UTTLESFORD DISTRICT COUNCIL
MEMBERS’ HANDBOOK 2020-21
Section 1 – Councillor Information Revised May 2020
SECTION 1 – COUNCILLOR INFORMATION
Page No General Information 3 District wards and representation 4 Members of the Council 6 Council, Cabinet, Committees and 11 Working Groups List of representatives on outside bodies 18 Member of Parliament 19 County Councillors representing 20 Uttlesford Committee Timetable 21
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UTTLESFORD DISTRICT COUNCIL
The District was created in 1974 under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 and comprises the former Saffron Walden borough and former rural districts of Saffron Walden and Great Dunmow. The electoral arrangements divide the district into 22 wards with 39 councillors. Elections are of the whole council every four years.
General Information
Parishes (including parish meetings)……………………….57
Parliamentary Constituency...……………...... Saffron Walden
EU Constituency...... Eastern Region
DISTRICT AND WARD REPRESENTATION
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NAME OF AREA OF WARD NO OF WARD CLLRS Parishes of Ashdon, Hadstock Ashdon and Sewards End together with 1 the Little Walden ward of Saffron Walden parish
Broad Oak & the Parishes of Great Canfield, Great 2 Hallingburys Hallingbury, Hatfield Broad Oak and Little Hallingbury Clavering Parishes of Arkesden, Clavering, 1 Langley and Wicken Bonhunt Debden & Parishes of Debden and 1 Wimbish Wimbish Elsenham & Parishes of Elsenham and 2 Henham Henham Felsted & Parishes of Felsted and Stebbing 2 Stebbing Flitch Green & Parishes of Flitch Green and 1 Little Dunmow Little Dunmow Great Dunmow North ward of the parish of 2 North Great Dunmow Great Dunmow Parish of Barnston and the 3 South & Barnston South ward of the parish of Great Dunmow Hatfield Heath Parishes of Hatfield Heath and 1 White Roding High Easter and Parishes of Aythorpe Roding, the Rodings High Easter, High Roding, Leaden Roding and Margaret 1 Roding
NAME OF AREA OF WARD NO OF WARD CLLRS
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Littlebury, Parishes of Chrishall, Elmdon, 2 Chesterford Great Chesterford, Littlebury, and Wenden Little Chesterford, Strethall, Lofts Wendens Ambo and Wenden Lofts Newport Parishes of Newport, Quendon and 2 Rickling and Widdington Saffron Audley ward of the parish of 1 Walden Saffron Walden Audley Saffron Castle ward of the parish of 2 Walden Saffron Walden Castle Saffron Shire ward of the parish of Saffron 3 Walden Walden Shire Stansted North ward of the parish of 2 North Stansted Mounfitchet Stansted Parish of Birchanger and the 2 South and South ward of the parish of Birchanger Stansted Mounfitchet Stort Valley Parishes of Berden, Farnham, 1 Manuden and Ugley Takeley Parishes of Broxted, Chickney, 3 Little Canfield and Takeley. Thaxted and the Parishes of Great Easton, 2 Eastons Lindsell, Little Easton, Tilty and Thaxted The Sampfords Parishes of Great Samford, 1 Hempstead, Little Bardfield, Little Sampford and Radwinter
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Ashdon James de Vries – Phone: 07986 615094 Email: [email protected]
Broad Oak and the Hallingburys Geof Driscoll – Phone: 01799 510510
Email: [email protected]
Neil Reeve – Phone: 07805 508568
Email: [email protected]
Clavering Edward Oliver – Phone: 01799 550265
Email: [email protected]
Debden and Wimbish Stewart Luck – Phone: 01799 510510
Email: [email protected]
Elsenham and Henham Petrina Lees – Phone: 01279 816675
Email: [email protected]
Garry LeCount – Phone: 01799 510510
Email: [email protected]
Felsted and Stebbing
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John Evans – Phone: 01799 510510 Email: [email protected]
Sandi Merifield – Phone: 07958 389059
Email: [email protected]
Flitch Green and Little Dunmow Christian Criscione – Phone: 01799 510510
Email: [email protected]
Great Dunmow North Alexander Armstrong – Phone: 07913 477631
Email: [email protected]
Louise Pepper – Phone: 01371 852115
Email: [email protected]
