The Harlow and Gilston Garden Town (HGGT) Partner Authorities have
agreed to establish a Joint Committee for the purposes of section
101 of the Local Government Act 1972 to co-ordinate and facilitate
the delivery of 16,000 homes in the HGGT by 2033, and 7,000 homes
in the years after that along with associated
infrastructure.
The Joint Committee comprises of five (5) voting
members, being one representative from each of the partner
Councils. The Councils represented are Harlow District Council,
Epping Forest District Council, East Herts District Council, Essex
County Council and Hertfordshire County Council.
The Harlow and Gilston
Garden Town Inter Authority Agreement, brings together the
constitutional and contractual partnership arrangements between the
partner authorities to meet the ambitions for democratic
accountability and decision-making alongside formal arrangements
for risk-sharing and clarity on responsibilities.
The Inter Authority Agreement is the legal document
that sets out the services that the Host Authority Epping Forest
District Council will provide to administer the Joint Committee and
the Accountable Body responsibilities.
Agreement was attained by all 5 partners on 19th
December 2023 and the deed executed on 4th April
2024.
The
Accountable body; Epping Forest District
Council publishes a notice for each Decision or decision to be made
in private at least 28 days before that decision is made. The
Harlow and Gilston Garden Town forward
plan will be updated on a monthly rolling programme to coincide
with the requirements of the Local Authorities (Executive
Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England)
Regulations 2012
The Harlow and Gilston
Garden Town aims and key objectives are
detailed in the HGGT
Vision
For enquiries relating to the Forward Plan please
contact the following officers:
·
Kevin
Steptoe – East Hertfordshire District Council
- kevin.steptoe@eastherts.gov.uk
·
Adeola
Pilgrim – Epping Forest District Council - apilgrim@eppingforestdc.gov.uk
·
Adrian
Smith – Essex County Council- adrian.smith@essex.gov.uk
·
Amy
Wright – Harlow District Council - amy.wright@harlow.gov.uk
·
Matthew
Cottam – Hertfordshire County Council- matthew.cottam@hertfordshire.gov.uk
·
Naisha
Polaine – Harlow and Gilston
Garden Town – naisha.polaine@hggt.co.uk
The
forward plan document for the Harlow and Gilston Garden Town Joint Committee can be viewed
online via the following page on the Epping Forest District Council
website:
Your Council (eppingforestdc.gov.uk)