Unauthorised airport car park grows despite stop notice
An unauthorised car park near Stansted Airport has expanded by nearly two‑thirds despite an enforcement notice to shut it. Customers have reported vehicle damage, overcrowded transport and chaotic conditions at the site. The operator’s appeal allows the park to remain open until a planning decision expected in 2027.
- ▪The New Farm site, set up in early 2025 on former agricultural land, can hold up to 1,000 cars and was built without permission for a change of use.
- ▪Uttlesford District Council issued an enforcement notice last summer, but the owner appealed, permitting continued operation pending a Planning Inspectorate hearing.
- ▪Customers described mayhem, including damaged cars, misplaced vehicles, and long waits for transport from the airport to the car park.
- ▪The appeal means the car park can stay open until a case is heard, which is not expected before 2027.
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Unauthorised airport car park grows despite stop noticeImage source, John Fairhall/BBCImage caption, New Farm, near the village of Elsenham, Essex, started offering alternative parking to Stansted Airport in early 2025ByGabby Colenso, East Investigations and Alex Murray, BBC VerifyPublished24 minutes agoAn unauthorised car park near Stansted Airport has grown by nearly two-thirds since it was served with an enforcement notice to shut, a BBC investigation has found.The facility was set up in early 2025 at New Farm, near the village of Elsenham, Essex, offering an alternative, cheaper option to nearby Stansted Airport.But customers described scenes of "mayhem" when they returned from holiday to find overcrowded transport, along with damaged and dirty cars and long waits for collection.The…
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