The planning appeal about the latest proposed development behind Tesco and the Coop on Cambridge Road, Stansted begins next Tuesday, April 26th. You are warmly welcome to attend to show your interest in what happens at this 14 Cambridge Road central site; especially if you agree with your councillors that the appealed scheme would be an overdevelopment that will […]

If you are distressed about today’s traffic chaos on Cambridge Road near Tesco and are concerned that the current planning appeal proposals for development on the land behind Tesco will make the situation worse, please read this letter and make your own representations to the Planning Inspectorate. Your Village Does Need You! Write by Monday, March 7th!   […]

In recent weeks there has been continual public anger on Facebook/Stansted Matters at the traffic chaos and regular incidents of inconsiderate and dangerous parking close to the pedestrian crossing on Cambridge Road, Stansted. Clicking here will reveal a possible and tentative plan for improving safety, parking and traffic congestion around Tesco and the Coop. The plan requires […]

The latest planning proposal for 14 Cambridge Road, Stansted would damage the vitality and economic success of the Cambridge Road retail and business area. The site would be over-developed and put an intolerable burden on the public’s nearby Crafton Green Car Park because of a connecting pedestrian link. It would aggravate the chaotic parking demand in […]

People in Stansted are determined that Uttlesford District Council will not inflict bad planning on the village. Two-hundred and ten people said as much in this letter I received over the Bank Holiday Weekend. They are correct. Good development is welcome. Bad development is unwelcome. The latest proposal is over-development and is bad! There have been five […]

The NHS and a health centre developer are backtracking on promised parking for patients at Stansted’s proposed health centre. Fifty parking spaces for patients and staff were promised by Hilton Group in their 2012/13 planning application. Now only 30 spaces are proposed, with NONE for patients. Unwell residents from Stansted and surrounding villages who need to […]

Today’s forum aimed at opening the door on a secretive and unresponsive Uttlesford District Council was enjoyable. It was also valuable to us as councillors in helping to set the direction for a newly elected council next May. Thank you to everyone who came along. We would be pleased to hear from those who couldn’t […]

Young people at Forest Hall School today told Stansted councillors what they like about the area and what they want to see improved. Anyone who thought that young people are only interested in “young people’s issues” would have been pleasantly surprised at the range of topics which came up.  This was a group of young […]

Today’s Independent has a Money feature on bank branch closures and features the pending demise of Barclays, Cambridge Road, Stansted. The article quotes local residents Marion and Red Pretty and the bank’s neighbouring hairdresser, Lino Botallico. It is a good article, despite confusing me as parish council chairman rather than Geoffrey Sell. We met management from Barclays on […]

Please click here to sign this petition if you think that Stansted should continue to have banking services.