tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46367850290179255672024-03-21T10:18:10.308-07:00green & pleasant ThornburyTWilliamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07847192726501459457noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636785029017925567.post-87965448750137672582013-02-20T10:58:00.001-08:002013-02-20T10:58:15.696-08:00THANKYOU to (Ex-Councillor) ROB HUDSON<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We note with sadness, but with empathy too, that Rob Hudson has recently resigned as a Thornbury Town Councillor for NorthWest Thornbury Ward. Our MASSIVE thanks for all he has done to represent the concerns of local residents, in particular the huge contribution he has made to the cause of SAVE THORNBURY'S GREEN HERITAGE. Read Rob's own explanation as to why he has resigned on the <a href="http://northwestthornburytc.com/" target="_blank">NorthWestThornbury blogsite</a>. Rob would like to make it abundantly clear that although he has resigned from TTC, he continues to work on behalf of STGH to protect our green and heritage fields from unwelcome and ill-conceived housing developemnt projects such as Barratt's at Park Farm. The fight goes on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Meanwhile, if you live in Northwest Thornbury Ward and would like his vacant seat to be contested by an Independent candidate rather than automatically filled by another Lib-Dem party-liner, you will need to write to SGC before 12th March requesting a by-election. We plan to put our support behind a candidate who has the best interests of Thornbury, North West Thornbury and our Heritage fields at heart.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline;">LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972, Section 87 (2)<br /> </span></b></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Casual Vacancy has occurred in the office of
Councillor for NORTH WEST WARD of the Council of the Town of Thornbury
due to the resignation of Cllr. Rob Hudson.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">An<b> ELECTION</b> will be held to fill the vacancy if a<b> REQUEST IN WRITING </b>for such an election is given to<b> THE RETURNING OFFICER, </b>South Gloucestershire Council, Council Offices, Castle Street, Thornbury, Bristol BS35 1HF, by<b> TEN </b>Local Government<b> ELECTORS </b>for the Ward by no later than 12<sup>th</sup> March 2013.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Dated: 21<sup>st</sup> February 2013</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">JUDITH M PAYNE, TOWN CLERK<b> </b>and Proper Officer</span></i></span></div>
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GarethDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01932491206729382748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636785029017925567.post-42773498806254443372013-02-05T11:42:00.001-08:002013-02-05T13:06:14.769-08:00SGC and the INSPECTOR<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Due to the inadequacies of its own Core Strategy, SGC has come under increasing pressure from the Inspector to increase its allocation of housing development sites across the county. This will be in support of <span style="font-size: small;">Coalition G</span>overnment policy which is to build our way out of recession. No matter that people will be unable to afford housing as unemployment rises, the cost of living increases, salaries are frozen or reduced, redundancies are rife, and belts are being tightened everywhere.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The net result for Thornbury is that SGC has proposed that the Morton Way North site be added to its Core Strategy, in addition to 500 houses at Park Farm. This comes as little surprise to STGH who have continually warned that, by approving the least sustainable development site (Park Farm - heritage issues, flooding problems, lack of infrastructure, access to town centre), it renders all other sites across Thornbury vulnerable to development in the relatively near future.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It is still not certain how the Inspector will respond to this proposal by SGC. Certainly the Thornbury SGC Councillors, and a number of Thornbury Town Councillors have got themselves into a bit of a flap over this. Ironic really, when their own short-sighted actions have contributed to this state of affairs. The Inspector intends to re-open the EIP for one day only on <b>Thursday 7th March 2013</b> to hear further representations on this and a few other matters. STGH will certainly be in attendance, and will report on what is discussed. There is still a final window of opportunity to send a written comment to the Inspector on this matter (FAO Inspector Crysell, c/o Kath Thorne, SGC), but this closes on Friday 8th Feb, 2013.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We have never been in favour of developing houses on our green fields, but we have always argued that the Park Farm site is the least sustainable of all proposed options. This continues to be the case. Flooding issues have come higher on the agenda following the inclement weather of the past 10 months. Access shortcomings have been highlighted with the arrival of the Alexandra Way Care Home development proposals that Barratts have recently added to the table. And the Heritage issues will never go away. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We have little confidence that any of SGC, TTC or the Inspector actually have the whole-hearted interests of Thornbury residents at the top of their agenda. We continue to represent those interests as best we can, and welcome your support.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">GarethD </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">on behalf of STGH</span>GarethDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01932491206729382748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636785029017925567.post-30195881134009637762012-12-18T12:54:00.001-08:002012-12-18T12:56:43.626-08:00NOTE FROM THE INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The Inspector
appointed to undertake the Core Strategy's Examination has supplied the
following note regarding the Examination's progression:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><i><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I have had an opportunity to consider the results of the consultation process on the draft Main Modifications to the
South Gloucestershire Core Strategy. This includes the Council’s response as set out in its letter of 16 November 2012.
