Essex County Council (ECC) has raised concerns over the future of education provision in Uttlesford. The authority has warned it faces an “unacceptable financial burden” if appropriate infrastructure is not provided. Uttlesford District Council (UDC) currently has a local plan which was adopted in 2005, which is “demonstrably out-of-date and is one of the oldest adopted plans in England”. Having such an outdated local plan, after previous submitted drafts in 2014 and 2019 did not progress to adoption, has seen Uttlesford district subject to “high levels of speculative and relatively unplanned …