Elms Farm from Church Road, Stansted

The owners of Elms Farm and the surrounding landscaped land of Stansted Park are staging an exhibition on Saturday, February 26th. Their intention is to promote and consult the public about a medium sized housing development on the somewhat untidy farm site. They are conscious of the sensitivity of the site; for example, the view of the park from Chapel Hill. There are likely to be significant community benefits if the plan becomes reality. 

Parapet of railway bridge where road could be widened.

One issue that will have to be considered is the impact of traffic on Church Road. Whether and when the road can be widened on both sides of the railway bridge

Mother & child forced from narrow pavement into Church Road 14 Feb 2011

(popularly known as ‘Wing-mirror Bridge’ for obvious reasons) must not be ignored! 

I think the same issue arises with the proposal for a

View towards Lower Street. Land should be safeguarded for road widening.

supermarket, health centre and flats on the car sales site immediately across the railway from Elms Farm. Land must be safeguarded on both sides of the bridge so that the pavement can be shifted and the road widened.

The bridge only was built to a wider specification when the railway was electrified many years ago. Today’s traffic, heavy lorries, buses and coaches are all aggravating the risk for cars and pedestrians crossing the bridge.