Have your say

The Neighbourhood Plan was amended to take account of comments received in the Regulation 14 consultation and was submitted to TDC on 13 December 2022. 

There are 6 weeks of consultation from 15 May to 26 June 2023, see  Tendring District Council (tendringdc.uk) including in-person consultation events at Ardleigh Village Hall: 22nd May 6 – 8 pm; 1st June 11 -2 pm.

TDC will appoint an independent inspector to examine the Plan before it can go to a referendum.  The final version of the Plan can be found on the link below.

  The Proposed Neighbourhood Plan for Ardleigh was published on 8 August.  There will then be a period of six weeks when members of the community can make comments before it is submitted for formal examination.

There will also be a drop in session at the Village Hall on Weds 24 August 2-7pm

To view the plan and to comment please follow the link below.

Our survey on noticeboards and other communications is now live.  Please have your say. 

 A big thank you to the 299 people who responded to the Big Ardleigh Consultation Questionnaire. You sent in your responses directly, via the internet, or by completing a paper copy, which was collected and manually entered by a member of the Working Group. It was a great response, especially considering the challenge of ‘lock-down’ and the restrictions it presented.

 It was really encouraging to know that so many people took the time to engage and respond. 

You told us that you would like more sports and community facilities, cafes and restaurants and that there is little provision for young people in the community. You were happy with the school and Surgery and with the Village Hall but you also said that you would like a Community Hub. There was a strong feeling against any further housing development but if there were to be any it should be sustainable, in-fill and fit the character of the area. Over 90% of respondents want the rural characteristics of the parish to remain and footpaths, bridleways and lanes to be unaffected by development. We clearly have some issues over parking in the village and concerns over traffic calming. Over half who responded would support micro-businesses to set-up.

There was a good spread of response from across the parish and the age range was reasonably represented with approximately 80% between the ages of 30 and 69. 

You can submit your comments to us via:

· Email at ardleighnp@gmail.com

· Post at PO Box 12865, Colchester, CO7 7EZ

· Answerphone on 01206 619532

· Comment or Message via our Facebook page @ardleighpc

We are also on Instagram @ardleighnp

We will keep you updated here on our developing program of community engagement.