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><i><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I
have found the views put forward helpful in clarifying my views on a
number of matters but I would not wish to complete my
report before investigating the option mentioned by the Council of
identifying an additional site capable of contributing to a 5 year
housing land supply. I appreciate that this is being suggested by the
Council as a last resort and should only be considered
if I were to conclude it was unable to demonstrate an adequate housing
supply. </span>
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<i><i><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">If I was minded to pursue this approach I would be unwilling to settle on the Council's suggested site to the east of
Morton Way at Thornbury (Appendix D of its
response) without giving consideration to the other sites across the
District which were brought to my attention during the examination. I
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also want to allow all parties the opportunity to put forward their
views on the choice of site. I intend to issue a more detailed note
early in the New Year regarding the matters that I would like to examine
further. Further consideration of these issues
would be made without prejudice to the final conclusions I reach. </span></span></i></i></span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">In the meantime – we wish you and yours a happy Christmas. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Gareth D</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">on behalf of STGH </span> </span></span>GarethDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01932491206729382748noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636785029017925567.post-33482305209378911312012-11-29T12:25:00.001-08:002012-11-29T12:36:03.216-08:00ALEXANDER HOUSE PUBLIC CONSULTATION?<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Like me, you may have very recently received an invitation to attend a "Public Consultation" by Barratt Developments PLC. It would seem that they think they have got their hands on options to develop the land that currently is the site of Alexander House Care Home for elderly people.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For your information, the "consultation" is taking place on <b>Monday 3rd December from 2.30pm to 8.30pm at the Armstrong Hall</b>. So, six days notice of the intention to consult, and one further week before the consultation closes on 10th December.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Since when did Barratts ever listen to the views of local residents in any meaningful way that would make a difference to their intentions to develop? But apparently, they say, "Your opinion matters."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This proposal is part and parcel of the Park Farm development project. In order to deliver the required bus link, that will render the Park Farm site even remotely more sustainable, this plot of land would appear to be the only option available to them. STGH have consistently argued that Park Farm is a ludicrous location for development, and this latest intrigue only reinforces those claims. If new housing is not beneath the floodwaters, it will be isolated and cut off from the town centre, and highly unsustainable.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If a link road was ever cut across to Alexandra Way, the Care Home would presumably have closed? Being located on public/SG land, presumably also, there would be an obligation to put the land up for open tender? Why do Barratts presume that they would win the bid? What deals have been done behind closed doors, yet again by South Gloucestershire planners and politicians, to further their own ends, rather than to serve the local residents whom they supposedly represent?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Park Farm was surrendered up to developers, against sound judgement and without local endorsement. Over 700 people represented against the decision when the Core Strategy was up for public scrutiny, but to little avail. (More opposing representations than for any other site in South Gloucestershire.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The latest rumours are that Morton Way North will soon follow - delivered to developers, once again against the force of local wishes. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Do you wish to have your say, and like Canute long ago, attempt to hold back the rising tide? Doors open at 2.30pm.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">GarethD</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">on behalf of STGH </span>GarethDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01932491206729382748noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636785029017925567.post-77062895290722355122012-11-28T15:27:00.000-08:002012-11-29T11:55:07.381-08:00THE WISDOM OF BUILDING ON A FLOOD PLAIN<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Flooding has become a hot (or should that be COLD?) topic across the country in recent years, and most especially last week.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A big thankyou to local walkers who have been busy snapping some of the effects of flooding down at Park Farm, amongst other places. It seems difficult to credit that the Environment Agency is continuing to lend its approval to housing development on this site.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">At one point, the pressure of water on the existing sewage system was forcing raw sewage out onto the fields and footpaths.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Many house owners across the country are now finding problems obtaining house insurance, as insurers either refuse to offer cover to known flood-risk properties, or offer at exorbitent premiums.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Is this the fate that will await purchasers of Barratts soon-to-be-built Park Farm Flood Plain properties?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">on behalf of STGH</span>GarethDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01932491206729382748noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636785029017925567.post-47341600973989964102012-11-23T11:11:00.002-08:002012-11-23T11:12:26.822-08:00Comments to Inspector<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">WE have once again put to paper and submitted our collective thoughts and comments on the Inspector's intial/draft findings, following on from the EIP.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You can read the whole document by clicking on <a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B3RzWH5GtyysR0I3RHJyVWpkUFE" target="_blank">THIS LINK</a>. Unlikely it will have any impact whatsoever, when the weight of arguments already submitted have been summarily ignored!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It is terribly disappointing that, after such a major outcry from local residents who have driven a significant part of the EIP process, Thornbury has been seemingly airbrushed from Crysell's deliberations, giving the green light to SGC to hand over the future of Park Farm and the Medieval Fishponds to developers Barratts.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The repercussions will be deeply significant for Thornbury. Already there are rumblings that part of Morton Way will also be sacrificed to the sacred cow of housing development being championed by this government. More on this story to follow shortly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Gareth</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">on behalf of STGH </span><br />
<br />GarethDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01932491206729382748noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636785029017925567.post-28647890304373537272012-10-20T16:53:00.001-07:002012-10-20T16:53:27.738-07:00A SHAMEFUL SPECTACLE<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It was with no surprise, but a great deal of regret, that we witnessed South Gloucestershire Development Control West Committee surrender up Park Farm to the machinations of Planners, without even the slightest protest.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Barratt's outline planning application for 500 houses across the green and pleasant floodplains and heritage fields of North West Thornbury has now been rubber-stamped. Those unhappy with the outcome have no right of appeal, but then what would be the point? SGC have never listened to and engaged with the arguments and objections of local people. Their idea of consultation is to give people the opportunity to make representations, collect them all in and then continue with their stated intentions, with no regard for the legitimate issues and objections that have been raised.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thornbury Liberal Democrat Town Councillors set the standard by declaring Park Farm the "least worst" site for development in Thornbury. Such euphemistic language was somehow intended to placate local residents so they would accept the hard choices that were being made. This dreadful phrase, once unpicked, reveals the lie it is intended to conceal. STGH has been flagging up for over two years that Park Farm is the wrong site because it:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">will surround and impact upon the most important, nationally significant historic site in the whole of Historic Thornbury, the Medieval Fishponds and the Ancient Deer Park that provide the context and setting of Thornbury Castle.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">will be split by a flood-plain, thereby diminishing the size of site that can actually be developed, whilst increasing the density of housing to on average 45 houses per hectare (nearly twice the density of surrounding parts of Thornbury)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">will cause substantial harm to a number of important listed buildings in the area</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">will be unsustainable because it is too far from the town centre for people to walk and the furthest distance for driving.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">will put lives at risk, by having its only access point into the newly-built estate leading out onto Butt Lane, a handful of metres from a dangerous S-bend.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">may have a downstream flood-impact on neighbouring Oldbury, who have strongly objected to the development.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">will require flood-mitigation measures that may ultimately "de-water"
and destroy the archaeological heritage locked within the wetlands of
