Area 4 Safer Neighbourhoods and Forum Meeting
The Area 4 (Church Gresley, Swadlincote, Woodville & Hartshorne) Forum and Safer Neighbourhoods meeting will take place at Sharpes Pottery Museum from 6.15pm on Tuesday 23rd September. A link to the meeting agenda and minutes can be found below.
http://south-derbys.cmis.uk.com/south-derbys/Meetings/tabid/70/ctl/ViewMeetingPublic/mid/397/Meeting/1805/Committee/379/SelectedTab/Documents/Default.aspx
Saturday, 20 September 2014
Planning Applications approved at Planning Committee
After much delay and negotiation the planning application relating to the 306 houses behind Church Street and Thorpe Downs estate was approved via Planning Committee on Tuesday, along with the 3 houses at the bottom of Thorpe Downs Road.
The Burton Mail were not present at the committee and had already printed a report prior to the meeting mainly based on the football ground as opposed to the development. Their report below draws information from the Facebook Page set up by a local resident who deserves mention for his actions in keeping residents informed via the group and also allowed us to communicate to residents through this forum. I will not embarrass him by naming him.
http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/Shock-homes-approval-means-Gresley-FC/story-22943497-detail/story.html
A significant number of residents attended the committee to see the item debated for well over an hour. The final vote was made with 7 voting for the application and 6 voting against. Whilst Planning is quasi-judicial and can not be subject to party voting, the vote was split with Conservative voting for and Labour Voting against. Please see below attached news report from the last major development in Church Gresley ward. A case of deja vu!
http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/vote-huge-housing-plan-gets-OK/story-21509584-detail/story.html
One of the main areas of debate related to the inclusion of this scheme into the emerging Local Plan that is currently being deliberated through the Planning Inspectorate and this was said to be a significant factor in the justification for allowing it.
The local plan has been put to the vote twice in Environment & Development Services Committee an also in Full Council. On all of these occasions the vote has been split by one vote with the Tories voting it through on all occasions. Whilst we all appreciate the need for development we are frustrated with the lack of spread throughout the district, with most of the developments being in already developed labour wards in the urban core and on the fringes of Derby. We also had concerns over the amount of responses to the plan throughout the district and felt that it may have been better advertised through newsletters rather than only on the internet.
During the site visit for the committee it was clear from the reaction of the vast majority of those there that the single access through Rockcliffe Close was inadequate but despite pleas for a review of this, the advice from the Highways authority was considered acceptable.
Despite our objections and a very well prepared objection speech by local resident Kevin Clarke the development was granted consent. The 3 house development at the bottom of Thorpe Downs Road was also passed despite concerns over flooding.
We would like to thank residents for giving feedback and attending the meeting as well as the various consultation events. Though the development has gone though and we are all disappointed, it may have been worse had several concerns not been addressed through our and residents feedback.
So what happens next?
The development of 306 houses was for outline permission. A more detailed application will be submitted for planning permission. As with the outline permission, this will be subject to feedback from residents. When we receive notice of this we will let residents know on this blog.
If you believe the Burton Mail, the football ground has been approved. This is not the case. A separate planning application will need to be submitted as it relates to a separate development which has not yet been submitted.
Interestingly enough, the person who had the casting vote on the local plan was the current Chairman of the Council who voted in favour of the local plan despite an impassioned plea from a fellow Woodville Councillor. The said Chairman now appears in the Burton Mail highlighting a petition regarding road safety in the area he previously represented as a County Councillor. He had every opportunity to vote against the local plan yet is gaining publicity for this.
http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/Road-safety-campaign-Swadlincote-400-home-plan/story-22935546-detail/story.html
The Burton Mail were not present at the committee and had already printed a report prior to the meeting mainly based on the football ground as opposed to the development. Their report below draws information from the Facebook Page set up by a local resident who deserves mention for his actions in keeping residents informed via the group and also allowed us to communicate to residents through this forum. I will not embarrass him by naming him.
http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/Shock-homes-approval-means-Gresley-FC/story-22943497-detail/story.html
A significant number of residents attended the committee to see the item debated for well over an hour. The final vote was made with 7 voting for the application and 6 voting against. Whilst Planning is quasi-judicial and can not be subject to party voting, the vote was split with Conservative voting for and Labour Voting against. Please see below attached news report from the last major development in Church Gresley ward. A case of deja vu!
http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/vote-huge-housing-plan-gets-OK/story-21509584-detail/story.html
One of the main areas of debate related to the inclusion of this scheme into the emerging Local Plan that is currently being deliberated through the Planning Inspectorate and this was said to be a significant factor in the justification for allowing it.
