Conservative Plan For Elsenham Eco Town Put In Doubt By Council's Own Reports

9.52.00pm GMT Mon 23rd Nov 2009

Uttlesford Conservatives' proposed new town in Elsenham and Henham.

Long-awaited technical reports on Uttlesford District Council's development plans (the "Local Development Framework") have been emerging in November. These reports indicate that the Conservative plan for a new town at Elsenham would be badly located. Of all the locations that have been put forward by landowners for a new settlement, Great Chesterford has been given the most favourable score in the transport assessment report. Traffic from an Elsenham new town would have to be directed via Takeley with some road improvements. The last time the Council consulted local residents on where to put new homes in Uttlesford, a new settlement (Option 4) came bottom of the poll.

You can read the latest about the Conservatives' housing plans at:

http://alandean.mycouncillor.org.uk/2009/11/22/yet-more-consultation-but-at-least-with-some-evidence/