Epping Forest
North Weald targeted for hundreds of homes: decision next month?
Monday 8 April 2019
A decision is anticipated this spring on proposals for a ‘garden village’ development at the former North Weald Golf Club. Quinn Estates and Redrow Homes submitted the plans to Epping Forest District Council that include 555 homes, a 70-bed retirement complex and 70-bed nursing care accommodation, as well as sports facilities and schools. The developer’s […] Read more >
How Essex councils feature in Green Belt-building table
Saturday 29 September 2018
Our recent story (here) showing almost half a million new homes are targeted for land to be released from the Green Belt is particularly poignant in Essex, which hosts three of the top 10 Green Belt-building councils in the country. A Local Government Chronicle article presents data from the Ministry of Communities, Housing & Local […] Read more >
Talk puts the focus on Epping Forest Green Belt
Wednesday 5 September 2018
The future of the Green Belt in Epping Forest is very far from secure if proposals in the district council’s Local Plan come to fruition. Tricia Moxey, CPRE Essex vice-chairman, will be tackling the thorny issue of the Plan and what it might mean for the district when she gives a talk in Loughton next […] Read more >