Category: Green Belt
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THE RESULTS – Basildon Borough Council Elections 2018
8th May 2018Thursday was an exceptionally good night for the Conservatives (much better than 2016). We held the five seats we were defending (Billericay East, Billericay West, Burstead, Crouch and Wickford North) and, in addition, won five more (Laindon Park, two seats in Pitsea South-East, Wickford Castledon and Wickford Park). UKIP, who were the second largest party…
- ABRAHALL, David (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea SE)
- ADENIRAN, Cllr Kayode (Lab, Lee Chapel North)
- ADESHILE, Yetunde (Tory candidate)
- ALLEN, Chris (Tory candidate)
- ALLPORT-HODGE, Linda (fmr. UKIP cllr for Langdon Hills)
- ANSELL, Cllr Andrew (Lab, Pitsea SE)
- ARNOLD, Amanda (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea SE)
- BAGGOTT, Cllr Andrew (Con, Burstead & fmr Leader of Basildon Council)
- BALL, Alan (fmr. Wickford Ind cllr for Wickford Castledon)
- BARNES, Andy (fmr. Tory cllr for Laindon Park)
- Basildon Borough Council
- Basildon, Borough of
- BENNETT, Alan (fmr. Lab cllr for Lee Chapel North)
- BENNETT, Santa (Labour candidate)
- Billericay (town)
- Billericay East (ward)
- Billericay West (ward)
- BLAKE, Ann (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea SE)
- BREEDON, Simon (fmr. UKIP candidate, now Ind)
- BROCKMAN, Cllr Eunice (WInd, Wickford North)
- BUCKLEY, Cllr Malcolm (Con, Wickford Castledon)
- Burstead (ward)
- CALLAGHAN, Cllr Gavin (Lab, Pitsea NW & Leader of Basildon Council)
- CATLING, Louise (Labour candidate)
- CLANCY, Cllr Imelda (Ind, Langdon Hills)
- CONROY, Mark (UKIP candidate)
- Conservative & Unionist Party
- CORBYN, Rt Hon Jeremy, MP (Ind, Islington North & fmr Leader of the Opposition)
- Crouch (ward)
- DAVIES, Cllr Allan (Lab, Fryerns)
- Democrats and Veterans Party
- EACERSALL, David (DVP candidate, formerly UKIP)
- ELLIS, Mark (fmr. UKIP cllr for Laindon Park)
- FERGUSON, Cllr Jack (Lab, Pitsea NW)
- FERGUSON, Frank (fmr. UKIP cllr for Lee Chapel North)
- Fryerns (ward)
- GIBBS, Dr Phillip (UKIP candidate)
- GORDON, Cllr Andrew (Lab, Lee Chapel North)
- Green Belt
- GREEN, Cllr Hazel (Ind, Laindon Park)
- HANNON, Loren (UKIP candidate)
- HARRISON, Alex (Labour candidate)
- HARRISON, Cllr David (WInd, Wickford Park)
- HARRISON, Derek (Wickford Independents candidate)
- HARVEY, Steve (DVP candidate)
- HEDLEY, Cllr Anthony (Con, Billericay West)
- HENRY, Cllr Jeff (Con, Laindon Park)
- HODGE, Stephen (fmr. N'mayne Ind cllr for Nethermayne)
- HOLLIMAN, Cllr Peter (Ab Ind, Wickford North)
- HOUGHTON, David (UKIP candidate)
- Independent Group (Smithites)
- JACKMAN, Chris (fmr. Tory cllr for Wickford Park)
- JEFFERY, Cllr George (Con, Wickford Park)
- KETTLE, Cllr Pauline (Ind, Nethermayne)
- KIRKMAN, Cllr David (Lab, Fryerns)
- KIRKMAN, Paul (fmr. Labour Leader of Basildon Council)
- Labour Party
- Laindon (town)
- Laindon Park (ward)
- Laindon Park & Fryerns (county division)
- Langdon Hills (ward)
- LARKIN, Ald. Mo, BEM JP DL (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea SE & fmr Mayor of Basildon)
- Lee Chapel North (ward)
- Liberal Democrats
- MACKENZIE, Cllr Luke (Con, Pitsea SE)
- MAYLIN, Gary (Tory candidate)
- McCAFFERY, Susan (UKIP candidate)
- McDONALD, Cllr Elaine (Lab, Lee Chapel North)
- McGURRAN, Cllr Aidan (Lab, Vange)
- Momentum (Corbynistas)
- MORRIS, Cllr Carole (Con, Wickford North)
- MORRIS, Cllr Don (Con, Wickford Castledon)
