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BBC News
07-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
Plans for 240 homes in Elsenham thrown out over noise concerns
A housing development has been blocked following concerns it will be too noisy for residents.A developer had hoped to build 240 homes on land north of Elsenham, Essex, between the M11 and railway officer Chris Tyler told an Uttlesford District Council meeting on Wednesday that sound assessments "advised a number of windows would need to remain closed to provide appropriate internal noise levels".A previous plan for 220 homes was refused in 2019 and dismissed at appeal in 2021, with the planning inspector also raising noise concerns. Mr Tyler said levels in many proposed gardens would exceed the upper guideline of 55 decibels, and it would likely be the same in any public open Mott, chairman of Elsenham Parish Council, also objected to the on behalf of Elsenham, Henham and Ugley Parish Councils, he said: "The three parish councils and several officers are united in opposing this application, regardless of any supposed benefits. "You cannot get away from the noise, it's unremitting, unrelenting and inescapable, well except perhaps on Christmas Day."The Local Democracy Reporting Service said the council raised additional concerns about protected species being potentially affected, as well as financial contributions. This article was written by a trusted journalist and then edited for length and style with the help of AI, before being checked again by a BBC Journalist. It's part of a pilot. Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
The Independent
10-06-2025
- Business
- The Independent
One London airport's plan to dramatically boost traveller numbers
London Stansted airport has applied to Uttlesford District Council to increase its annual passenger capacity to 51 million over the next 20 years by making the 'best use of its existing single runway' by the 2040s. The proposals do not require increasing the number of flights or expanding the existing airport boundary. If approved, the plans will create 4,500 new jobs, invest in reducing congestion to M11 Junction 8, fund local bus services, and improve the Stansted Express. The airport intends to double the size of Stansted Airport College to train more local young people and relieve pressure on nearby roads by encouraging passengers to travel by public transport. Almost 2,000 of the 2,800 respondents in the area backed Stansted's consultation, with Managing Director Gareth Powell stating the plans will help create more jobs.
BBC News
09-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
London Stansted Airport submits expansion plans in Essex
London Stansted Airport has submitted an expansion plan that could dramatically increase its passenger to 51 million people a year could pass through the Essex terminal if approved, making it the UK's second busiest was no plan to build a second runway or exceed its limit of 274,000 annual flights, the owner, Manchester Airports Group, said, but better use would be made of the existing runway and rail and road access would be improved. "We have an exciting and ambitious vision for London Stansted and how we best serve our region," added managing director Gareth Powell. The airport has already started work on a £1.1bn expansion approved by the government in October attracted record-breaking numbers of jet-setters in 2024, with 29.3 million people taking flight in the year to September. Stansted's latest plan, submitted to Uttlesford District Council, sought to further increase its passenger capacity to between 48 and 51 million per year by also included improving access from junction eight of the M11, as well as bus and rail services. About 4,500 new jobs would be created if approved, Stansted said, adding its infrastructure would be fully powered by renewable than 2,800 people and bodies have responded to consultations about the included Hertfordshire County Council, which urged Stansted to halt its expansion over concerns about air quality and noise authority, which governs an area bordering the airport, said it wanted detailed evidence about how those issues could be Powell said he "listened carefully" to all representations."Making the best use of our existing runway will help create more jobs and training schemes, better facilities for passengers, and provide more seats to an even greater choice of destinations," he said."I'm asking for local people to lend their support so we can make this plan a reality." Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
06-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Uttlesford bin lorries could be powered with vegetable oil
Bin lorries could be powered by vegetable oil as an Essex council tries to cut emissions and reach its net-zero District Council said it wanted to ditch diesel and has proposed switching to hydrogenated vegetable oil to fuel its bin council said diesel cost £514,252 in 2024/25, and the cost of using the same amount of oil would have been £661,023 – an increase of nearly £150,000 over the for Uttlesford councillor Neil Reeve, portfolio folder for environment and climate change, said the authority wanted to become net-zero by 2030. Residents have been told that council tax will not rise as a result because the scheme has already been budgeted for."At the moment, the fleet is using diesel and is responsible for, I believe, 34% of our council's emissions," Mr Reeve told council's scrutiny committee on June 3, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service."This is one of the big target areas. By stopping using diesel and starting to use hydrogenated vegetable oil, that gains us the 34% towards our net-zero goal."It's the single biggest thing we can do as a council to reduce our climate emissions."The council said an alternative would be investing more than £11.5m over the next five years turning it into an electric vehicles fleet. Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Scottish Sun
03-06-2025
- General
- Scottish Sun
Jodie Marsh weeps in court after being told she can keep lemurs at her animal sanctuary
TV personality Jodie Marsh wept in court yesterday after she was told she can keep lemurs at her animal sanctuary. She had appealed against a council's decision to refuse her application for a wild animal licence. 2 Concerns had been raised when she took a meerkat to the pub Credit: John McLellan Concerns had been raised about her taking a meerkat to the pub. Former glamour model Marsh, 46, said trolls were behind much of the criticism of her sanctuary in Lindsell, Essex. At a previous hearing, clips of screeching zoo lemurs were played to Chelmsford magistrates' court. But Judge Christopher Williams dismissed the council's argument about the animals' noise. He said Marsh was passionate about the care and treatment of the animals under her supervision. The judge added: 'The decision by Uttlesford District Council was wrong and continues to be wrong. I allow the appeal.' The former Page 3 girl has traded her hard-partying lifestyle for hands-on work at her own animal sanctuary in Essex. In a recent interview with The Sun, Jodie referred to herself as a farm girl and a "mess". In a further self-deprecating comment, she added that she was "fat but happier than ever". Despite her contentment, she lives with "anxiety/depression, aches and pains" and is using CBD oil to improve her daily wellbeing. Jodie Marsh gives health update after saying she's 'fat but happier than ever' now she's quit glamour modelling The model-turned-bodybuilder- who put her huge country pile on the market last year - said: "You might recognise me as someone that used to be glamorous, sexy, a bodybuilder and everything else, but now I'm just a farm girl and I look a mess."