the Fishponds</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">has little or no existing infrastructure to support such a scale of development</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">will significantly damage an area of high ecological and landscape value</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">and more... </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Lib Dems would somehow have us believe that this medley of problems still offers Thornbury the best option for more housing in our Town. Frankly such a view is untenable. But the implications are deeply disturbing for Thornbury. If a town offers support for housing in such an obviously bad location, and it is approved, what happens when developers start applying for housing on more sustainable sites? When you ignore the National Planning Policy Framework guidelines with respect to protecting your heritage assets and you ignore your local voice, what happens next time when there's green fields you want to protect, and only public opinion to defend them? When you give bulldozers the green light to tear up what the South Glos Conservation Officer identified as the least suitable site for development around Thornbury, it'll be a case of 'where shall we build next?'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Three Independent Town Councillors, Rob Hudson, Vincent Costello and Gareth Davies have stood alone against the tide of political opinion in the Town Council and consistently opposed this development, and we salute them for their efforts. Together with STGH, they have rallied local opposition, and spoken out for truth and transparency and a fair deal for Thornbury. It is with heavy hearts that they and we all have had to deal first with the seeming indifference of Core Strategy EIP Inspector Paul Crysell, and now with the surrender of DC (West) SG Councillors to the whims and wishes of SG Planning Department. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">AT Thursday's Committee Meeting, SG Councillors were given every opportunity to call Planners to account for a deeply flawed and biased planning process that was riding roughshod over Government Legislation, and turning a blind eye to some of its own policies and specialist officers. They gave in to it all and in the twinkling of an eye Barratts was offered a 100% vote of support for its application. Not a dissenter in the ranks. Long live the Democratic Process.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Any thoughts on a Judicial Review?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Grace D,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">on behalf of STGH</span>GarethDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01932491206729382748noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636785029017925567.post-91388193330732488262012-10-12T11:22:00.000-07:002012-10-12T11:22:24.330-07:00PARK FARM PLANNING APPLICATION<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After two & a half years of opposition to the plans to develop Park Farm, it would appear that</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> the future of these delightful green heritage fields now hangs by a thread.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The outline planning application (PT11/1442/O) submitted by Barratt Homes to build up to 500 houses across this extremely sensitive location, is being considered by South Gloucestershire Development Control </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(West) </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Committee this coming Thursday 18th October starting at 2.30pm.</span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The meeting will be taking place in the South Glos. Thornbury Council Chamber, and members of the public are welcome to attend, and indeed to speak publicly to Councillors prior to their consideration of the application.</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">South Glos Planners (in particular Sarah Tucker) have prepared a briefing document for Councillors, and this has been published on the SG website. You should be able to access it by clicking on <a href="http://council.southglos.gov.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=30142" target="_blank">THIS LINK</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Although her briefing makes passing reference to the large quantity of objections raised by local residents, it deals with these matters only cursorily, and continues to build upon the litany of flawed arguments, misrepresentations of the truth, and ill-conceived judgements that have beset this project from the beginning.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It will be a huge ask of the South Glos Councillors to locate the essence of what is fundamentally wrong with Barratt's application, and to lay it bare for what it is. It should never have reached this stage, and will only fail if there is a rigorous and persitent examination of the details of the application, together with the courage to correct South Glos professional planners who should have known better than to dress up bad plans with a veneer of acceptability. The preparation of the Core Strategy for Thornbury has been a mess and there is still no proper assessment of Thornbury and its needs. There have been many opportunities to throw out this planning application, but for reasons that are frankly obscure, it has survived.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Independent Inspector of the Core Strategy decided to pass no judgement on Thornbury, leaving it instead to the local decision makers (SG Councillors) who may or may not be swayed by planners who are out of touch with the reality here in North West Thornbury</span>.GarethDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01932491206729382748noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636785029017925567.post-36266827049912190692012-09-27T11:33:00.000-07:002012-10-12T09:20:14.392-07:00PARK FARM SITE INSPECTION<br />
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the planning process forward with the development control committee conducting
a site visit at Park farm on Friday 28<sup>th</sup> September.</div>
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One must assume that such site ‘inspections’ are an
important and essential part of the process councillors undergo when seeking to
arrive at decisions of such magnitude, which will have an irreversible effect on many
peoples lives, and particularly as some of the committee will be unfamiliar with
the site and its many nuances. However examination of the inspection programme
for Friday 28th might lead you to think otherwise.</div>
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The programme includes a total of six planning applications,
two of which relate to Park Farm. One for 500 houses with the second being an application of preventative guesswork hoping to stop all these new homes and the rest of us flooding at the first sign of anything more than a passing shower.<br />
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Leaving the council offices Thornbury at 0930
the committee are initially bussed around four locations from
Tockington to Little Stoke visiting small sites with
applications comprising of a single story extension and 2 semi’s plus 2 flats. </div>
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At 11.05 the committee take a coffee break prior to
commencing the Park Farm inspection at 11.55 for no more than one hour on site
before returning to the council offices in Thornbury by 1300.</div>
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The development area proposed at Park Farm equates to 26
hectares, or in old money an awful lot of acres. It is a flood plain, forms
part of the ancient deer park relating to Thornbury castle, contains locally and
nationally listed monuments, is ecologically extremely valuable containing many
important and protected species, is high grade agricultural land, is many
hundreds of years in the making – how on earth can they be expected to become familiar with such a large valuable site and gain sufficient feel and knowledge
to make a decision of such magnitude in less time than it takes to view a few
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">It absolutely beggars belief and makes a mockery of
anything resembling proper process</span>TWilliamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07847192726501459457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636785029017925567.post-6854421840859073342012-09-21T10:00:00.003-07:002012-09-21T10:10:01.852-07:00Important Park Farm Update<span style="font-family: Arial;">Dear Supporter,</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;">You may already
be aware of the forthcoming site meeting for the members of the Planning
Committee to look at the proposed development site by Barratts at Park Farm on </span><st1:date day="28" month="9" year="2012"><b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;">Friday
28<sup>th</sup> September 2012</span></i></b></st1:date><b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;"> at </span></i></b><st1:time hour="11" minute="55"><b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;">11.55 am</span></i></b></st1:time><b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;">.</span></i></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;">We could really
do with as much public support as we can muster for this event, if anyone is
free please come along, bring your friends, relatives, dogs pushchairs,
posters, banners etc. etc. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;">We still need to
demonstrate that there is a lot of public concern about the site, its access
and other limitations. Should the development go ahead it needs to be made
clear that it needs very careful design/layout outcomes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;">This is an
opportunity to demonstrate to the councillors that the public do not support
this application and the committee will take notice of the numbers of
attendees, <b><i>so please come if you can.</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;">There is
conflicting advice from SGC with regard to the meeting point, they have
identified 2 areas; the public footpath adjacent to Morton House and the
entrance to Park Farm at </span><st1:street><st1:address><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;">Butt Lane</span></st1:address></st1:street><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;">, we will keep you posted when we find out
where it will be.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;">Watch this space
and thank you for your continuing support,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;">Save Thornbury’s
Green Heritage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
TWilliamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07847192726501459457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636785029017925567.post-49947146447273952352012-09-18T15:12:00.001-07:002012-09-18T15:12:59.046-07:00DISAPPOINTMENT AN UNDERSTATEMENT<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The shock of coming to terms with the INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S preliminary findings on the soundness (or not) of the Core Strategy, has still not left me. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At first I thought I must have mis-read the document. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Or perhaps the Examiner had forgotten to attach the Appendix relating to Thornbury?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Surely all those hundreds of hours of investigation and research, documentation, letter-writing and representing, public meetings, enquiries, and finally the whole day of EIP relating to Thornbury, must have elicited SOME response from the Examiner?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">But unless your reading of the publication is different to mine, it would appear that Paul Crysell has made ZERO reference to the scandal that is Park Farm, with its proposal for housing to encompass our national heritage Medieval Fishponds, and concrete over the last traces of the Tudor Deer Park.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">No mention of the Sustainability Appraisal that never was an appraisal.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Not even an oblique reference to the new Planning Framework that was supposed to strengthen the protection of Heritage Assets.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">No requirement for flooding risks to be carried out sequentially as prescribed by law.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">No acknowledgement that building at Park Farm will in no way realise a Castle School unified on a single site, nor revitalise our Town Centre.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">No nod to the potential brownfield sites that might adequately meet local needs in the coming years.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">No recognition of the hundreds of local representations opposing the CS proposals, nor taking to task of a Council that failed to engage in meaningful consultation because it was already too closely entwined with the housing developers.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">No reference to the bias and dishonesty and flawed data that has informed the process at almost every turn.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">How we had hoped for more from an INDEPENDENT Inspector!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">We are rocked to the core, but cannot give in yet. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">We will reflect further for the time being.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">We would welcome comments and suggestions from sympathisers.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">The Inspector has invited responses to his preliminary findings, over the next 6 weeks. We have an opportunity to let him know what we think of his findings. As always, address them to Kath Thorne the programme officer at SGC who will be passing them on to Mr. Crysell.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">We will advise further in the next week or two.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Gareth D</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">on behalf of STGH</span>GarethDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01932491206729382748noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636785029017925567.post-76168141685216075612012-09-14T10:41:00.003-07:002012-09-14T10:41:18.692-07:00LETTER FROM SG PROGRAMME OFFICER<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">I am writing to advise you that the Examination Website has