Great Dunmow South and Barnston Colin Day – Phone: 01799 510510
Email: [email protected]
Rod Jones – Phone: 07808 772711
Email: [email protected]
Patrick Lavelle – Phone: 07843 896820
Email: [email protected]
Hatfield Heath
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Mark Lemon – Phone: 01279 730581
Email: [email protected]
High Easter and the Rodings Susan Barker – Phone: 01245 231250
Email: [email protected]
Littlebury, Chesterford and Wenden Lofts Neil Gregory – Phone: 01799 510510
Email: [email protected]
Richard Pavitt – Phone: 01799 510510
Email: [email protected]
Newport Neil Hargreaves – Phone: 01799 510510
Email: [email protected]
Vacancy
Saffron Walden Audley Deryk Eke – Phone: 01799 510510
Email: [email protected]
Barbara Light – Phone: 07519 336217
Email: [email protected]
Saffron Walden Castle
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Heather Asker – Phone: 07572 35846
Email: [email protected]
Richard Freeman – Phone: 01799 510510
Email: [email protected]
Saffron Walden Shire Arthur Coote – Phone: 01799 524064
Email: [email protected]
Paul Fairhurst – Phone: 01799 510510
Email: [email protected]
John Lodge – Phone: 01799 510510
Email: [email protected]
Stansted North Alan Dean – Phone: 01279 813579
Email: [email protected]
Geoffrey Sell – Phone: 01799 510510
Email: [email protected]
Stansted South and Birchanger Melvin Caton – Phone: 01279 813914
Email: [email protected]
Ayub Khan – Phone: 01799 510510
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Email: [email protected]
Stort Valley Janice Loughlin – Phone: 01799 510510
Email: [email protected]
Takeley Geoff Bagnall – Phone: 01799 510510
Email: [email protected]
Vere Isham – Phone: 01799 510510
Email: [email protected]
Maggie Sutton – Phone: 01799 510510
Email: [email protected]
Thaxted and the Eastons Martin Foley – Phone: 01799 510510
Email: [email protected]
Mike Tayler – Phone: 01371 831059 or 07850 580687
Email: [email protected]
The Sampfords Alan Storah – Phone: 01799 510510 Email: [email protected]
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COUNCIL AND CABINET APPOINTMENTS 2020/21
Chair of the Council: Cllr M Foley
Vice Chair of the Council: Cllr A Coote
Leader of the Council: Cllr J Lodge
CABINET
Cllr J Lodge - Leader Lead for Strategy, the Economy and Investment
Cllr P Lees - Deputy Leader Portfolio Holder for Housing; Youth and Health
Cllr L Pepper - Portfolio Holder for Environment and Green Issues; Equalities
Cllr N Hargreaves - Portfolio Holder for Finance and Budget
Cllr D Eke - Portfolio Holder for Infrastructure, Transport and Stansted Airport
Cllr A Armstrong - Portfolio Holder for Sport, Leisure, Education and the Arts
Cllr J Evans - Portfolio Holder for Planning and the Local Plan
Cllr R Freeman - Portfolio Holder for Council and Public Services
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Cllr C Day - Portfolio Holder for Communities, Public Safety and Police and Fire Liaison
CABINET DEPUTIES Planning
Cllr A Storah - Cabinet Deputy for Planning
Cllr M Sutton - Cabinet Deputy for Communities
TOPIC LEADS
Strategy, the Economy and Investment
Cllr P Lavelle - Topic Lead for Chesterford Research Park
Cllr G LeCount - Topic Lead for Investment Strategy
Cllr J de Vries - Topic Lead for Digital Strategy
Council and Public Services
Cllr G Bagnall - Topic Lead for Enforcement
Cllr A Coote - Topic Lead for Customer Services and Day Centres
Sport, Leisure, Education and the Arts
Cllr S Luck - Topic Lead for Science,
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Technology Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) education
Environment and Green Issues; Equalities
Cllr P Lavelle - Topic Lead for Air Quality and Emissions
Infrastructure, Transport & Stansted Airport
Cllr G Driscoll - Topic Lead for Transport
Cllr V Isham - Topic Lead for Stansted Airport
Cllr N Reeve - Topic Lead for Stansted Airport
Cllr S Luck - Topic Lead for Aviation
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GROUP LEADERS AND DEPUTY LEADERS OF OTHER POLITICAL GROUPS