- MORRIS, Richard (UKIP candidate)
- MUYLDERS, Sally (Labour candidate)
- Nethermayne (ward)
- PETCHEY, Richard (UKIP candidate)
- PIPER, Kevin (UKIP candidate)
- Pitsea (town)
- Pitsea North-West (ward)
- Pitsea South-East (ward)
- Post-election analysis
- REID, Cllr Patricia (Lab, Pitsea North-West)
- REID, Malcolm (Labour candidate/agent)
- RICHES, Lorna (UKIP candidate)
- RIMMER, Cllr Craig (Con, Pitsea SE)
- SAGGERS, Norma (UKIP candidate)
- SANDHU, Sandeep (Tory candidate)
- SARGENT, Cllr Terri (Con, Crouch)
- SCANLAN, Thomas (Labour candidate)
- SHEPPARD, David (fmr. UKIP cllr for Fryerns)
- SMITH, Cllr Kerry (Ind, Nethermayne)
- TURNER, Cllr Phil (Con, Billericay West)
- UK Independence Party (UKIP)
- Uncategorised
- Vange (ward)
- WALLACE, Naomi (Labour candidate)
- WARD, Stephen (fmr. UKIP cllr for Pitsea SE)
- WARNER, Spencer (Tory candidate)
- Westley Heights (county division)
- Wickford (town)
- Wickford Castledon (ward)
- Wickford Crouch (county division)
- Wickford Independents
- Wickford North (ward)
- Wickford Park (ward)
- WINGFIELD, Kevin (Tory candidate)
- ZWENGUNDE, Clarence (Labour candidate)
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Solar Farm permission extended by six years!
7th December 2017Regular readers will recall that I was vehemently opposed to the 2014 application to build a solar farm covering over 26 hectares on Green Belt land off Outwood Farm Road in Billericay. This was granted permission by the Planning Committee, despite an officer recommendation to refuse and opposition from Billericay Town Council, Chelmsford City Council…
- ALLEN, Cllr Stuart (Con, Crouch)
- BALL, Alan (fmr. Wickford Ind cllr for Wickford Castledon)
- Basildon Borough Council
- BENNETT, Alan (fmr. Lab cllr for Lee Chapel North)
- Billericay (town)
- Billericay East (ward)
- Billericay Town Council
- Chelmsford City Council
- Conservative & Unionist Party
- FERGUSON, Frank (fmr. UKIP cllr for Lee Chapel North)
- Government
- Green Belt
- HILLIER, Cllr Stephen (Con, Langdon Hills)
- Labour Party
- McGURRAN, Cllr Aidan (Lab, Vange)
- MORRIS, Cllr Carole (Con, Wickford North)
- Planning Committee
- SHEPPARD, David (fmr. UKIP cllr for Fryerns)
- Solar farm
- UK Independence Party (UKIP)
- Uncategorised
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Guest Blog: 'UKIP leader abandons Green Belt Review and her promise to reduce housing numbers!' by Cllr Andy Barnes (Con, Laindon Park)
3rd August 2017“Since becoming a councillor in 2008, I have attended scores, if not hundreds, of council and committee meetings. Last night’s meeting of Basildon Council’s Infrastructure, Growth & Development Committee must rank as the strangest. The big news out of Basildon Council is the removal of the minority Conservative administration back in May 2017 and its…
- ALLPORT-HODGE, Linda (fmr. UKIP cllr for Langdon Hills)
- BAGGOTT, Cllr Andrew (Con, Burstead & fmr Leader of Basildon Council)
- BARNES, Andy (fmr. Tory cllr for Laindon Park)
- Basildon Borough Council
- BLAKE, Cllr Kevin (Ab Ind, Burstead)
- BLOCK, Kayte (fmr. Lab cllr for Vange)
- Conservative & Unionist Party
- Green Belt
- Labour Party
- Local Plan
- McGEORGE, Cllr Melissa (Lab, Vange)
- MOORE, Cllr Dr Richard (Con, Burstead)
- MORRIS, Cllr Carole (Con, Wickford North)
- UK Independence Party (UKIP)
- Uttlesford District Council
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Draft Statement of Consultation – Local Plan
