Category: CoreStrategy

We have been advised that Abbey Manor Group, a Yeovil based developer, have expressed a view that a more “plural” approach to meeting the future housing needs of Yeovil, should be adopted.

They intend to promote an additional urban extension at Primrose Lane on the North East of Yeovil and in order to publicly air these proposals, they are holding a public exhibition at Monmouth Hall, Monmouth Road, Yeovil on Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th July from 4.00p.m. – 8.00p.m.  It will be a very interesting exhibition – so please come along if you can. 

In conjunction with East Coker Preservation Trust and others, a public open evening will be held in the Village Hall (Halves Lane, East Coker)  on 16^th July 2012.  Representatives from across the local groups will be available to provide information regarding the details of the Plan, discuss your concerns in full and give advice on how you can help; please come along to talk to us.  Doors open at 17:30 and will remain so until 21:00.

Nearly 400 people attended an Open Village Meeting on 1st March 2102 at East Coker Village Hall.  The meeting introduced the process of the Neighbourhood Plan development, brought everyone up to speed on the current situation with South Somserset District Council’s Draft Core Startegy, and discussed the plan for the Area South Meeting on 7th March 2012.

The presentation is attached here for your reference.

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Source: Appendix 1 of an Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) assessment of land adjacent to an existing quarry off Bawtry Road, Mission, Doncaster commissioned by Mr M. Rowley – the landowner and quarry operator. Study undertaken by S.J.King B.A. (Hons), F.I. Soil Sci, of Land Use Consultancy Services, Market Weighton, York, on behalf of John Lunt, Land and Planning Consultant of Epworth, Doncaster, September 2004

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A map of the Keyford Area showing an indicative sketch of the urban extension

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Following the broadcast of the You and Yours Radio 4 programme, a number of clarifications were requested from Cllr Ric Pallister, leader of SSDC, by the Chair of the Parish Council.  Attached is Cllr Pallister’s response.

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Below is a letter from Professor Terry Stevens in response to the draft Core Strategy.

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Below is East Coker Parish Council’s comments on the June 2011 Addendum to the Traffic Survey, followed by a collection of responses from SSCC and SSDC in response to this.

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In support of shoppers across Thanet and Sandwich, today Laura Sandys MP introduced a Bill in Parliament to prevent local authorities granting planning permission on Grade 1 Agricultural Land.

“We have a lot of really good land in East Kent that must be secured for food production not development.  We need to ensure that locally we support our local producers and try where possible to buy local food.”

By safeguarding Britain’s agricultural land, the Bill aims to ensure the UK can produce food domestically. This will reduce its heavy reliance on international markets which has left consumers vulnerable to food price spikes. Last year alone, costs were passed directly onto shopping trolleys across Thanet as consumers bore the brunt of a 4.6% increase in the cost of food. The Bill aims to reinstate the protection that was in place when food production was part of our national security considerations and seen as a strategic asset.

Read the speech in the attached document.

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The current status of the Bill can be found here:

http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2010-11/planninggrade1agriculturallandprotection.html