now been updated to reflect the Inspector’s Interim Statement
incorporating his draft main modifications. These documents can be
accessed via the <a href="http://www.southglos.gov.uk/corestrategyexamination" target="_blank">www.southglos.gov.uk/<wbr></wbr>corestrategyexamination</a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">The Inspector’s suggested modifications will be
subject to a 6 week formal public consultation. The Council is currently now
progressing to prepare the necessary supporting sustainability appraisal and
make arrangements for the consultation to commence. Details of this and
the timetable for the public consultation will be made available shortly on the
website, although it is currently anticipated consultation will start in early
October. Everyone who has made representations on the Core Strategy will
also be notified. All comments received, as part of this consultation process,
will be passed to the Inspector for his consideration in drafting his final
report.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">DD: 01454 863742</span></span>GarethDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01932491206729382748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636785029017925567.post-22360459200603511982012-09-12T14:05:00.004-07:002012-09-12T14:06:43.920-07:00RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE INSPECTOR<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We don't yet know what they are, only we know that he has made some!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">SGC have now officially received the Inspector's preliminary findings. He has concluded that the December 2011 Core Strategy <i>is capable of being made sound</i> <u>provided a number of modifications are made.</u> The findings and suggested modifications in his report are currently being reviewed and considered by the Council. We understand that these will be presented to the Policy and Resources Committee as a supplementary report on Monday 17th Sept at 2pm in Kingswood. The findings are also due to be published on the SGC Examination website in the near future. How near is anybody's guess. As soon as we get wind of them, rest assured we will be publishing!</span></span>GarethDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01932491206729382748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636785029017925567.post-3966788346644302992012-09-01T14:58:00.001-07:002012-09-05T13:20:18.928-07:00RADIO BRISTOL for Cllr. HUDSON<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On Thursday 30th August, our very own NorthWest Thornbury Councillor Rob Hudson was interviewed on Radio Bristol. "Breakfast with Steve Le Fevre" carried a particular focus on the state of the Core Strategy in respect of Thornbury, and invited a number of guests to speak - only Rob accepted the invite. For those who missed the interview, it was repeated later in the day as part of a news round-up.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For those of you, like me still in holiday mode who may have missed both versions, click on the player below to listen to the podcast. Rob makes some interesting and important contributions to the ongoing debate about the future of housing for Thornbury.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Also of interest to some may be the e-mailed response to the interview from veteran Green Spaces campaigner Ron Morton - I have taken the liberty to print his comments here too.</span><br />
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specifically the item with the interview with Cllr. Rob Hudson in respect of
building in Thornbury at Park Farm. Somebody in authority is trying to pull a
fast one over the BBC!</span></span></span></span></div>
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would be wrong to build on this heritage-rich land, the authority figure said
no decision has yet been made. This is simply not the case.</span></span></span></span></div>
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that the Barretts planning application has been submitted but not decided &
that the Core Strategy has yet to be approved by Mr Chryssell the Planning
Inspector, South Gloucestershire Council is 100% committed to building up to
500 dwellings at Park Farm. Barretts & South Glos. Council have already
held the public Master Planning Workshop for the site.</span></span></span></span></div>
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simply the latest in a long, long line of council lies, manipulations, breaches
of planning protocols, failures to declare interests and general skulduggery by
Thornbury Town Council, South Gloucestershire Council and Lib Dem Councillors.
The Core Strategy Group led by Patrick Conroy within the Planning Department
are determined that these heritage rich fields (Grade 2 listed & thus
supposedly protected by the national Garden Society) be concreted over, for
whatever reason. The reasons they actually give about the nature of Thornbury
are spurious and unsupported by evidence. The Sustainability Appraisal for the
development was written after the decision to build had been made. There is a
great deal more.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">My apologies for muddling up the reference numbers and links in the previous two postings - thanks to the reader who pointed this out to me - I have now corrected my error.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Just to be absolutely clear, what you now read are the correct reference numbers and links for each of the stated applications, should you still wish to make any objections.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Objections can be emailed f.a.o.
Sarah Tucker at <a href="mailto:planningapps@southglos.gov.uk">planningapps@southglos.gov.uk</a></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">The original Barratt/Pegasus application for 500 houses at Park Farm is <a href="http://developments.southglos.gov.uk/online-applications/simpleSearchResults.do?action=firstPage" target="_blank">PT11/1442/O</a>.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">The recent duplicate application for 500 houses at Park Farm is <a href="http://developments.southglos.gov.uk/online-applications/simpleSearchResults.do?action=firstPage" target="_blank">PT12/2659/O</a> </span></b></div>
<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The recent Bloor application for 300 houses at Morton Way North is <a href="http://developments.southglos.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=M78VNAOK02P00" target="_blank">PT12/2395/O</a></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you have made a representation in the past few days using my erroneous information, sincere apologies, but would you mind re-submitting under the correct reference number? </span></span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span>GarethDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01932491206729382748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636785029017925567.post-86361189910026181632012-08-24T13:35:00.000-07:002012-08-29T13:19:12.282-07:00DUPLICATE PLANNING APPLICATION by BARRATTs<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not having been trained in planning applications, it's still a bit of a mystery as to why Barratts have submitted a seemingly duplicate planning application for 500 houses on land at Park Farm.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The question on many residents minds is -" to re-submit or not to re-submit objections?"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Below are extracts from an e-mail written by Sarah Tucker, the case officer at SGC for this application, in responding to a query on this matter by a local resident:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Dear ,</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>since the applications are for the same development we will take the representations on the earlier application as for the new, duplicate application, although if you want to send in representations on the new application, you are welcome to. Since it is a different application, (albeit the same scheme) the representations have to be attached to the application that they were submitted to, this is for audit trail purposes. However, when I do my report to Committee, I will summarise all comments from both applications, as they relate to both applications as the schemes are the same. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The dates for determination are different as the applications were submitted at different times. The reason Barratt’s have done this is to give them the opportunity of appealing the first application against non-determination to the Planning Inspectorate, and carrying on negotiating on the duplicate application. They are within their rights to be able to do this. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I will be able to take representations on either application up to the date of the Committee, although it would be prudent to get them in as soon as practicable. At this moment I do not have a Committee date for determination. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I hope the above is of use</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Regards</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Sarah Tucker</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Major Sites Team</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>01454 863780</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our own lack of trust regarding planners <b>leads us to feel that it may be prudent for concerned residents to re-submit their objections to the new application, just to be belt and braces.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The major amendment to the original application submitted last year, is that the link road connecting the new estate with the centre of Thornbury has moved. It was originally intended to cross the Castle School playing fields and exit onto Park Road. The new plans show the access road emerging from behind the Alexander Way Old Peoples Home, out onto Alexander Way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We would urge you if you have
not already, to consider objecting to this application. Try not to be
too subjective in your reasoning - you need to be articulating PLANNING
objections. (See previous blog entry for links to sample objections.)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Objections can be emailed f.a.o.
