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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 logged using https://eppingforestdc-self.achieveservice.com/service/Member_Contact 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.

Please see attached.

The North Essex Parking Partnership has issued its latest Councillor E-brief newsletter, which is available to view using the following link:

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKCOLCHESTER/bulletins/2be0cb8

We are at the stage of preparing quantities of printing for the nomination packs.  We should have the packs ready to send at the start of March.   As soon as they are ready to go we will send them out!  If you would like a nomination pack (either for yourself as an individual or on behalf of a political party), please let the Elections Office know so that we can add your details to our distribution list – an early response helps with finalising our numbers for printing.  You can either email your nomination pack requirements to elections@eppingforestdc.gov.uk or call the office on 01992 564411.

----Earlier this week the Government announced a change to the nomination paper for County and District election so that only a Proposer and Seconder have to sign the nomination form.  Candidates for these elections do not need to get 10 people in total to support the nomination.  This change in the law is only for the May 2021 elections.  There is no change to the Parish/Town Council requirements as they already only need two people to support the nomination. -----

**** Please be aware that ALL nomination papers MUST BE HAND-DELIVERED – we cannot accept them if they have been posted to the Returning Officer at the Civic Offices.  More information about submitting nomination papers safely will be part of the nomination pack.****

We can accept the completed nomination packs from Monday 22 March (NOT before) until 4pm on Wednesday 8 April.  Please do NOT leave submission to the last minute in case of errors. 

There was a change to legislation in 2019 which allows a candidate to withhold their home address from appearing on the ballot paper and Statement of Persons Nominated.  More details are included in the nomination pack together with the “Home Address Form” which needs to be completed as part of the process.

There was a change to legislation in 2019 which allows a candidate to withhold their home address from appearing on the ballot paper and Statement of Persons Nominated.  More details are included in the nomination pack together with the “Home Address Form” which needs to be completed as part of the process.

(Further information: Wendy MacLeod ext 4023)

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With agreement of the Chairman of the Stronger Communities Select Committee, an additional meeting has been arranged on Thursday 22 April 2021.

The meeting on the 30 March 2021 will be dedicated to the Police District Commander, Community Safety Partnership annual report and review of the District Strategic Intelligence Assessment and the six-monthly report on the Council funded Police Officers.  All other business referred to on the Work Programme will be considered at the meeting on 22 April 2021.

(Further information: R Perrin Ext 4532)

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Please be reminded that any Member Expenses form should be submitted to Kim Partridge at kpartridge@eppingforestdc.gov.uk no later than Friday 12 March.

Zero submissions are not required.

This is a copy of the draft calendar of meetings for 2021/22, which will be submitted to Cabinet on 11 March 2021 and recommended to Council on 29 April 2021.

The report is normally considered at the February Council meeting but has been delayed due to the next Council meeting being the Budget Setting meeting. If you have any issues concerning the attached calendar please let me know by Friday 26 February 2021, so that they can be considered and amendments made if required.

(Further information: Rebecca Perrin ext 4532)

Please see attached details of the LGA Councillor Development toolkit.

As you will see there are a number of free online courses and webinars. You will need to use your EFDC email address to register for these sessions. If you are unable to access your EFDC email address please contact MemberContact@eppingforestdc.gov.uk and a ticket will be raised on your behalf for ICT to assist you to get access.

If you would like to attend the payable sessions, please contact Kim Partridge, kpartridge@eppingforestdc.gov.uk as we have limited funds available.

(Further information: Kim Partridge ext 4443)

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Any enquiries regarding the content of the Order or the associated case should be directed to robert.lee@essexhighways.org

None this week

None this week

1.            Appeals Lodged

EPF/1405/20 – 7 Hurst Road Buckhurst Hill IG9 6AB - Proposed loft extension & raising the ridge by 300mm.(Revised application to EPF/0226/20) – Brendan Meade ext. 4078– Householder appeal

EPF/2051/20 – 1 The Cedars Buckhurst Hill Essex IG9 5TS - Prior approval for an additional storey on the existing property – Ian Ansell ext. 4481 – Householder appeal

EPF/2358/20 – Esgors High Road Thornwood North Weald Essex CM16 6LY - Proposed detached commercial building and  additional  hardstanding area to accommodate 20 car parking spaces – Caroline Brown ext. 4182 – Written reps

EPF/2882/20 – Brooklyn Nursery Mott Street E4 7RW – Sukhi Dhadwar ext. 4597 -   The partial demolition of the existing building and conversion to B1/B8 use – Written reps

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/2905/19 and EPF/0379/20 Epping Forest College Sites Redevelopment of the site to provide x 139 no. residential units in 3 buildings ranging from 3-5 storeys, car parking spaces, communal landscaped amenity areas, secure cycling parking & other associated development and

Redevelopment of the site to provide 285 residential dwellings (Use Class C3) in a series of blocks ranging from 2 to 5 storeys in height, a new Wellness Centre (Use Class D1), creation of a new public park, car parking, communal landscaped amenity areas, secure cycle parking and other associated

3.            Enforcement Appeals

None this week

4.            Appeal Decisions

ENF/2020/19 – 29 Orchard Gardens Waltham Abbey EN9 1RS - Construction of 2 single storey buildings in rear garden  and used as a cattery – Dismissed

ENF/0372/18 – 14 Tomswood Road Chigwell IG7 5QS - Appeal against a Tree Replacement Notice Re: Destruction of TPO tree EPF/TPO/41/08 G1 – Dismissed

EPF/0400/20 Breach Barn 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 – Dismissed

EPF/1149/20 – 292 Nine Ashes Road High Ongar CM4 0LA - Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development for Existing use of a swimming pool & associated facilities for purposes of private swimming lessons – Dismissed

5.         Tree Preservation Orders

TPO/EPF/01/21 – White Dormers, High Laver Road, Matching Green – Effective 04/02/2021

TPO/EPF/02/21 – Land adjacent to 1 Boarded Barn Cottages, Fyfield Road, Ongar - Effective 04/02/2021

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.