The local plan has been put to the vote twice in Environment & Development Services Committee an also in Full Council. On all of these occasions the vote has been split by one vote with the Tories voting it through on all occasions. Whilst we all appreciate the need for development we are frustrated with the lack of spread throughout the district, with most of the developments being in already developed labour wards in the urban core and on the fringes of Derby. We also had concerns over the amount of responses to the plan throughout the district and felt that it may have been better advertised through newsletters rather than only on the internet.
During the site visit for the committee it was clear from the reaction of the vast majority of those there that the single access through Rockcliffe Close was inadequate but despite pleas for a review of this, the advice from the Highways authority was considered acceptable.
Despite our objections and a very well prepared objection speech by local resident Kevin Clarke the development was granted consent. The 3 house development at the bottom of Thorpe Downs Road was also passed despite concerns over flooding.
We would like to thank residents for giving feedback and attending the meeting as well as the various consultation events. Though the development has gone though and we are all disappointed, it may have been worse had several concerns not been addressed through our and residents feedback.
So what happens next?
The development of 306 houses was for outline permission. A more detailed application will be submitted for planning permission. As with the outline permission, this will be subject to feedback from residents. When we receive notice of this we will let residents know on this blog.
If you believe the Burton Mail, the football ground has been approved. This is not the case. A separate planning application will need to be submitted as it relates to a separate development which has not yet been submitted.
Interestingly enough, the person who had the casting vote on the local plan was the current Chairman of the Council who voted in favour of the local plan despite an impassioned plea from a fellow Woodville Councillor. The said Chairman now appears in the Burton Mail highlighting a petition regarding road safety in the area he previously represented as a County Councillor. He had every opportunity to vote against the local plan yet is gaining publicity for this.
http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/Road-safety-campaign-Swadlincote-400-home-plan/story-22935546-detail/story.html
Thursday, 11 September 2014
ATC Open Day - Sunday 14th
The 1211 Squadron of the Air Training Corps are having an open day at their Eureka Park HQ on Sunday. The squadron has over 100 cadets and many will be present to show the great work and activities that the ATC are involved in.
The flyer below shows more information. It is well worth a visit, especially for those considering joining:
For more information about the 1211 squadron, please see the below link:
http://www.1211sqn.org.uk/
The flyer below shows more information. It is well worth a visit, especially for those considering joining:
For more information about the 1211 squadron, please see the below link:
http://www.1211sqn.org.uk/
Wednesday, 10 September 2014
Police and Crime Commissioner Consultation
The following article is via the Derbyshire Alert website:
‘Alan Charles was elected in November 2012 to be Derbyshire’s first Police and Crime Commissioner. His chief aim in this role is to ensure that policing in Derbyshire is as effective as possible and meets the needs and expectations of all communities.
One of his main duties involves regularly talking to communities to ensure that their views are heard and represented and that they are well informed about policing in their neighbourhoods. This consultation serves as a check on general confidence in policing as well as enabling us to report back on what matters to the public, which in turn helps to inform the priorities in his Police and Crime plan.
The PCC’s office together with Derbyshire Constabulary have developed a joint consultation and engagement programme entitled “Over to you…”. We aim to talk to as many members of the public in Derbyshire as possible in order to gauge their views on policing in their area and to give us the opportunity to provide information about policing and crime prevention.
We appreciate that it is not always possible to obtain the views of people at events in their own community, or work location, but we are keen to enable you to participate in our survey and so would invite you to take a few minutes to click on the link below for our online survey and to share your views with us.’
http://www.derbyshire-pcc.gov.uk/Get-Involved/Consultation-and-Community-Engagement/Over-to-You/Over-to-You-Online-Survey.aspx
‘Alan Charles was elected in November 2012 to be Derbyshire’s first Police and Crime Commissioner. His chief aim in this role is to ensure that policing in Derbyshire is as effective as possible and meets the needs and expectations of all communities.
One of his main duties involves regularly talking to communities to ensure that their views are heard and represented and that they are well informed about policing in their neighbourhoods. This consultation serves as a check on general confidence in policing as well as enabling us to report back on what matters to the public, which in turn helps to inform the priorities in his Police and Crime plan.
The PCC’s office together with Derbyshire Constabulary have developed a joint consultation and engagement programme entitled “Over to you…”. We aim to talk to as many members of the public in Derbyshire as possible in order to gauge their views on policing in their area and to give us the opportunity to provide information about policing and crime prevention.
We appreciate that it is not always possible to obtain the views of people at events in their own community, or work location, but we are keen to enable you to participate in our survey and so would invite you to take a few minutes to click on the link below for our online survey and to share your views with us.’
http://www.derbyshire-pcc.gov.uk/Get-Involved/Consultation-and-Community-Engagement/Over-to-You/Over-to-You-Online-Survey.aspx
Tuesday, 9 September 2014
Church Gresley items on Planning Committee 16/09/14
There are 2 items in Church Gresley Ward being discussed at the next planning committee on Tuesday 16th September at 6pm in the council chamber.