Sarah Tucker at <a href="mailto:planningapps@southglos.gov.uk">planningapps@southglos.gov.uk</a></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Be sure to quote the planning
application reference number of your objection. (<a href="http://developments.southglos.gov.uk/online-applications/simpleSearchResults.do?action=firstPage" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2288bb; font-size: medium;">PT12/2659/O</span></a>)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also, ask for confirmation of
receipt. It should eventually appear under the SGC reference list of documents
relating to the planning application - if it does not, make sure you follow up
with an enquiry.</span> </span><br />
<br />GarethDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01932491206729382748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636785029017925567.post-10209309541836480892012-08-16T14:57:00.000-07:002012-08-29T13:43:14.179-07:00PLANNING APPLICATIONS FROM ALL DIRECTIONS<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;">No sooner have Bloor Homes submitted an application for up to 300 homes in the greenfields at the northern end of Morton Way (click on l.h. blog button for more details of the application, or take a direct look at the application made to SGC online <a href="http://developments.southglos.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=M78VNAOK02P00" target="_blank">PT12/2395/O</a>)...</span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">now Barratts have re-submitted their application for 500 houses on the heritage fields surrounding the medieval fishponds at Park Farm <a href="http://developments.southglos.gov.uk/online-applications/simpleSearchResults.do?action=firstPage" target="_blank">PT12/2659/O</a>. This may seem confusing to you, as it does to me, because they have already submitted this application once. You may have already objected using the original reference:<a href="http://developments.southglos.gov.uk/online-applications/simpleSearchResults.do?action=firstPage" target="_blank">PT11/1442/O</a>.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There is a legal explanation for this duplicate application, but it currently eludes me! Our understanding from Sarah Tucker the case officer at SGC is that if you have already represented to the original Park Farm application, your objections remain valid for the second application. You may choose to re-submit them with the new reference number for forms sake, but she assures us that the content from both sets of representations will be considered together when finally the case is heard, because it is THE SAME APPLICATION.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">With both the Bloor and Barratt applications, although there is an official deadline for responses to be submitted, you can continue to submit your representations, and they will still be received and considered up until the point at which SGC sits to consider the planning applications in question.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you are a regular reader of this blog, you will know that STGH opposes both planning applications.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You can read our objections by clicking on the links below.</span></span><br />
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<li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h19SncmpVZJ5Smj72U9TX4k-XFIXHIFPYuj-o4_1RP4/edit" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">STGH OBJECTION TO BARRATTS HOUSING APPLICATION FOR PARK FARM.</span></span></a></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B0oM-b5xGfhEjbfeOGMayjIdPexMnzDyzS0DnhYmHDo/edit" target="_blank">STGH OBJECTION TO BLOOR HOUSING APPLICATION FOR MORTON WAY NORTH.</a> </span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We would urge you if you have not already, to consider objecting to both of these applications. Try not to be too subjective in your reasoning - you need to be articulating PLANNING objections.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Objections can be emailed f.a.o. Sarah Tucker at planningapps@southglos.gov.uk</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Be sure to quote the planning application reference number of your objection. Also, ask for confirmation of receipt. It should eventually appear under the SGC reference list of documents relating to the planning application - if it does not, make sure you follow up with an enquiry. </span></span>GarethDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01932491206729382748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636785029017925567.post-46305729156083141322012-07-22T15:14:00.000-07:002012-07-22T15:14:13.952-07:00CLARIFICATION of STGH POSITION.<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Despite what you may have read in the letter pages of the Gazette, or heard from Lib Dem Town Councillors, we can assure you that </span><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Save Thornbury's Green Heritage</b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> has NOT changed its position</span>. <br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">STGH has been consistent in maintaining that local housing needs for Thornbury should first be met from within the existing town footprint. If a need is shown for more housing than is possible from brownfield sites, Park Farm is still not a sustainable site. It is known to have flooding and heritage issues and is too far from the town centre. But our opposition to development at Park Farm and our claim that it is one of the least sustainable sites, does <u>not</u> mean we actually support housing development at other sites.</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Planning Inspector asked for 'common ground statements' between any relevant parties who objected to the Core Strategy. STGH did as he asked but have now been misrepresented over common ground reached with two potential developers. We agreed with Welbeck and Bloor that Park Farm was wrong for development, but we did not agree with them (or SGC or TTC) on the level of need suggested for new housing for Thornbury. We stand firmly behind our original assertion that housing needs should at this stage be met from within the current town boundary and we argued this in February at the Special Town Council Meeting in the Cossham Hall. The North West Thornbury Councillors proposed this as an amendment to the decision to build at Park Farm, also suggesting a survey of potential brownfield sites was carried out. <u>Typically, It was voted down by the Lib Dem majority</u>.</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">STGH has been accused of ‘supporting development’ at Morton Way sites because we agreed that “other sites such as Morton Way South and Morton Way NE have less or no flood risk and are sequentially preferable for development.” That agreement should not be construed as any STGH support for development at Morton Way. We have simply agreed with a statement of fact with regard to site comparisons and flood risks. </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">From the beginning, STGH has sought to protect the whole of Thornbury, though the battle ground to date has been Park Farm. We always agreed with the 2005 Planning Inspector’s view that there was no justification for development in Thornbury. However, we have also always said that, if the case for more development is made, let houses be built after proper community consultation and an accurately evidenced sustainability appraisal that selects the most appropriate site. This has never happened and that is why STGH exists.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If anyone is interested in reading exactly what the Statement of Common Ground says, then you can </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B3RzWH5GtyysU0U2VllMeDEyTFE" target="_blank">CLICK THIS LINK.</a></span></span></div>GarethDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01932491206729382748noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636785029017925567.post-7331197302653433952012-07-16T15:49:00.001-07:002012-07-16T15:49:29.185-07:00MATTER 27 - now CLOSED!<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
