To accomodate demand for the Parish Plan from new Villagers in Althorne, it has now been uploaded to the website to download to your computer.

To download follow the link below:
Parish Plan 2011 (PDF, 3MB)

To counteract SPAM issues, ACT has replaced its phpBB Forums with Invision Power Boards 3.2.0. We hope this wil resolve previous issues we had in the past.

In November 2000 the Government’s Rural White Paper 'Our Countryside – The Future'  launched the concept of the parish and town plans whose purpose is to:

“… set out a vision of what is important, how new development can best be fitted in, the design and quality standards it should meet, how to  preserve valued local features and to map out the facilities which the community needs to safeguard for the future.” 

Parish Plans should “identify key facilities and services, set out the problems that need to be tackled and demonstrate how distinctive character and features can be preserved.” 

The first public meeting to determine if the residents of Althorne wished to participate in the development of a Parish Plan took place on 3rd October 2007. The meeting was initiated by a resident of Althorne, Mrs. Janet Cloke, assisted by Stella Meesters from the Rural Community Council of Essex  (RCCE).

This is your village, have your say.

To complete the Althorne Parish Plan and Village Design Statement following the widest consultation with the residents of the Parish and consultation with the appropriate officers and elected members of Maldon District Council and other relevant bodies.