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The next meeting of Area Plans Sub-Committee East due to be held on 29 April 2020 has been postponed, which we were intending to run as a virtual meeting given the current restrictive circumstances that prevents us holding a physical meeting with people present. However, there are a number of issues and decisions that need to be worked through as to how these planning meetings are to take place, including participation by committee members and those people registered to speak. We will look to re-arrange this and subsequent other Area Plans Sub-committee meetings as soon as possible and notify appropriately in advance.

·         Latest EFDC Staffing Position

o   29 people in isolation

o   65 people returned to work.

o   433 remotely connected users.

o   31.5% load on ICT connectivity – highest so far but still well within capacity.

·         Critical services continue to perform well. Approximately £27million distributed through local business grants. EFDC continues to be one of 6 Essex Councils rated Green. Southend and Thurrock rated red largely due to PPE shortages.

·         Local Authority staff Covid-19 testing facilities available at Stansted Airport. Dawn French coordinating.

·         Measures being brought in with military and Operation Shield staff to bring testing kits to people’s homes where travel to Stansted not possible.

·         2^nd delivery of PPE to ERF distributed – mainly to local GPs.

·         Confusion over status of Forest over the weekend attributed to comments by Govt Minister made in London Parks context. EFDC social media continued to emphasise Forest carparks are closed. Don’t come unless your can walk or cycle there.

·         First Virtual Plans meeting (29 April) postponed while detailed constitutional and practical arrangements are agreed.

·         Refuse and Recycling services with Biffa continuing to perform well. Good feedback received on cleanliness of housing estates. P&D parking income down from £121,000 to £8,000 comparing with same period last year.

·         Area Planning Meetings – scoping meeting held this morning to look at principles and possibilities. To be followed up with members. Potential to test with a mock dry-run meeting next Wednesday. Possibility of improving our delivery of planning both within the Covid-19 restrictions and longer-term wider context.

·         Travellers have left a site in Willingale – no information on next destination.

Please see attached.

None this week

None this week

1.            Appeals Lodged

None this week

2.         Forthcoming Planning Inquiries/Hearings -

Hearing – 8^th and 9^th July 2020 – EPF/3174/18 – Old Epping Laundry Site Bower Hill Epping CM16 7AD - Demolition of existing buildings and the erection of 58 no. residential units split between four blocks, along with internal landscaping and associated car and cycle  – Sukhi Dhadwar ext. 4597

3.            Enforcement Appeals

None this week

4.            Appeal Decisions

EPF/1029/19 43B Charles Street Epping Essex CM16 7AU - Retrospective application for change of use of garden to commercial vehicle parking – Dismissed

5.         Tree Preservation Orders

TPO/EPF/04/20 – 47 & 51 Sheering Lower Road, Sheering – Effective 21^st April 2020.

6.         S106 Agreements

None this week.

7.         Changes to Planning Systems

None this week.

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