The experience of sitting through nearly 7 hours of legal
deliberations over the soundness of the Core Strategy relating to
Thornbury, was utterly exhausting, and frankly a bit disorienting.<br />
The Inspector asked many questions, but he had already indicated in
advance more or less the line of questioning he would follow. What he
didn’t do was give much away as to what he thought about the quality or
significance of the answers. So if like me you went to the hearing
believing that the Core Strategy for Thornbury is deeply flawed and
therefore unsound and unjustified, there was nothing on offer to make
you change your mind. What did seem to come across, however, was that
the Inspector wishes to see more rather than less houses being built
across the whole of South Gloucestershire.</div>
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To my mind there are now three scenarios:</div>
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<li>The current Inspector agrees with the previous Inspector, and SGC’s
own Heritage Officer, that Park Farm is unsuitable for the development
of 500 new homes, but approves one or more of the other development
options around Thornbury, which can yield between 500-1000 extra houses
to meet both<em> local</em> and <em>strategic</em> need.</li>
<li>The Inspector finds the CS to be sound in relation to Thornbury, and
approves Park Farm as the preferred option for 500 houses to meet <em>local</em> need.</li>
<li>The Inspector advises along meeting as much<em> strategic</em> need
as possible for SGC in terms of housing quotas, and approves all of the
development sites around Thornbury, including Park Farm, and all along
Morton Way, and even possibly a small development off the Bristol Road,
near to the Leisure Centre. This could mean up to 1500 extra houses for
Thornbury meeting both <em>local</em> and <em>strategic</em> needs.</li>
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The one outcome that seems highly unlikely, is the one put forward by
Save Thornbury’s Green Heritage, and supported by the NorthWest
Thornbury Town Councillors, that all local housing needs should be met from
within the current footprint of the town, using brownfield sites as and
when they become available. Only at such time as improved
infrastructure, employment opportunities and transport links are on
offer, do we believe that Thornbury is really ready for outward
expansion.</div>
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We wait and see. Inspector’s verdict may not be until early autumn.</div>
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Tomorrow (<strong>Tuesday 17th July at 7pm at the Town Hall,</strong>)
the Town Council will again be considering Barratt’s second planning
application for Park Farm. Did you know for example that according to
SGC the latest proposals include a link road being constructed from the
new development through into Alexander Way (in the vicinity of the Old
Peoples Home which is due for closure in the next few years)? All
residents are welcome to come along and voice their views.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>It's also not too late to send in objections to the latest Barratt housing application at SGC.</b></span></div>
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For reasons unfathomable to many in the community, Thornbury Town Council (at least the LibDem majority) have been intent on locating more housing at one of the least sustainable and most inappropriate heritage sites in our town. When the worst site gets a green light, this naturally encourages other developers with more sustainable credentials to chance their hand. Consequently, Bloor Homes are now believed to have submitted their own planning
application for housing development at the northern end of Morton Way. Things are hotting up for Thornbury. Let's hope the floodgates have not been well and truly opened.</div>GarethDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01932491206729382748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636785029017925567.post-41849159592219365162012-07-12T14:39:00.006-07:002012-07-12T14:39:54.444-07:00Tomorrow: EIP hearing for THORBURY - MATTER 27<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
At last we come to the day that may well define Thornbury for years
to come. We have pinned a lot of faith and hope on an Independent
Inspector who sees the Core Strategy and its Sustainability Appraisal
relating to Thornbury, for what it is – deeply flawed and unsound.</div>
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A number of STGH members will be attending the hearing, together with NorthWest Thornbury Independnet Councillors Rob Hudson, Vincent Costello and Gareth Davies, and a few
local residents, all of whom have been invited to join the table of
discussions. We’ve spent a few hours this evening ordering our files and
reviewing the questions posed by the Inspector.</div>
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I’m not certain that by tea-time tomorrow there will necessarily be
clear indications as to the Inspector’s conclusions. It may certainly
stir things up for<strong> next week’s Special Town Council Meeting on Tuesday 17th July at 7pm in the Town Hall,</strong>
when Councillors will be discussing Barratt’s latest housing application for
Park Farm.(All members of the public welcomed to attend, and also to
speak.) I shall report back before then as to any inklings from the
hearing tomorrow.</div>
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Our sincere hope is that Area Fa or Option 6 (Park Farm) is deleted
from the Core Strategy as an unsustainable option for housing
development. When the majority (Lib Dem) Town Councillors have argued so long and
so strenuously for more housing for Thornbury, the implications that
this may have for developing other parts of Thornbury is hard to
anticipate. A major strand of the EIP hearing relating to all South
Glos, is that the Inspector is looking for more, not fewer houses across
the county. </div>
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Despite STGH consistently arguing that Thornbury should
retain its current footprint and meet housing needs from within
brownfield sites, Thornbury may well be presented with some difficult
options tomorrow, that will have ramifications across the whole town.</div>GarethDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01932491206729382748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636785029017925567.post-18356497331341992152012-07-04T12:26:00.002-07:002012-07-04T12:39:08.009-07:00<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">The Inspector has now reviewed issues that arose during the
first two weeks of the hearing sessions and has decided that it would be
helpful to clarify certain matters arising from the discussions to date.
