Agenda

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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.

The Overview & Scrutiny Committee considered the call-in of this decision at a special meeting held on Thursday 7 January 2021. Following a thorough and vigorous debate, the Committee agreed to confirm the decision of the Planning & Sustainability Portfolio Holder and this has now been implemented.

(Further Info: Gary Woodhall ext 4470)

Following ICTs recent reorganisation Will Defoe is no longer designated as support for Member’s ICT issues.

ICT will now require us to raise a ticket for technical issues. These tickets will be dealt with my the next available ICT advisor.

Please email membercontact@eppingforestdc.gov.uk  detailing your problem and a ticket will be raised on your behalf.

(For further information please reach out to Jack Cooper)

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It is Census day on 21 March 2021. Every 10 years the census gives us a complete picture of the nation.

Census 2021 will be mainly online. There are people who’ll find this challenging so we must make sure the census is as accessible and inclusive as possible.

The involvement and support of councillors and council executives will be vital to ensure a successful census in Epping Forest District. We need your help to spread the important message across your social media as well as within the community to ensure we achieve a high number of completed census questionnaires across the district. 

Billions of pounds are allocated to local authorities in England and Wales every year using census information. It’s therefore important that census estimates are accurate, so that these funds can be allocated where they’re needed. To get accurate estimates, a good response to the census is required from all areas and communities.

There is a full range of support services available. These include:

·         Comprehensive guidance and support in many languages and formats

·         Help in local centres with trained staff and online access from 1 March – April 26

·         A contact centre to provide help via telephone, web chat and social media

·         Field staff contacting households that have not yet responded

·         Accessible census questionnaires, for example in large print

·         The option to request paper questionnaires

The census will automatically issue paper questionnaires in areas where they’ve identified residents are highly likely to need them.

We will be promoting the census campaign across our social media pages to raise awareness as well as working with other partners to help provide local centres for residents to attend to get help with completing the census. All our centres will follow covid-19 safety regulations.

(Further information: Rebecca Moreton rmoreton@eppingforestdc.gov.uk)

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None this week

None this week

1.            Appeals Lodged

None this week

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.

EPF/2708/18 – High House Farm Stapleford Road Stapleford Abbotts RM4 1EG - Construction of 27 new dwellings, including 7 affordable dwellings, with associated infrastructure, parking, public open space and landscaping – Virtual Hearing 3^rd February 2020

3.            Enforcement Appeals

None this week

4.            Appeal Decisions

EPF/0963/20 – 55 Spring Grove Loughton IG10 4QD - Proposed single storey extension to the rear at ground floor level. Removal of roof & walls raised to form a new first floor, new roof to level with second floor level with x2 no. dormers to the front, & x3 no. dormers to the rear – Dismissed

EPF/0979/20 – 47 The Crescent Loughton IG10 4PU - Single storey rear extension, single storey side extension, first floor over main footprint and raised rear patio – Allowed with conditions

EPF/1684/19 Land adjacent to St Aubyns Daws Hill Waltham Abbey E4 7RD -Proposed demolition of an existing outbuilding and construction of x 1 no. bedroom bungalow – Dismissed

ENF/0335/19 – The Foresters Arms PH 9 The Street High Ongar CM5 0NH - Smoking Shelter erected – Dismissed

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.