley, Little Canfield and Great Dunmow will share the largest quotas of new homes but residents have slammed the draft plan as an ‘outrage’.


Almost 1,500 new homes given go ahead in Uttlesford

20 September 2023
Almost 1,500 new homes given go ahead in Uttlesford

Almost 1,500 new homes given go ahead in Uttlesford

20 September 2023

Permission has been granted for up to 1,200 homes near Dunmow, 160 in Little Dunmow and 111 in Great Chesterford


Court date set over Govt plans to house asylum seekers at old RAF base

05 September 2023
Court date set over Govt plans to house asylum seekers at old RAF base

Court date set over Govt plans to house asylum seekers at old RAF base

05 September 2023

The High Court will hear Braintree District Council’s challenge to plans for 1,700 male migrants to be accommodated at the former RAF Wethersfield.


Ryanair pilot warns of passenger risk from proposed 72-home estate

05 September 2023
Ryanair pilot warns of passenger risk from proposed 72-home estate

Ryanair pilot warns of passenger risk from proposed 72-home estate

05 September 2023

Captain Robyn Marshall fears construction noise will disrupt her sleep and in turn compromise safety of passengers she flies from Stansted Airport.


Council puts brakes on science park’s £13m expansion

08 August 2023
Council puts brakes on science park’s £13m expansion

Council puts brakes on science park’s £13m expansion

08 August 2023

Uttlesford District Council has deferred a decision on granting planning permission over concerns about adequate cycle paths access


Calls for transparency over Uttlesford Local Plan

04 August 2023
Calls for transparency over Uttlesford Local Plan

Calls for transparency over Uttlesford Local Plan

04 August 2023

Uttlesford District Council is progressing its latest local plan bid, but is accused of not being open enough.


Council plans summer campaign against Stansted Airport taxi touts

17 July 2023
Council plans summer campaign against Stansted Airport taxi touts

Council plans summer campaign against Stansted Airport taxi touts

17 July 2023

Uttlesford’s senior licensing officer Jamie Livermore said the council “disrupted a number of suspected touts” in a trial procedure earlier this year.


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