Birchanger
Across Uttlesford, the government wants to build 818 homes a year. At that rate, sustained for thirty years, that is 24,540 homes - +59% on existing stock in Uttlesford.
Spread across the 37 settlements in our Uttlesford list, that is an average of 22.1 homes a year per settlement - about 663 over thirty years.
When homes arrive here, they almost always arrive as a bolt-on: a field at a time, each application too small to trigger the reservoir, the substation, the surgery or the station. That is the pattern we are against — not homes themselves.
What we've got now
- Near Birchanger in 2025, there were 0 hours of sewage spills, at Birchanger - Duck End. Sewage →
- About 2,445 patients per GP in Uttlesford. GPs →
- 730 MW still waiting to connect at Pelham. Energy →
- Nearest A&E: Princess Alexandra Hospital, about 23 minutes away. Hospitals →
- Local A-roads in Essex: 31.0 seconds delay per mile, worst on the A1019. Transport →
Now they want another 24,540 homes across Uttlesford.
It's clear that even our current infrastructure is struggling. Sign the petition to stop the urban sprawl around Birchanger.
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