The first is the 306 house development for the rear of Church Street and Thorpe Downs Road.
The second is the 3 house development at the bottom of Thorpe Downs Road.
Both of these have attracted significant interest from residents and have subsequently been brought to committee.
For further details including the reports to the planning committee please use he following link and open the agenda document pack:
http://south-derbys.cmis.uk.com/south-derbys/Meetings/tabid/70/ctl/ViewMeetingPublic/mid/397/Meeting/1758/Committee/373/SelectedTab/Documents/Default.aspx
The first is the 306 house development for the rear of Church Street and Thorpe Downs Road.
The second is the 3 house development at the bottom of Thorpe Downs Road.
Both of these have attracted significant interest from residents and have subsequently been brought to committee.
For further details including the reports to the planning committee please use he following link and open the agenda document pack:
http://south-derbys.cmis.uk.com/south-derbys/Meetings/tabid/70/ctl/ViewMeetingPublic/mid/397/Meeting/1758/Committee/373/SelectedTab/Documents/Default.aspx
Forthcoming Dates - Surgery and Safer Neighbourhood / Forum Meeting
Monthly Surgery Reminder
Our monthly surgery will take place at York Road Methodist Church this Saturday 13th September.
As normal it will start at 10am and last until 11am.
All welcome.
Area 4 Safer Neighbourhoods and Forum Meeting
The Area 4 (Church Gresley, Swadlincote, Woodville & Hartshorne) Forum and Safer Neighbourhoods meeting will take place at Sharpes Pottery Museum from 6.15pm on Tuesday 23rd September. A link to the meeting agenda and minutes can be found below.
http://south-derbys.cmis.uk.com/south-derbys/Meetings/tabid/70/ctl/ViewMeetingPublic/mid/397/Meeting/1805/Committee/379/SelectedTab/Documents/Default.aspx
Our monthly surgery will take place at York Road Methodist Church this Saturday 13th September.
As normal it will start at 10am and last until 11am.
All welcome.
Area 4 Safer Neighbourhoods and Forum Meeting
The Area 4 (Church Gresley, Swadlincote, Woodville & Hartshorne) Forum and Safer Neighbourhoods meeting will take place at Sharpes Pottery Museum from 6.15pm on Tuesday 23rd September. A link to the meeting agenda and minutes can be found below.
http://south-derbys.cmis.uk.com/south-derbys/Meetings/tabid/70/ctl/ViewMeetingPublic/mid/397/Meeting/1805/Committee/379/SelectedTab/Documents/Default.aspx
Sunday, 7 September 2014
New Blog - WW1 cyle rides
As part of the on-going World War 1 commemorations, a new blog is now online with 6 cycle rides that pass the majority of war memorials in South Derbyshire.
Although many events have taken place recently to commemorate the start of the war, it is important to remember that these events will be spread over the 4 years to 2018.
The rides take place throughout the district and total around 100 miles but there are shorter rides within. Led rides are likely to take place net year on some of the rides.
Rides 1 and 3 pass through Church Gresley.
More information can be found on the below link:
http://southderbswwmemorialrides.blogspot.co.uk/
Although many events have taken place recently to commemorate the start of the war, it is important to remember that these events will be spread over the 4 years to 2018.
The rides take place throughout the district and total around 100 miles but there are shorter rides within. Led rides are likely to take place net year on some of the rides.
Rides 1 and 3 pass through Church Gresley.
More information can be found on the below link:
http://southderbswwmemorialrides.blogspot.co.uk/
Welcomes and Goodbyes
We have had 2 significant arrivals in the ward over the last few weeks and also a departure.
Firstly, goodbye and good luck to our PCSO Kate Bottomley who like her predecessor Adrian Millar has done a good job in the village and now has left to join Nottinghamshire Police. We wish her all the very best in her career.
Our new PCSO is Lee Walker who is also covering Swadlincote. We look forward to working with Lee and wish him all the best in his work here in Church Gresley. His contact details can be found on the useful contacts page but the twitter account remains the same and if needing to contact by phone please use 101.
We also have a new vicar at St George and St Mary's. On Thursday 4th September Mike Firbanks became the official vicar of the church in his institution ceremony, followed by his first full service today 7th September.
Mike has moved from Camborne in Cornwall with his wife and young family. We're very much looking forward to working with Mike and we know he is looking forward to meeting many people throughout the area.
We wish Mike and his family a big welcome to the area and hope they settle well.
Firstly, goodbye and good luck to our PCSO Kate Bottomley who like her predecessor Adrian Millar has done a good job in the village and now has left to join Nottinghamshire Police. We wish her all the very best in her career.
