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Public Inquiry - Land South and Land East of Newlands Road, Wickford

A date has been set for a Public Inquiry in respect of Land South and Land East of Newlands Road, Wickford. 24 April: this Inquiry has currently been postponed. A new date will be published in due course.

The Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State will hold the Inquiry at The Basildon Centre, St George’s Suite, St Martin’s Square, Basildon, Essex, SS14 1DL.

The Inquiry follows appeals against planning enforcement notices served by Basildon Borough Council, the refusal of a planning application and the non-validation of three planning applications by Basildon Borough Council.

For more details head to: www.basildon.gov.uk/article/9645/In-thenews-Public-Inquiry-Land-South-andLand-East-of-Newlands-Road-Wickford

Walk more in May to mark National Walking Month

Braintree, Brentwood, Chelmsford, Colchester and Wickford.

Healthy school streets have been introduced in Sawyers Hall Lane and Middleton Hall Lane in Brentwood, Lancaster Way and Gilchrist Avenue in Braintree and Lexden Road in Colchester. Temporary street art, 20mph signage, new ‘pencil’ bollards and resurfaced or widened pavements have been installed. This is to alert drivers to slow down and encourage parents or carers and their children to walk, cycle or scoot to school. In addition, the council have funded walking and nature app GoJauntly, who have curated over 100 Essex walks. Nearly 1 million people have been reached via the app with over 14,000 residents inspired to walk more locally. Find out more about GoJauntly at www.gojauntly.com/essex

Smarter regulation unveiled to cut red tape and grow the economy

Essex County Council are urging residents to take part in National Walking Month. Encouraging residents to walk rather than use their cars for shorter journeys is part of the ambition to make Essex safer, greener and healthier.

With Active Travel Fund 2 funding the council have implemented infrastructure projects in

The first dynamic package of deregulatory reforms to grow the economy, cut costs for businesses and support consumers was unveiled 10th May.

Taking advantage of post-Brexit freedoms, the Government will remove unnecessary red tape and regulatory burdens, ensuring rules and regulation for British businesses is proportionate and takes into consideration wider impacts on consumers, innovation and competition – as well as direct costs.

This package is the first of a series of deregulation announcements expected this year and is focused on delivering benefits to business. The reduced reporting requirements could save employers over £1 billion per year. This will help to deliver on the Government’s