It is, therefore, the Inspector’s intention to hold further sessions on <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wednesday, 18 July</span></b> and in this respect,
<i>please find attached a note from him indicating the format for these extra
sessions; you will see that there are 4 areas which the Inspector wishes
to cover. (<b><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">See Note below.</span></b>)</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Please can you confirm your attendance by sending me an
email or giving me a call. It is expected that those who participated in
sessions 8 & 13 re housing and retail will wish to attend on the 18 July.</span></span></div>
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that if you are unable to attend these extra sessions, he is willing to take
written submissions, although he asks that these are as brief as possible, do
not repeat arguments previously made and explain how far any changes would
address your concerns or what further alterations would be needed in order to
do so.</span></span></div>
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aware, the Inspector has rescheduled Matter 28 Communities of the East Fringe
to <b><i><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Tuesday 17 July 2012
commencing at 2pm</span></i></b> <b><span style="color: red;">in order to extend Matter 27 – Thornbury
on the 13 July to a full day in view of the number of participants.</span></b></span></span></div>
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website later this morning and a copy of the attached note put into the
examination library (PA19).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><u><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: purple;">Note from Inspector:</span> </b></span></u></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE CORE STRATEGY – FURTHER SESSIONS ‐ WEEK 4<br /> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Having reviewed issues in the first two weeks of the hearing sessions I have decided it would be helpful to clarify certain matters arising from the discussions to date.<br />My intention is to hold further sessions on Wednesday 18 July. Thursday 19 July will be available to complete these if it is not possible to do so on the 18th.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />The areas I wish to cover are:<br />1. Revisions to policy CS15 and the provision of a 5 year housing land supply.<br />2. Consideration of alternative policy wording in relation to the Mall and Cribbs Causeway retail areas. Following the debate on Matter 13 the Council said it would clarify how these locations should be treated during the plan period.<br />3. Options for taking the CS forward, assuming it is possible to address deficiencies in the Plan, whether by means of a further period of suspension, early review of the Plan or any other mechanism.<br />4. Initial views of key policy changes put forward in the Council’s ‘Schedule of Rolling Suggested Changes’ (SRC1) in advance of main modifications I might recommend.<br /> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">I do not wish to hear points which have already been made but would like to know if any of the changes would address in whole or part the problems identified by participants. This would help me to decide whether it would be possible to recommend modifications to make the Plan sound.<br />My intention is to devote the morning of the 18th to housing and retail changes (items 1 & 2) and the first part of the afternoon to item 3. Under item 4 I do not consider it is necessary to seek views on every modification suggested by the Council but I would welcome them on those I consider to be of particular importance.<br />It is possible that other matters will arise during Week 3 which necessitate inclusion as part of the additional sessions in Week 4. Should this happen I will deal with these issues on 19th July.<br />For any participant who is unable to be present at these extra sessions I am willing to take written submissions although I ask that these be as brief as possible, do not repeat arguments previously made and explain how far any changes would address your concerns or what further alterations would be needed in order to do so.<br />Paul Crysell<br />Inspector<br />30 June 2012</span><u><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></u></span></span>GarethDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01932491206729382748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636785029017925567.post-89417293461150294782012-05-07T13:10:00.002-07:002012-05-07T13:13:28.925-07:00COMMUNITY PLAN and EIP LATEST<br />
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Inspector has now confirmed the Matters he wishes to cover at the Hearings for
Thornbury on 13<sup>th</sup> July. These provide the basis for further discussion
during the Hearing and are detailed below:-</span></b></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Concerns
have been raised regarding both the consultation process and the sustainability
appraisal. What evidence is there to
show the Council has failed to comply with the either legislative or regulatory
requirements in connection with these processes?</span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">A
number of respondents say the Council’s aim to retain and improve services,
facilities and employment in Thornbury is not supported by the evidence. What information has the Council relied upon
in reaching its conclusions on the need for and the scale of development
appropriate for the town?</span></div>
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relation to proposals for development at Park Farm a number of potential
constraints have been identified. These
include heritage and archaeological assets, wildlife and agricultural land
quality as well as concerns with flooding, the loss of open space and access
issues. How far have these factors been
taken into account in identifying this location as the Council’s preferred
choice?</span></div>
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alternative sites in the Thornbury area particularly to the east and south have
advantages over the Park Farm location and, if so, what are these?</span></div>
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Morton Way South a more sustainable location for housing purposes and/or are
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respondents are concerned that no account has been taken of the impact of a new
nuclear power station at Oldbury. How
significant is this to the proposals for Thornbury?</span></div>
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Examination Hearings for South Gloucestershire actually commence at 10.00am on
19 June and will take place in the Council offices at Kingswood Civic Centre,
High Street, Kingswood BS15 9TR. The
Inspector has lots of issues regarding the Core Strategy that need resolving –
full details of all these issues and matters for each hearing session are on
the South Glos website:</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.southglos.gov.uk/corestrategyexamination">www.southglos.gov.uk/corestrategyexamination</a></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">STGH will be continuing to put forward the evidence that the Core
Strategy for Thornbury is unsound and does not follow the principles of the government’s
NPPF (National Planning Policy Framework). We continue to believe that Thornbury’s
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<br /></div>GarethDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01932491206729382748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636785029017925567.post-53766055998012925442012-04-22T06:14:00.006-07:002012-04-22T10:45:19.656-07:00The EXAMINATION IN PUBLIC (EIP)<span style="font-family:arial;">Finally we arrive at the EIP season proper. </span><br style="font-family:arial;"><br style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:arial;">The </span><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/localgovernment/pdf/1896534.pdf">LOCALISM ACT</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> is now in place. </span><br style="font-family:arial;"><br style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:arial;">SGC have completed their Core Strategy work and submissions to the Indpendent Inspector Paul Crysell are done.</span><br style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:arial;">If you wish to read all responses to the Inspector, bySGC, by public bodies, by members of the public, by developers, by councillors, by other interested parties, you can ...</span><br style="font-family:arial;"><br style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:arial;">check out this <a href="http://www.southglos.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/DE9F187C-4883-4E19-B87A-5512E3B712ED/0/PTE120040.pdf"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SGC WEBSITE</span></a>. </span><br style="font-family:arial;"><br style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Be warned that in our experience, it is frequently not connecting adequately.</span><br style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:arial;">We are also attaching a couple of </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family:arial;" >draft</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> publications relating to the EIP.</span><br face="arial"><b style="font-family: arial;"></b><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XNbL24UEEdB6C-yjuauTbShWSfJUEJYBDA0kmSvQHYI/edit">EIP Draft Programme and participants list</a><br /><br /></b><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bVZy8Mou7IvILEdAPeOBzxoRRN30IDy1J1YQ1MST-2g/edit"><b style="font-family: arial;">Draft (11April) Programme for SG</b><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;" > CS - covering letter</span></a><br /><br /><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);" class="" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Link" class="gl_link" border="0" /></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"> If you wish to personally attend any hearings, even more if you wish to speak, it is important that your name appears on the documentation being collated by Kath Thorne the programme officer.</span><br style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Save Thornbury's Green Heritage will be contributing to the examination - we will update you as to who will specifically speak at what hearing. If you still have burning issues that you fear may not be represented at that examination, we would welcome you to contact us and discuss those issues with us further.</span>GarethDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01932491206729382748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4636785029017925567.post-34180706243279642972012-03-07T11:31:00.000-08:002012-03-07T11:32:39.043-08:00COMMUNITY PLANNING AND THE NEW LOCALISM ACT<p>We haven’t posted for a few weeks now – taking a breather after the flurry of activites surrounding the final deadline for submissions to the Independent Inspector. Too late to submit any written representations. Now we wait to find out the initial response of the Inspector to SGC revisions, and presumably await the publication of a timetable for public hearings. We will keep you posted as the news breaks.