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Currently meetings are subject to change, postponement or cancellation.

Many meetings will be held virtually but Democratic Services will advise arrangements for individual meetings.

Committee Management System

The members’ extranet facility for the Modern.Gov system is available at:

https://eppingforestextranet.moderngov.co.uk/extranet

Members may wish to save this link on their computer or mobile devices. Queries concerning login and password details for the extranet should be addressed to the Democratic Services Manager.

Constitution

The Council’s Constitution is available at:

https://rds.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/ieListMeetings.aspx?CId=638&Info=1

Queries concerning the Constitution should be addressed to the Democratic Services Manager

ECC Highways Portal

Up to date details of all Highways work is available at:

https://www.essexhighways.org/Transport-and-Roads.aspx

Member Contact

Please be aware that all Member queries should be addressed to membercontact@eppingforestdc.gov.uk as this will ensure that your query or question is properly logged and chased up if you have not received a response within 5 days.

In the new world of remote working, we want to ensure we're supporting you as much as possible with your equipment. If you could just take few minutes to give us some feedback on the iPads provided by the council, we would really appreciate it. - https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Q586J89

(Further information Jack Cooper ext 4513)

Following Councillor feedback, the length of the automated message when calling the EFDC main telephone number has been reduced.

If you have any further feedback please advise kpartridge@eppingforestdc.gov.uk

(Further information: Kim Partridge ext 4443)

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The Housing and Property Service have recently published their latest Housing News newsletter for council tenants. Each issue features news and helpful information for tenants regarding their tenancies. Visit our website to download the newsletter.

For more information contact the Housing Strategy, Information and Policy Team at housinginfo@eppingforestdc.gov.uk

The Housing and Property Service have recently published an EFDC Annual Report of Lettings, detailing our social housing lettings during 2019-20. The report gives information about the number and types of properties that have been let, who they have been let to (for example, the priority band the successful applicant was in when offered a property) as well as the types of tenancies offered. Visit our website to download the full report.

For more information contact the Housing Strategy, Information and Policy Team at housinginfo@eppingforestdc.gov.uk

Following the Department of Health and Social Care endorsement of Barts Health NHS Trust, Strategic Outline Case (SOC) for the redevelopment of the Whipps Cross hospital site, Alastair Finney (Redevelopment Director) and Greg Madden (Programme Director) will be hosting a virtual Members briefing on the 21st October 5pm – 6pm via zoom. The briefing is an opportunity for Members to hear directly from the Directors about the plans and to ask questions to support conversations within your community.

To register your interest for the briefing please contact Adrian Hendry AHendry@eppingforestdc.gov.uk or Fabrizio Ferrari fferrari@eppingforestdc.gov.uk

For more information on the plans please follow the links to the following documents;

‘Building a BrighterFuture for Whipps Cross – Movingto the next stage’, which includes a summary of the key assumptions from the SOC on the issues that matter to the public and patients. For example, the plan to improve health and care services for the local population, design a new hospital building that is fit for purpose and develop the site for the local community.

Or

Our vision at a glance which provides a snapshot of the vision, and a timeline and the next steps

None this week

Please be advised that the Licensing Unit has received the following application for a Premises Licence made under the Licensing Act 2003:

Please ensure that any comments/objections are received by the Licensing team on or before the consultation end date.

Manager                                                         Kim Tuckey 01992 564034

Licensing Team                                              licensing@eppingforestdc.gov.uk

1.            Appeals Lodged

EPF/0400/20 – Breach Barns Park Breach Barns Lane Galley Hill Waltham Abbey EN9 2AD -   Application for a Lawful Development Certificate to establish whether the application site (as defined in red on the Site Location Plan ref: 13410-0 010- 1) now forms part of the same planning unit as the caravan park and has been used solely for such purposes in association with this use for at least 10 years taking into account the provisions of Section 171B(1) of the 1990 Act – Sukhi Dhadwar ext. 4597

EPF/0932/20 3 Luctons Avenue Buckhurst Hill IG9 5SG - Proposed replacement of an existing house – Mo Rahman ext. 4415

EPF/2561/19 – Highgrove Close 1-7 Loughton, formerly land to 33-37 Hillyfields Loughton IG10 2PT - Proposed 4 bedroom two storey dwelling (in addition to those approved under EPF/2913/16)

2.         Forthcoming Planning Inquiries/Hearings -

EPF/1649/17 – White Rose Curtis Mill Lane Stapleford Abbotts RM3 1HS – Re determination appeal by new Inspector- date to be arranged.

3.            Enforcement Appeals

None this week

4.            Appeal Decisions

EPF/0687/20 126 Forest Edge Buckhurst Hill IG9 5AD - Alteration of side extension front flat roof to pitched roof with gable end – Allowed with Conditions

5.         Tree Preservation Orders

None this week

6.         S106 Agreements

None this week

7.         Changes to Planning Systems

None this week

The notification of decisions taken by individual Portfolio Holders is no longer included in the Council Bulletin.

All members of the Council receive automatic email notification of the publication of each individual Portfolio Holder decision and the call-in period for each decision commences immediately. Members wishing to call-in a decision should complete the attached call-in form and return it to Democratic Services before the expiry of five working days following the publication date of the decision. Members should refer to the Constitution (Article 6 - Overview and Scrutiny) for the rules of call-in.