Conservatives Liberal Democrats Leader: Cllr C Criscione Leader: Cllr A Dean Deputy Leader: Cllr S Barker Deputy Leader: Cllr J Loughlin
Uttlesford Independents Green Party Group Group Leader: Cllr B Light Leader: Cllr R Pavitt Deputy Leader: Cllr P Deputy Leader: Cllr N Fairhurst Gregory
Thaxted and the Eastons Independents Group Leader: Cllr M Tayler Deputy Leader: Cllr M Foley
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COMMITTEES OF THE COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE LICENSING AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE Chair: Cllr S Merifield Vice-Chair: Cllr M Lemon Chair: Cllr P Lavelle Vice-Chair: Cllr C Day
Cllr G Bagnall Cllr J Loughlin Cllr S Barker Cllr P Lees Cllr M Caton Cllr R Pavitt Cllr M Foley Cllr L Pepper Cllr P Fairhurst Cllr N Reeve Cllr R Freeman Cllr B Light Cllr R Freeman Cllr A Storah Cllr V Isham Cllr J Loughlin Cllr G LeCount Cllr M Sutton
Substitutes: Substitutes: Cllr S Barker Cllr E Oliver Cllr A Armstrong Cllr P Fairhurst Cllr N Gregory Cllr G Sell Cllr A Coote Cllr A Khan Cllr R Jones Cllr M Tayler Cllr C Criscione Cllr E Oliver Cllr B Light Cllr J de Vries
GOVERNANCE, AUDIT AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE PERFORMANCE COMMITTEE
Chair: Cllr E Oliver Chair: Cllr N Gregory Vice-Chair: Cllr G Driscoll Vice-Chair: Cllr G LeCount Cllr G Bagnall Cllr A Khan Cllr A Coote Cllr R Jones Cllr M Foley Cllr S Luck Cllr C Criscione Cllr P Lavelle Cllr V Isham Cllr J de Vries Cllr A Dean Cllr N Reeve Cllr R Jones Cllr G Driscoll Cllr G Sell
Substitutes: Substitutes: Cllr H Asker Cllr C Criscione Cllr S Barker Cllr R Pavitt Cllr S Barker Cllr M Sutton Cllr M Caton Cllr A Storah Cllr M Caton Cllr M Tayler Cllr M Lemon Cllr M Sutton Cllr A Khan
STANDARDS COMMITTEE
Chair: Cllr N Reeve Vice- Chair: Cllr V Isham
Cllr H Asker Cllr N Gregory Independent Members (non-voting): Cllr S Barker Cllr A Khan Georgina Butcher-Doulton Cllr A Dean Cllr B Light David Pearl Cllr M Foley Catherine Wellingbrook-Doswell
Substitutes: Cllr J Evans, Cllr P Fairhurst, Cllr G LeCount, Cllr M Lemon, Cllr J Loughlin, Cllr E Oliver, Cllr R Pavitt, Cllr G Sell, Cllr M Tayler
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COMMITTEES OF CABINET
ASSETS OF COMMUNITY VALUE AND LOCAL HERITAGE LIST COMMITTEE:
Cllrs C Day, D Eke, P Lees and L Pepper
VOLUNTARY SUPPORT GRANTS COMMITTEE:
Cllrs N Hargreaves, P Lees and J Lodge
JOINT COMMITTEES
ESSEX POLICE, FIRE AND CRIME PANEL:
Cllr C Day
Substitute Member: Cllr G LeCount
NORTH ESSEX PARKING PARTNERSHIP:
Cllr D Eke
Substitute Member: Cllr A Armstrong
WEST ESSEX WELLBEING JOINT COMMITTEE:
Cllrs P Lees and M Tayler
COUNCIL WORKING GROUPS
LOCAL JOINT PANEL:
Cllrs A Coote, C Criscione and J Loughlin
GOVERNANCE REVIEW WORKING GROUP:
Cllrs A Coote (Chair), C Criscione, J Evans, R Freeman, M Gregory, V Isham, A Khan, P Lees and G Sell
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WORKING GROUPS OF THE CABINET Name of Group No of Membership Members Community 5 H Asker M Sutton Achievement Panel M Caton Vacancy P Lees (C) Energy and Climate 12 M Caton B Light Change and Working C Criscione R Pavitt Group G Driscoll L Pepper (C) P Fairhurst N Reeve R Freeman M Sutton V Isham M Tayler Governance Board for 7 + 1 ECC C Criscione R Pavitt Garden Communities member A Dean A Storah J Evans M Sutton J Lodge (C) Highways Panel 4 + 4 ECC UDC Members ECC Members members G Driscoll S Barker D Eke R Gooding R Jones J Moran G Sell S Walsh (C) Housing Board 10 + 2 A Armstrong M Lemon tenant reps A Coote S Merifield A Dean N Reeve A Khan Vacancy P Lees (C) Vacancy Investment Board 12 + 2 G Bagnall J Lodge independent C Criscione R Pavitt members N Hargreaves N Reeve A Khan G Sell P Lavelle J de Vries G LeCount Vacancy Museum Management 5 N Gregory G Sell (C) Working Group P Lavelle Vacancy B Light Planning Policy 10 C Criscione P Lees Working Group (open to C Day J Lodge (C) the public) A Dean J Loughlin J Evans R Pavitt N Hargreaves A Storah Stansted Airport 10 M Caton V Isham Advisory Panel A Dean G LeCount D Eke (C) M Lemon P Fairhurst S Luck M Foley N Reeve Waste Strategy Panel 5 R Freeman E Oliver R Jones (C) L Pepper M Tayler