</p> <p>Meanwhile, please be informed that <em><strong>the date for the lauch of the Thornbury Community Plan has been postponed. It was initially intended to take place next week, but is now planned to take place on Thursday 10th May at 7.30pm at The Cossham Hall. Apologies</strong></em> for any confusion or diary clashes that may ensue. What this does mean, however, is that a timely free training event, being offered by CPRE, may be of interest and value to people interested in planning issues, shaped by the new Localism Act.</p> <p>Details pasted below:</p> <h1><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:xx-large;">Interested in planning? CPRE are offering a free event in Bristol</span></span></strong></h1> <h1><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:xx-large;">Planning our future: The Localism Act and neighbourhood planning</span></strong></h1> <p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:large;">Saturday March 24, 2012 </span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:large;">9:30 am to 4:30 pm<br />Armada House, Telephone Avenue, Bristol BS1 4BQ</span></p> <p><strong><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:large;">Free but booking is required</span></strong></strong></p> <p><strong><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:large;">The Localism Act</span></strong></strong><span style="color:#444444;font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:large;"> is intended to give communities a real voice in the planning system. It allows community groups to form ‘Neighbourhood Forums’ and to create Neighbourhood Development Plans, to help shape development in their area.</span></p> <p><strong><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:large;">But how will it work in practice?</span></strong></strong><span style="color:#444444;font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:large;"> How much power will community groups really have? And just how will decisions be made about which groups act as the Neighbourhood Forum for their area?</span></p> <p><span style="color:#444444;font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:large;">If you are interested in planning and development in your area and you want to learn more about how the Localism Act will work, CPRE is running a conference in Bristol to try to answer those questions. It is open to individuals and community groups who want to learn how to have </span><strong><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:large;">a real voice in planning for their local area</span></strong></strong><span style="color:#444444;font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:large;">.</span></p> <p><span style="color:#444444;font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:large;">Speakers will include </span><strong><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:large;">Paul Miner (CPRE Senior Planning Campaigner)</span></strong></strong><span style="color:#444444;font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:large;"> and </span><strong><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:large;">Sarah O’Driscoll (Bristol City Council Strategic Planning Service Manager)</span></strong></strong><span style="color:#444444;font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:large;">.</span></p> <p><span style="color:#444444;font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:large;">There will be talks by ‘front-runner’ groups about the reality of producing Neighbourhood Development Plans, and discussions on the more awkward questions that the Localism Bill has brought up – </span><strong><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:large;">just what are the limits of Localism?</span></strong></strong><span style="color:#444444;font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:large;"> How can community groups effectively involve and engage the people in their area in planning? And can communities really use the Localism Act to say no to unwanted development?</span></p> <p><span style="color:#444444;font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:large;">Lunch will be provided – please let us know if you have any dietary requirements.</span></p> <p><span style="color:#444444;font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:large;">Places for this event are limited and will be allocated ‘first come first served’.</span></p> <p><span style="color:#444444;font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:large;">For more information or to book a place, please contact:</span></p> <p><strong><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:large;">Joe Evans</span></strong></strong><span style="color:#444444;font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:large;"><br />CPRE Avonside<br />07854 741130<br /><a href="mailto:director@cpreavonside.org.uk" target="_blank">director@cpreavonside.org.uk</a></span></p> <p><span style="color:#444444;font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:large;">Supporting Communities and 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style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><sup style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">th</sup></span><br style="mso-special-character:line-break"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Save Thornbury’s Green Heritage believe <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>that a pro-forma or highly orchestrated response to the latest changes in the Core Strategy is unlikely to affect the Inspector’s decision.<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >However, individual/personalised letters or e-mails will undoubtedly carry more weight - using your own style to communicate objections.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >The five statements below are all strong, evidenced grounds on which to object.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>You can include and expand upon all or any of these in your own objections. Paragraph six contains a concluding statement you can adapt, because the inspector is also asking for opinions on how the Core Strategy should be changed in order to make it sound/justified. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >The quickest method is probably to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">cut and paste</i> then personalise as an email. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >AREAS OF OBJECTION</span></u></p> <ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >The fundamental problems of insufficient public consultation and an unjustified Sustainability Appraisal have not been addressed in the revised Core Strategy.</span></li></ul> <ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >The new evidence added to the Sustainability Appraisal has not altered the existing flawed evidence and its resulting conclusions. eg. (i)The walking distance from Park Farm to the Town Centre is still quoted inaccurately as 15 minutes. The previous Planning Inspector even recognised it was a 25 minute walk. (ii) the ecology of the Park Farm area has not been properly assessed or recognised. As a local resident I know for a fact there are bats, egrets, kingfishers, badgers, etc...commonly sighted. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></li></ul> <ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >The recent Scheduling of the Medieval Fishponds as an Ancient Monument is a very significant achievement for this prized heritage area of Thornbury. Why has this area so inappropriately been chosen as the area for major housing development? There has been no proper recognition of this heritage and historic asset and no re-assessment of the Sustainability Appraisal as a result. </span></li></ul> <ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >There has been no review of the Greenbelt around Thornbury. Areas such as Park Farm, containing prized heritage & historic assets, as well as valuable agricultural land, should be brought into the Greenbelt and protected from development. Why hasn’t the Greenbelt been reviewed to include this area?</span></li></ul> <ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >The wrong process has been followed with regard to flood risk assessment for Thornbury. Surely with such incomplete knowledge and assessment of all the flood risks in the Park Farm area, a site should not be selected for development?</span></li></ul> <ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Although some changes have been made in this version of the Core Strategy, it is still, in my/our opinion, UNSOUND, with many inaccuracies and unjustified conclusions. Park Farm should be removed from the Core Strategy as a site for development.</span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" ><br /></span></li></ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >SEND your responses:-<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><em><span style="Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language:ENfont-family:";color:#333333;" lang="EN">By Email to:</span></em><span style="Arial","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:ENfont-family:";" lang="EN"> <a href="mailto:planningLDF@southglos.gov.uk">planningLDF@southglos.gov.uk</a></span><em><span style="Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:";" lang="EN"><br /></span></em></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><em><span style="Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language:ENfont-family:";color:#333333;" lang="EN">By letter to:</span></em><span style="Arial","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:ENfont-family:";color:#333333;" lang="EN"> <strong><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Strategic Planning Policy and Specialist Advice Team,</span></strong></span><strong><span style="Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language:ENfont-family:";color:#333333;" lang="EN"> South Gloucestershire Council, PO Box 2081, South Gloucestershire, BS35 9BP</span></strong><br /><span style="Arial","sans-serif";font-family:";" > </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" ><span style="font-style: italic;">By hand to:</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">South Glos Council Offices in Thornbury.</span><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Please ensure you include your full name and address.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Deadline for reply is <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Friday 17</span><sup style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">th</sup><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> February 2012.</span></span></p>GarethDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01932491206729382748noreply@blogger.com0