Welcome to WARA
Waltham Abbey Residents Association (WARA) acts on behalf of residents living in Waltham Abbey, we are a voluntary non-political organisation and we take this opportunity to welcome all visitors to our website. We try to help with planning issues or objections local residents may have in their local community, that may cause distress to residents if they proceed.
If you are new residents to Waltham Abbey or possibly still considering whether to move to our Historic Town,please take a few minutes to review our website, it just might help you make up your mind.
Please feel free to contact us for any further assistance we may be able to offer.
We may occasionally need to employ professionals for advice, such as Solicitors or Consultants to assist us or act on behalf of our residents. This is to ensure that whatever we may state publicly or write on a particular issue, is in fact honest, lawful and accurate. In order to employ these professionals we rely on donations to fund this work and would be grateful for any financial assistance you maybe able to offer.
News
WARA Objections to RGM Proposals
Re: Application EPF/3028/15 Gunpowder Mill Powdermill Lane/Access off Beaulieu Drive Waltham Abbey Essex EN9 1JY WARA objects to the proposal on the basis that the development will be detrimental to our Town. The Royal Gunpowder Mills (RGM) apart from the Abbey after...
National Planning Casework Unit
WARA sent details of our Knollys Nursey site objections to the National Planning Caswork Unit after the proposals were accepted by the full council meeting in December. However, the Council do not have authority to override the Goverments NPPF so this proposal has now...
Royal Gunpowder Protest
Letter from Brandon Lewis Deptartment for Communities & Local Goverment.
brandon lewis reply 2 November 2015 Please double click the above.
Royal Gunpowder Mills Public Meeting 1 December 2015
Our chair together with John Cook of the Friends of RGM, both members of the Save-RGM campaign met with our Town Mayor, Helen Kane and her husband Sam recently. They explained to her their concerns for the potential loss of the Visitor Attraction at the Royal...
WARA visits Palace of Westminster
WARA joined the London Green Belt Council earlier this year in order to be informed on Green Belt matters afecting our Town. Waltham Abbey and the whole of E.F.D.C. are sited in the midst of the Metropolitan Green Belt and we consider it vital we are aware of the...
Chairmans Report for 2014/15
Waltham Abbey Residents Association Chairman’s Report 2014-15 Knollys Nursery October 2014 I reported at last years AGM that his time last year (2013/14) that we were concerned about the Knollys Nursery site that went back for a second application during the year and...
ROYAL GUNPOWDER MILLS
WARA members attended the exhibition on 6th October 2015 at the RGM site and we finally got to know of the plans that have been rumoured for some time. We were dissapointed in the presentation in such a small display area, with no brochures giving details of what to...
Sewardstone Road Appeal Refused
www.planningportal.gov.uk/planninginspectorate Appeal Decision Hearing held on 25 August 2015 Site visit made on 25 August 2015 by Michael Boniface MSc MRTPI an Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Decision date: 14...
Knollys Nursery Planning Objection
Following our public meeting and finding the overwhelming reaction to the proposals, Wara drafted an objection letter and sent it to the Planning Officer, Dominic Duffin responsible for this application. When we finally received the officers report on the proposals...