See the following – published by Essex County Council.

Essex County Council is managing the consultation on behalf of the Essex Air Quality Consortium.

It is an important opportunity for residents and businesses to provide feedback which will help us improve and finalise the strategy.

The six-week public consultation is open until Sunday, 2 March 2025.

The best way to find out more about the strategy is by visiting: www.essexair.org.uk/strategy.

Have your say on new Essex Air Quality Strategy

A public consultation on a new Essex Air Quality Strategy is now live!

More than one in 20 deaths in Essex are estimated to be linked in some part to air pollution and it is the largest environmental risk to public health in the UK.

The new draft strategy has been jointly developed by all district, borough and city councils across Essex, as well as Essex County Council and the two unitary councils, Southend-on-Sea City Council and Thurrock Council.

It sets out actions the Essex Air Quality Consortium plans to take to improve air quality in Essex and help reduce the impacts of air pollution on people’s health.

Find out more and have your say before the consultation closes on Sunday 2 March 2025.

The Referendum takes place this Thursday 27^th February.  Please vote to make sure you have your say on Broomfield’s future.  The Neighbourhood Plan will only take effect if the majority of residents voting say ‘yes’.  For more details, see our special NP website: www.broomfieldnp.org.uk

This will be your chance as a resident of Broomfield to make your views known.

With the Broomfield Neighbourhood Plan due for a referendum in the near future, an open day will be held in the Village Hall on Saturday 18th January from 12 noon until 7pm.

Come along and see for yourself what the Neighbourhood Plan proposes for your parish – Councillors will be able to take any questions you mat have….

For all the detail on the Neighbourhood Plan see the following-

NEWS – Broomfield Neighbourhood Plan

Land south-east of Roselawn Farm – Planning Inspector’s Decision Published.

Following the recent Planning Inquiry, the Inspector has published his binding report on the application for 12 plots for travelling show people.

It is a mixed result.  The Inspector has given permission, but only for 3 years and subject to other conditions (e.g. only for the existing 11 families/groups already on the site).

You can read the Appeal Decision letter on the City Council website (see below for details).  Here is a very brief summary – but please note it is our understanding, so please read the original for the full picture.  The Inspector says:

• The development should not take place in the Green Wedge. It will cause harm to the landscape quality and beauty of the Green Wedge and its function as a buffer between Broomfield and Springfield

• The development should not have taken place without permission. The Inspector places weight on this fact in reaching his decision.

• However, although Chelmsford has planned sufficient plots for travelling show people in its Local Plan, these are mostly within larger developments which have not yet been built. The Inspector doesn’t believe they will happen in the next few years.

• He accepts the appellants’ argument that they have no satisfactory alternative place to go. And that leaving the site at Roselawn Farm would adversely affect the children involved and family life.

• He therefore believes a temporary 3 year planning permission is the best solution, during which time he hopes that alternative arrangements can be made.

To read the full Appeal Decision, go to: https://planning.chelmsford.gov.uk/planning/planning-documents?SDescription=24/00023/REFUSE

Clearly this begs the question of what happens in 3 years if there are still no satisfactory alternatives.

If there are any further updates or information, we will let you know.  Finally, you can read the Parish Council’s objections to the development via the link below – this was our response to the original application made last year.

broomfield pc – response to plan app 23.01487.FUL – pdf.