Important Essex County Council reports on the Wivenhoe Quarry and Sunnymead sites
These reports can be found by going to the Essex County Council website and entering the word 'Wivenhoe' in the search box.
Councillors' allowances
Surprised to discover the allowances being received (before tax and the 10 per cent levy from the Liberal Democrats' party) by two of Wivenhoe's Councillors are: Mark Cory: Basic allowance from Essex County Council in 2024-25 £13,730 04p Basic Allowance from Colchester City Council in 2024-25 £7,576 54p Allowance as Deputy Leader of Colchester City Council in 2024-25 £14,319 67p Total: £35,626 25p Andrea Luxford-Vaughan: Basic Allowance from Colchester City Council in 2024-25 £7,576 54p ...
Sunnymead and Wivenhoe Quarry sites reports
ReplyDeleteBoth these sites lie just outside the boundary of Wivenhoe’s civil parish but their activities have implications for our community. They were inspected by Shelley Bailey, an officer of Essex County Council, for their compliance with the planning conditions under which they operate last December and in March respectively.
In the case of the Sunneymead site, she found that there had been deeper extraction than had been anticipated and that access via Englishes Farm should not have been occurring. Tarmac Aggregates had not yet finalised its plans for highway works and access to the B1028 which it had been expected to submit. There were also matters relating to noise limits the company was overdue in submitting, over the construction of a bridge for bats and post-excavation archaeology assessment. The issue about road access via the B1028 is significant because it links up with the B1027 and thus affects traffic into and out of Wivenhoe. This will matter if and when the Garden Community starts to be constructed.
As far as Wivenhoe Quarry was concerned, Tarmac Aggregates had still to finalise and submit its proposals for access works to Alresford Road. Some parts of the site were flooded and there was unsuitable debris across the restored site. The planting and seeding across this site needed to be followed in accordance with the restoration plan.
Both site reports do bear on our current and future traffic issues affecting Wivenhoe.