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REPRESENTATIVES ON OUTSIDE BODIES
Organisation Number Representative (s)
Armed Forces and Community Covenant 1 Rod Jones Board of Turpins Indoor Bowling Club 1 Paul Fairhurst Campaign to Protect Rural Essex 1 Martin Foley Committee of the Friends of the Maltings 1 Patrick Lavelle Cooperation for Sustainable Development 1 John Evans Board Council for Voluntary Services – Uttlesford 1 Sandi Merifield Dunmow Day Centre Management Cttee 1 Alex Armstrong Dunmow Museum Management Cttee 1 Rod Jones Dunmow Town Strategy Group/Town 1 Colin Day Team Essex County Health Overview and 1 John Moran (ECC) Scrutiny Committee Essex County Traveller Unit 1 Colin Day Essex Flood Partnership Board 1 Neil Reeve Essex Waste Partnership Board 1 Patrick Lavelle Friends of Bridge End Gardens 1 Richard Freeman Harlow and Gilston Garden Town Board 1 John Evans Historic England Heritage Champion 1 Geoffrey Sell Local Government Association - General 1 John Lodge Assembly LGA - Rural Community Partnership 1 Maggie Sutton LGA – SPARSE Rural Assembly 1 John Evans Local Strategic Partnership 1 Colin Day London Stansted Cambridge Consortium 1 John Lodge Parking and Traffic Regulation outside 1 Geof Driscoll London Adjudication Committee Saffron Walden Arts Trust 1 Paul Fairhurst Saffron Walden Business Improvement 1 John Lodge District (SW BID) Saffron Walden Museum Society 1 Barbara Light Stansted Airport Community Trust 1 Garry LeCount Stansted Airport Consultative Committee 1 Neil Reeve Stansted Day Centre Management 1 Geoffrey Sell Committee Strategic Aviation Special Interest Group 1 Neil Reeve Thaxted Guildhall Management Cttee 1 Mike Tayler Uttlesford Association of Local Councils 1 Christian Criscione Uttlesford Citizens' Advice Bureau 1 Richard Freeman Uttlesford Community Travel 1 Geoffrey Sell Uttlesford Transport Forum 4 Richard Freeman, Deryk Eke, Mark Lemon & Garry LeCount West Essex Transportation Board 1 Geof Driscoll
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OTHER CONTACTS
MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT Kemi Badenoch MP
The Member of Parliament may be contacted at House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA.
Telephone: 0207 2191943 E-mail: [email protected]
Contact may also be made via the Saffron Walden Constituency Conservative Office, The Old Armoury, Museum Street, Saffron Walden CB10 1JN Telephone: 01799 506349
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ESSEX COUNTY COUNCILLORS Representing Uttlesford Dunmow Division - Susan Barker Little Garnetts, Bishop's Green, Great Dunmow CM6 1NF Telephone: 01245 231250
Saffron Walden Division - John Moran [email protected] Telephone: 07496 006467
Stansted Division - Raymond J Gooding Essex County Council, County Hall, Duke Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1LX Telephone: 03330 131722
Thaxted Division - Simon M Walsh Members' Suite, Essex County Council, PO Box 11, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1LX Telephone: 03330 132 2665
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COMMITTEE TIMETABLE 2020/21
Committee May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Council 19 21 8 8 23 13 18
Cabinet 27 7 1 14 24 6 9 9
Scrutiny 21 25 24 5 2 4
Governance, 2 30 10 10 4 16 Audit & Performance Planning 13 17* 8 5 2 28 25 16 20 17 17 14 12 30 Licensing & 14 19 2 Environment al Health Standards 15 2 8
Please note the following: 1) Due to the coronavirus public health emergency, meetings have been taking place online. Some meetings have been cancelled and others have had other timetables being put in place. Please visit the UDC website or contact us to check whether your meeting will be going ahead. 2) The Planning Committee on 17 June labelled with * is a 2pm start
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