Our new PCSO is Lee Walker who is also covering Swadlincote. We look forward to working with Lee and wish him all the best in his work here in Church Gresley. His contact details can be found on the useful contacts page but the twitter account remains the same and if needing to contact by phone please use 101.
We also have a new vicar at St George and St Mary's. On Thursday 4th September Mike Firbanks became the official vicar of the church in his institution ceremony, followed by his first full service today 7th September.
Mike has moved from Camborne in Cornwall with his wife and young family. We're very much looking forward to working with Mike and we know he is looking forward to meeting many people throughout the area.
We wish Mike and his family a big welcome to the area and hope they settle well.
Updates on Planning Applications of Note and Local Plan
South Derbyshire Local Plan
Recently in Full Council the Local Plan Part One was approved despite opposition from the Labour Group.
The Local Plan is to be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate and is the document that will be used in reference when planning applications are considered. With a large number of houses required, we appreciate that the plan is not an easy task to complete but there are reservations over the distribution of the developments outlined, hence the opposition to the plan.
The plan was put out to consultation including some events at the community rooms on Church Street as requested by us, your local councillors. The response to the plan overall was poor but was responded to fairly well in Church Gresley.
Application behind Church Street/Thorpe Downs
Included in the plan is the 306 house development planned behind Church Street and Thorpe Downs Estate. The application has been in for this estate for some time and there has been significant feedback from residents and ourselves, with education and flood alleviation high on the list of priorities to address. This development is due to come to committee soon, but there is still negotiating to be done with regards to several factors of the development. Updates to follow when more information is available.
Hilltop Nursing Home
Having been deferred due to a site visit, the application to change the former nursing home at the top of Castle Road to 15 flats was recently approved by the planning committee. In consultation, concern was expressed about parking and access. Comments were also made with concern over the wall and foliage onto Castle Road and Colliery Row. The comments were made by residents and councillors alike.
As a result of comments, cycle provision was added in one way to ease parking and the parking and access was further debated at the committee. We have asked that the road is brought up to adoptable standard to include the 2nd Colliery Row. We will update with further news when available.
Recently in Full Council the Local Plan Part One was approved despite opposition from the Labour Group.
The Local Plan is to be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate and is the document that will be used in reference when planning applications are considered. With a large number of houses required, we appreciate that the plan is not an easy task to complete but there are reservations over the distribution of the developments outlined, hence the opposition to the plan.
The plan was put out to consultation including some events at the community rooms on Church Street as requested by us, your local councillors. The response to the plan overall was poor but was responded to fairly well in Church Gresley.
Application behind Church Street/Thorpe Downs
Included in the plan is the 306 house development planned behind Church Street and Thorpe Downs Estate. The application has been in for this estate for some time and there has been significant feedback from residents and ourselves, with education and flood alleviation high on the list of priorities to address. This development is due to come to committee soon, but there is still negotiating to be done with regards to several factors of the development. Updates to follow when more information is available.
Hilltop Nursing Home
Having been deferred due to a site visit, the application to change the former nursing home at the top of Castle Road to 15 flats was recently approved by the planning committee. In consultation, concern was expressed about parking and access. Comments were also made with concern over the wall and foliage onto Castle Road and Colliery Row. The comments were made by residents and councillors alike.
As a result of comments, cycle provision was added in one way to ease parking and the parking and access was further debated at the committee. We have asked that the road is brought up to adoptable standard to include the 2nd Colliery Row. We will update with further news when available.
Health Profiles 2014
Earlier in the summer we were alerted to the updated health profile information. This gives us important information about health trends and therefore a basis to plan to improve on problem areas and continue to improve other areas.
A link is shown below, but the most salient points are:
The link below shows the data in more detail:
http://www.apho.org.uk/default.aspx?QN=HP_METADATA&AreaID=50416
A link is shown below, but the most salient points are:
- Significant difference between life expectancy between the poorest and most affluent areas.
- 18.4% of Children in Year 6 are classified as obese (a 0.5% increase on 2013 data)
- 2,400 children live in poverty
- Levels of GCSE attainment are lower than the England average
- Breastfeeding initiation is lower than the England average
- Smoking status at the time of delivery (pregnancy) is also worse than the England average
- 22.2% of adults are classified as obese
- For the first time excess weight in adults is flagging up as worse than the England average
- The number of people killed and seriously injured on roads is worse than the England average
On a more positive note:-
· Levels of adult smoking, sexually transmitted infections, TB, statutory homelessness, violent crime, long term unemployment and drug misuse are all better than the England average
The profile suggests that local priorities should include:-
· Smoking in pregnancy
· Reducing inequality in life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in the area
· Increasing breastfeeding
http://www.apho.org.uk/default.aspx?QN=HP_METADATA&AreaID=50416
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