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We have received an application for Grant Aid funding from the groups named below. If you, as a District Councillor have any pertinent or relevant information please notify us via email at grantaid@eppingforestdc.gov.uk. You must declare an interest if you are involved with the group in any way.

Applicant 1/2

Name of Group/Applicant: Voluntary Action Epping Forest

Nature of Application: At the end of VAEF’s accommodation lease at Homefield House VAEF moved temporarily to Council offices at Hemnall Street.  VAEF have now submitted a grant aid application to support their accommodation move to new premises.  Purchase of equipment to include - carpet tiles, toilet, computer equipment, monitor stands, docking stations, toilet, LED lights fireproof cabinet and lockable cupboards.

Applicant 2/2

Name of Group/Applicant: Youth Employment Services Partnership

Nature of Application: To run motivational conferences for all state secondary schools in the Epping Forest district. To equip young people with the skills and knowledge to be prepared for the world of work and enable them to be ambitious and explore a range of career opportunities. Grant to cover costs of venue hire, refreshments, stationary and printing.

Please advise Louis Walton, Community Grants Officer, of your comments within 14 days from the date this notice was sent.

(Further information: Louis Walton ext 4096)

A ten-week consultation on the updated plans for a new Lower Thames Crossing will start on Wednesday 10 October and run until Thursday 20 December.

Please see attached for further details.

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At its meeting on 24 September 2018, the Communities Select Committee agreed the Council’s response to the following consultation documents issued by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

(a)         ‘A new deal on social housing’; and

(b)        ‘Use of receipts from Right to Buy sales.’

Copies of each response are attached for members’ information.

(Further information: Steve Tautz ext 4180)

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None this week

1.               Appeals Lodged

EPF/0257/18 – Land adj, 7 & 8 The Poplars Abridge Essex RM4 1BB - Proposed bedroom detached dwelling – Corey Isolda ext. 4380 – Written reps

EPF/3216/17 – Esperanza Nurseries, Stapleford Road Stapleford Abbotts, Essex RM4 1EJ- Outline application to demolish office, boiler house and two glasshouses, erect five dwelling houses, lay out access drive and turning head, amenity and parking areas, form meadow/paddock and alter vehicular access onto Stapleford Road – Jonathan Doe ext. 4103 – Written reps

2.         Forthcoming Planning Inquiries/Hearings

None this week

3.               Enforcement Appeals

None this week

4.               Appeal Decisions

EPF/0752/18 – Clevedon Epping Road Epping Green Essex CM16 6PR - Front fence and electric gates across front of driveway – Allowed with conditions

EPF/1620/18 – Bushey Cottage, 1 Bushey Lea Ongar Essex CM5 9ED -

Retention of a front boundary wall (replacement of close boarded fence) – Allowed with conditions

EPF/2947/17 – Bushey Cottage, 1 Bushey Lea Ongar  Essex CM5 9ED - Erection of detached outbuilding – Allowed with conditions

5.         Tree Preservation Orders

None this week

6.         S106 Agreements

None this week

7.         Changes to Planning Systems

None this week

None this week

It is important to note, that when enforcement action has been authorised, this includes any subsequent action under Part VII of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, including a prosecution or an injunction.

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.