15th October 2016Okey-dokey. So clearly I need to say a few words about the Draft Statement of Consultation on the Local Plan that was published last month, which has inevitably generated strong opinions, a certain level of indignation, as well as the customary rumourmongering and imputations of misconduct against councillors. I shall start with a disclaimer. Firstly,…
- 'APPLEBY, Sir Humphrey' (fictional character)
- Basildon Borough Council
- Basildon, Borough of
- Billericay (town)
- Billericay East (ward)
- Conservative & Unionist Party
- Green Belt
- Labour Party
- Local Plan
- MOORE, Cllr Dr Richard (Con, Burstead)
- Planning Inspectorate
- Sempra Homes
- Statement of Consultation (Local Plan)
- UK Independence Party (UKIP)
- Wickford (town)
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Annual Meeting – 26.05.16
6th June 2016As usual, I must apologise for the length of time it has taken me to write up the Annual Meeting of Basildon Council, which took place on Thursday 26th May, just over a week ago. It does sometimes take me a while to find the time to sit down and put pen to paper (or,…
- ALLPORT-HODGE, Linda (fmr. UKIP cllr for Langdon Hills)
- ARCHIBALD, William (late Labour cllr for Fryerns)
- BAGGOTT, Cllr Andrew (Con, Burstead & fmr Leader of Basildon Council)
- BALL, Alan (fmr. Wickford Ind cllr for Wickford Castledon)
- Basildon Borough Council
- BLAKE, Cllr Kevin (Ab Ind, Burstead)
- BROWN, Cllr Adele (Lab, Fryerns)
- CALLAGHAN, Cllr Gavin (Lab, Pitsea NW & Leader of Basildon Council)
- CARRION, Jose (fmr UKIP cllr for Pitsea SE)
- Conservative & Unionist Party
- DADDS, Cllr David, JP (Con, Billericay East & fmr Mayor of Basildon)
- ELLIS, Mark (fmr. UKIP cllr for Laindon Park)
- Essex County Council
- FERGUSON, Frank (fmr. UKIP cllr for Lee Chapel North)
- Green Belt
- Gypsies & Trevellers
- HARRISON, Cllr David (WInd, Wickford Park)
- HILLIER, Cllr Stephen (Con, Langdon Hills)
- HOLLIMAN, Cllr Peter (Ab Ind, Wickford North)
- Independent Group (Smithites)
- JACKMAN, Chris (fmr. Tory cllr for Wickford Park)
- Labour Party
- LARKIN, Ald. Mo, BEM JP DL (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea SE & fmr Mayor of Basildon)
- LAWRENCE, Cllr Danny, BEM (Con, Billericay West)
- Local Elections
- MORRIS, Cllr Don (Con, Wickford Castledon)
- Planning Committee
- SMITH, Cllr Kerry (Ind, Nethermayne)
- SULLIVAN, Cllr Stuart (Con, Billericay East)
- TURNER, Cllr Phil (Con, Billericay West)
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Planning Meeting – 30.06.15
6th July 2015As regular readers will know, I do not generally write up meetings of Basildon Council’s Planning Committee, but last week’s meeting held on Tuesday 30th June turned out to be an unusually controversial affair. Firstly, a bit of background on the new enlarged committee, which now has ten members: four Tories – Cllrs Carole Morris…
- ALLEN, Cllr Stuart (Con, Crouch)
- BALL, Alan (fmr. Wickford Ind cllr for Wickford Castledon)
- BENNETT, Alan (fmr. Lab cllr for Lee Chapel North)
- BROWN, Cllr Adele (Lab, Fryerns)
- ELLIS, Mark (fmr. UKIP cllr for Laindon Park)
- Environment Agency
- Essex County Council
- Green Belt
- HILLIER, Cllr Stephen (Con, Langdon Hills)
- LAWRENCE, Cllr Danny, BEM (Con, Billericay West)
- McGURRAN, Cllr Aidan (Lab, Vange)
- MORRIS, Cllr Carole (Con, Wickford North)
- Planning Committee
- RACKLEY, Phil (fmr. Green cllr for St Martin's)
- SMITH, Cllr Kerry (Ind, Nethermayne)
- Solar farm