Neighbourhood Plan News
This section shows all the latest Neighbourhood Plan News.
Improving village broadband and mobile reception
In our Neighbourhood Plan business questionnaire, our village businesses were asked for their views on infrastructure challenges. Over 71 per cent of businesses felt that mobile coverage was their main concern and 39 per cent raised broadband speeds as an issue....
Can village garage sites become homes?
Brentwood Borough Council's Housing Services in reviewing the garage sites they own as a part of their housing strategy. The council has identified that the current rate of supply of affordable housing will not meet growing housing needs. One initiative to increase...
What do the businesses find important?
In 2018, we asked the businesses of Ingatestone & Fryerning to respond to a questionnaire asking what challenges they face and what they would like to see in the future . We would like to thank all of those that responded, the feedback we have received has helped...
How is the production of the Neighbourhood Plan proceeding?
At the Horticultural Show last July, the parish council announced the intention to produce a Neighbourhood Plan for Ingatestone and Fryerning. Residents were asked to sign up if they could offer some time and expertise. Fortunately, a group stepped forward, and we...
Our community- Who lives here?
As a part of the work for the Neighbourhood Plan we have been discovering all the times new pieces of information about our community. It is fundamental that we understand the residents of the parish and what you would like to see. Because ultimately YOU decide...
Have we got any assets of community value?
Do you think we have any places or spaces in our community that are important to local people? Assets of community value (ACVs) can only be nominated if they are of interest socially (such as for sport, culture or recreational uses) or increase the wellbeing of the...
Parking inventory
The 2011 Census identified a population of 4,785 people living in 2,095 households in the parish, with over 3,026 or 1.44 cars per household, the majority kept in private driveways. Commercial vehicles kept in the parish do not appear to be shown in the census data....
Environmental impact on the parish
How in the next twenty years can Ingatestone and Fryerning establish environmental priorities to prepare itself for the changes needed needed to combat climate change and live within the environmental limits of the planet? There are a number of key issues that we need...
Support for our businesses
We have established that within our community there are approximately 200 businesses. We also know that within Brentwood's Local Development Plan a site has been earmarked for 'employment' to be developed in the next 1-5 years. This site is alongside the slip road...
Our Vision Statement
The vision statement forms part of the production of the Neighbourhood Plan in that it encapsulates who we are, where we are and where we are going. Your Neighbourhood Plan Advisory Committee (NPAC) comprising residents and councillors, meets at the Library monthly...
Affordable Housing – What Chances!
Brentwood Borough Council has a Housing Strategy- based on government policy. Within it lies a quota for ‘affordable housing’ of developments of over 11 housing units, of 35%. The government definition is “social rented, affordable rented and intermediate housing,...
Ingatestone and Fryerning Neighbourhood Plan
We recently announced the intention to compile a Neighbourhood Plan by local residents and the parish council and to explain the purpose of this, namely: To set out a framework to guide residents, local authorities and developers on how the community wishes to manage...