Broadstone Neighbourhood Forum
May we wish everyone a happy, peaceful and prosperous New Year.
While the year ahead is unpredictable, one thing is certain, the Neighbourhood Forum will be busy.
Preparations have started for our Annual General Meeting, which is due to take place towards the end of March. The date and venue are yet to be confi rmed, but we will publish these on the community noticeboards once we know.
In the meantime, we have recently received good news following the application for a grant from Locality, a charity organisation that manages Government funding for Neighbourhood Planning. We are to receive £8,000 to enable us to carry out a review of our existing Neighbourhood Plan. The Plan has now been in operation for a little over one year and the evidence we are building shows that it has had a positive impact on planning decisions, including appeal decisions by Government Inspectors. However, it has also revealed a need to modify some of the existing policies as a result of the adoption of Poole’s Local Plan. The need to review has also been prompted by the new BCP Council’s decision to accelerate the development of a single Local Plan for the whole conurbation. The next three months should see the development of a new Design Code for Broadstone, which will ensure any new build will have to be both energy effi cient and address the carbon footprint. We will also be looking to ensure biodiversity is given an even more signifi cant place within the Neighbourhood Plan than it has at present. If we can stick to our work schedule, then we would hope to present the changes at the AGM as part of a consultation exercise.
We have, very belatedly, had an on-site meeting with one of BCP Council’s Highways offi cers to look at some of the suggestions for changes to the Broadway, which were originally discussed at our last AGM. We hope to meet again in early January so that we can take some of the ideas further. Clearly cost is a major factor, but if they can be incorporated into a wider scheme agreed by the Council then additional funding may be available from Government. As in the past, any proposals we may put forward will be subject to public consultation.
As mentioned in our last update, we are aware of a possible application for funding from our Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) fund. A
6
further meeting with the potential applicants is scheduled for the beginning of January, by which time we will have a better idea of the scheme and its potential to enhance an otherwise uninviting part of central Broadstone. Our CIL fund continues to grow and while this is good news in that it increases the possibilities of what the Forum itself can achieve, the lack of appropriate applications from the community is disappointing. Further details can be requested by contacting the Forum:
broadstoneneighbourhood@gmail.com.
Anyone interested in fi nding out more about the work of the Neighbourhood Forum is welcome to attend our monthly meetings, now being held on a Monday evening from 7pm at Broadstone Youth Centre. Agreed dates for the next three months are 13 January, 10 February and 9 March.
Mike Brooke
Chair, Broadstone Neighbourhood Forum
broadstoneneighbourhood@gmail.com
www.broadstoneneighbourhood.uk 07584 168991
W.D. WOODBURNER INSTALLATIONS AND CHIMNEY SWEEPING
Reliable, friendly and professional service for all your woodburner and multi-fuel installations
Call Wes on:
01202 699533 or 07825 429084
www.wd-woodburnerinstallations.co.uk
To advertise, please contact 01202 657317 or email
info@broadstonelink.co.uk
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72
