House build rejection…..

http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/14830526.Neighbourhood_plan_praised_after_application_for_71_homes_in_Malmesbury_is_rejected/?ref=fbshr

New consultation published……

http://www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk/article/412418/Housing-needs-surveys-in-West-Dorset-and-Weymouth-and-Portland

Convey your sentiments to WDWP Council !!

by Grant Prior (News Editor and Co-owner at Construction Enquirer) 4 days ago

 
Ipswich Borough Council has been left reeling after the Government rejected housing plans – for containing too many affordable homes.

An independent Planning Inspector recommended that proposals for 94 affordable homes at Ravenswood should go ahead.

The plans were called in by the Government and have now been rejected by the Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government.

The planning application was to build 68 houses for affordable rent, 24 homes for shared ownership and two specialist homes for social rent.

The government ruling raised concerns that the affordable homes were “not truly integrated into market housing”.

Council Leader David Ellesmere said: “The Secretary of State has now blocked the application on the grounds that the development should contain more homes for sale.

“This is an astonishing decision.

“I cannot think of another case in the country where a planning application has been turned down because the housing wasn’t expensive enough.

“The length of time it has taken the Government to take this decision is likely to cost the Council millions of pounds in lost rent, grants and increased construction costs.

“All the while, Ipswich families have been left languishing on the housing waiting list and jobs in the construction industry have gone unfilled.”

The Council said it will now consider the Government’s decision before it considers its next steps.

Recently, (2nd June) the NHS have conveyed their concerns in the Bridport News. They imply there will be a detrimental impact on current health services.

Bridport Medical Centre currently has 18,000 residents on its books. If Vearse Farm were to go ahead, this could increase by ….”3,200 more patients”…according to our Town Mayor Ros Kayes .

A positive upshot of this, is the requirement to continue the use of Bridport Hospital.

The lack of GP recruitment in our area is still a major issue.

The director of Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), Dr. Steve Tomkins, has requested that “as part of any Section 106 agreement, that a financial contribution is provided to fund additional NHS infrastructure”.

To date, objections still stand from the Environmental Agency and Dorset County Council’s Highway Authority on the outline plan submitted by Hallam Land Group/ Savills, the appointed developer of the Vearse Farm build. It is understood that this planning application will be reviewed for a second time, by WDDC during October 2016.

Hi,

The Neighbourhood Plan (Vision 2030) working groups will be in attendance at the 2016 Food and Beer Festival at Askers Meadow, Bridport this Saturday (18th June). There will be an opportunity to complete a questionnaire and receive an information leaflet on latest developments.

You are invited to come and talk to them about the emerging Neighbourhood Plan.

Other 2016 dates and venues where they will be in attendance, are……….

Bucky Doo Square, Bridport (alternate Saturdays; TBA)

Bothenhampton Fete; 16th July

Symondsbury Flower Show; 7th August

Melplash Show; 25th August

Symondsbury Show; 28th August

Apologies for the tardy responses on this site of late !

There is a superb article in this weeks Bridport News regarding the recent flooding at Vearse Farm.

This further reinforces that this is an unfit location for a large housing development !