Shrewton Neighbourhood Plan
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Community Engagement
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Monthly public meetings in the Village Hall
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Monthly Zoom meetings online
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Ad hoc meetings for organisations and charities
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Drop-in sessions
Here are:
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Presentations
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Recordings
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Published documents
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Reference documents
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Our draft documents for your comments and review
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Be informed
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Be in a working group
Welcome!
7 Aug 25
The lead up to the holiday season has resulted in a slowdown on the NP as our volunteers have been busy with their day jobs. And the same is true in Wilts Council and elsewhere. It is quieter now that the school holidays have started. Nevertheless, this quiet time is a great opportunity for our editors to get our Draft NP V1 published for your review, suggestions and comments - unfortunately Paul McKernan has been struck down by Covid and we wish him a speedy recovery.
Team members manned the large NP stand at the Shrewton & Till Valley Horticultural Show. They were very busy answering questions and discussing village needs throughout the afternoon. It was a successful day.
The overall response was really positive and supportive, and people were very understanding and sympathetic about the challenges that continue to cause changes and delays in the producing the draft NP document, such as....
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Government funding for NPs has stopped.
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Wilts Council has two members of staff trying to handle more than 200 NPs, which has stopped briefings and slowed communication.
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The top planning guidance has changed and we have to map to a new planning timeframe.
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We can't yet get the water quality data associated with Wessex Water's 250 discharges/year, which we need as part of the assessment process..
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We are required to include an implementation chapter with an explanation on how the plan's implementation could be funded, particularly in the case of affordable housing. In the same chapter, we have to explain how this is going to be managed in some form of Community Land Trust under a Registered Provider. Registered Providers are appointed nationally.
As a consequence, we need time to find new ways to get things done and allow volunteers some time off, so we are pausing all public briefings until September. That said, our door is always open for questions and comments.
Thank you for all the support so far..... Keep it coming!!
Patrick Curry, Chair NPSG - patrick.curry@shrewton.info
The new government’s planning targets and policies are about to increase significantly the number of new houses to be built in Shrewton before 2030. At the same time, the amount of traffic through the village is expected to increase if alternative arrangements are not made.
For the second time in 12 years, Shrewton Parish Council has launched the development of a Neighbourhood Plan as a legally recognised instrument for Shrewton to be able to control and influence the development of housing, infrastructure and transport within Shrewton and the external infrastructure and services upon which Shrewton depends. This second project to develop a Neighbourhood Plan draws heavily on the extensive work done during the first project.
Shrewton Parish Council has formally sponsored the Neighbourhood Planning Steering Group (NPSG) to be the focus for the development and delivery of the Neighbourhood Plan. Shrewton Parish Council will support and work closely with the NPSG to achieve this. We need volunteers to help!!