Category: Local Housing
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Off Target
On the 12th of November, I attended the Essex County Council Autumn Climate Summit ‘Enabling Net Zero New Homes in Essex’. I was excited that the Summit showed a level of ambition aligned with the gravity of the national net zero task and our international commitments. (You can watch a recording of the Summit here).…
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Zeroing In
I am grateful to Tony Fittock (District Councillor for Althorne ) for letting me know that the process of creating a new Local Development Plan for Maldon District has begun. So my previous post on the matter revealed my own ignorance of the Maldon District Local Development Plan (LDP) Review: Issues and Options Consultation, which…
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If You Fail to Plan, You Are Planning to Fail
It’s now 6 years & 7 months since the Maldon Local Development Plan 2014-2029 [pdf] was approved (21 July 2017) and 6 years & 5 months since the Burnham Neighbourhood Plan 2014-2020 [pdf] was made part of the Maldon LDP by Maldon District Council (8 September 2017). The period both these plans cover ends in 2029…
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Everything gardens>Cities
The term Garden City is immediately evocative and attractive. Who doesn’t like gardens? Who doesn’t think a city like a garden would be appealing? This is the term’s greatest advantage and most disabling handicap: it creates a positive feeling without offering any clear definition about what it means. Thus it can be all things to…
Dengie Bioregion 