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Vacancies on the Parish

6/5/2022

 

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The Sampford litter pick will be this Saturday 7th May 2022 11.30 @ Red Lion Pub. gloves, bin bags & litter pickers will be provided, Everyone welcome

5/5/2022

 

The Sampfords Jubilee Barndance: 4th June

3/5/2022

 
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All members of THE SAMPFORD’S PARISH COUNCIL are summoned to attend a FULL COUNCIL MEETING to be held at The Sampford’s Village Hall on 19th April 2022 AT 7:45 PM

13/4/2022

 

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The Sampfords Parish Council Notice is hereby given of the Annual Parish Assembly Tuesday 19th of APRIL 2022 7:00 PM – 7:45 PM Great Sampford Village Hall

13/4/2022

 

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Planning Material Considerations

22/3/2022

 
A material consideration is a matter that should be taken into account in deciding a planning application or on an appeal against a planning decision.
Material considerations can include (but are not limited to):


  • Overlooking/loss of privacy
  • Loss of light or overshadowing
  • Parking
  • Highway safety
  • Traffic
  • Noise
  • Effect on listed building and conservation area
  • Layout and density of building
  • Design, appearance and materials
  • Government policy
  • Disabled persons' access
  • Proposals in the Development Plan
  • Previous planning decisions (including appeal decisions)
  • Nature conservation


However, issues such as loss of view, or negative effect on the value of properties are not material considerations.
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Minutes of Public Consultation held on Tuesday 15th March 2022, at Great Sampford Village Hall.

22/3/2022

 
Present:    Cllr Woods (Chairman), Cllr Beaney, Cllr Boyce, Cllr Thompson, Cllr Deuce
DC Smith 
        Luke Brown (Clerk)


36 members of the public


MINUTES


Planning Reference: UTT/22/0618/OP
The Chair opened the meeting, informing those present that it was important that they as individuals wrote their own comments regarding this major application and submit them to UDC’s planning portal before the 5th of April 2022, and to keep in mind the material considerations for planning matters when writing those comments.  It was noted that the quantity of comments will have an impact on the outcome.
  
The Council will consider their comments to submit at the next Parish Council meeting to be held on Tuesday the 22nd of March at 7:45 PM.


The following are the main points made during the meeting:


  • There was a question posed; Is there a height restriction of one and a half storeys on buildings in the Sparepenny Lane South area? – The answer was unknown.


  • There would be a loss of privacy due to the height and location of these proposed properties overlooking the nearby gardens of established homes.


  • There are a number of bungalows in the vicinity of the proposed site, which house aged and vulnerable people that would be negatively affected by the extra noise and pollution created from the initial development and then from those that take up residents there.


  • There is a real concern that the developer’s intentions are for growth, should this development be granted. The plans show half the site is to remain as a field, but in the near future another application could be submitted for far more development that takes up the rest of the site.  If this were the case, then it would be extremely difficult for UDC planning to object.


  • The proposed site is outside the village envelope and would intrude into the largely open countryside that surrounds Great Sampford and would not be in keeping with the character of the village. 


  • There are flood defences permanently in place at a property on Monks Corner due to flood and drainage issues in the area that have been ignored by the developer’s plans.


  • The village has a working community building already established.  The cost of maintaining another building could unnecessarily cripple the Parish Council financially.


  • There is very little support in the community in favour for an allotment.


  • The proposed access road is designated a B.O.A.T. (by-way open to all traffic), which is predominantly used for walking or horse riding and therefore unsuitable for the level of extra vehicle traffic this development would cause.


  • The access road shown, seems to be far too narrow to allow for dual way traffic.


  • The access road shown, does not seem to take into account access for large emergency service vehicles and utility vehicles, and that there seems to be nowhere for such vehicles to turn around.


  • Sparepenny Lane South and Sparepenny Lane North is not a through road and there have been many vehicles, mainly delivery vehicles following sat nav, getting stuck along the by-way.  This issue would only be exacerbated by this development.


  • Sparepenny Lane South during school pickup and drop off times is often congested with traffic, which is not considered in the developers plans.


  • There have been car accidents at Monks Corner, that have been ignored by the developer’s plans.  The car accidents have caused major damage to the homes situated at Monks Corner.


  • Monks Corner is a narrow, blind bend located at the entrance to Sparepenny Lane South and Parsonage Farm Lane, which is an issue, especially for large vehicles that need to cross the centre line to make the corner.


  • The local primary school and public house/restaurant are over-subscribed.


  • The site is unsustainable.  There are no shops or post office and little work opportunities in the immediate village.  There is a very limited bus service that runs to Saffron Walden making it essential for those living in the village to own a car to access places of work or other essential amenities.  This will also result in additional increase in traffic due to the proposed properties relying on deliveries.


Closing Statement
It was requested that the list of Material Considerations be made available to the public via noticeboards and the Parish Council website.  It was requested that the minutes of this meeting be made available and distributed via the Sampford Signal as soon as possible.


The Chair thanked all of those that came to the meeting.  Cllr Boyce encouraged those that came, to speak to the rest of the village that were unable to make it, to motivate them to submit comments as well.


Consultation Closed @ 8:55 PM.

Notice of Public Meeting:To be held at The Sampford’s Village Hall on 15th March 2022 AT 7:45 PM.

9/3/2022

 

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“Reaching the Rural Community”

1/3/2022

 

Notice of Vacancy on the Sampford's parish council

18/1/2022

 
NOTICE OF VACANCY ON
THE SAMPFORDS
PARISH COUNCIL
FILLING OF CASUAL VACANCY ON THE SAMPFORDS PARISH COUNCIL (GREAT SAMPFORD)
Notice is hereby given that a vacancy has occurred in the office of Parish Councillor for the above Parish arising from the resignation of William Parker.
An election to fill the vacancy will be held if notice in writing of a request for such an election is made by ten Local Government electors for the electoral area* and received by the Proper Officer, C/o Electoral Services, Uttlesford District Council, Council Offices, London Road, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11 4ER, by not later than Tuesday 1 February 2022.
If an election is not requested by ten Local Government electors, the vacancy
will be filled by the Parish Council as soon as practicable after the expiry of
the date referred to above.
*if the parish is warded, the 10 signatories all need to be from the parish ward where the vacancy has arisen.
Dated: 12 January 2022
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Clerk to The Sampfords Parish Council 72 St Edmund’s Fields Great Dunmow CM6 2AN

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