Update

At Full Council on 8th September 2015 the Draft Neighbourhood Plan was endorsed in principle for formal consultation.  A copy of this can be found on the Town Council Website.

Details of the consultation will be published shortly.

Neighbourhood Plan Consultation Links

The Neighbourhood Plan Consultation is open again tonight (Friday 13th March) 6pm til 9pm and over the weekend at The Vaults Exhibition Centre in Made in Bradford on Avon, Lamb Yard (near Budgens).  The last day to visit is Monday 16th March 10am til 5pm.

However if you are not able to attend The Vaults please note that the Consultation material is all online along with a feedback form.  Details are below:

 

Consultation Documents https://www.dropbox.com/sh/urqeqc6wb2n16np/AADJsWxw8CQaE1wh5IlrHunoa?dl=0

Consultation Feedback Form

http://www.bradfordonavontowncouncil.gov.uk/consultation/index.html

Bradford on Avon Neighbourhood Plan

Dear Resident

Bradford on Avon Neighbourhood Plan

I’d like to invite you to The Vaults Exhibition Centre in Lamb Yard to see an important stage in the preparation of Bradford on Avon’s Neighbourhood Plan.  Introduced in 2010 as part of the Localism Act, neighbourhood planning is a new way for communities to decide the future of the places where they live and work.  When approved, the Plan gives the community much greater power over what is built where, and how.

We want to ensure the Plan is imaginative and forward-looking. It will be shaped by national and local planning policies but equally by responses received from the community.  External constraints mean that we’re not looking at major expansion in Bradford on Avon – but we do want to leave the town in good heart for future generations to enjoy.

The town has changed considerably in recent years and there is continuing pressure from developers wanting to build. This plan is being developed to enable the community of Bradford on Avon to have a greater say in the extent and scope of any future development and land use. A lot of progress has been made over the past two years involving many volunteers and members of the community, and there have been several previous consultations.  Now, before completing the town’s Neighbourhood Plan and circulating the final draft, we want to highlight the main proposals to ensure they carry general support from the town, and to enable us to make any necessary amendments.

So please come along to the Neighbourhood Plan consultation in the exhibition space at Made in Bradford in the Vaults in Lamb Yard in the town centre – from Monday 2 March for two weeks. You will also be able to see and download the materials online at
http://neighbourhoodplan.blogspot.co.uk

This is your opportunity to make a contribution to the discussion – so please tell us what you think.

Yours sincerely

 

Cllr. Gwen Alison

on behalf of the
Bradford on Avon Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group
http://neighbourhoodplan.blogspot.co.uk

 

OPEN Monday 2 March–Monday 16 March

10:00am – 5:00pm every day, including weekends.
Friday 6 March & Friday 13 March 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Members of the Working Group will be available every morning until 12noon and Friday evenings.

Exhibition Dates and Times

The Bradford on Avon Neighbourhood Plan will need to answer this and other questions. Whether you live, work, visit or own land/property we'd like to know if you support planning policies that are proposed or have any other comments before we finalise the Plan.

Please visit the exhibition in The Vaults Exhibition Centre, Lamb Yard to make your contribution to the plan.

Neighbourhood Plan Consultation

The Vaults Exhibition Centre, Lamb Yard

 Monday 2^nd March to Monday 16^th March

10:00am to 5:00pm

Friday 6^th and 13^th March

6:00pm to 9:00pm

Please see below dates and times when a member of the Neighbourhood Plan Working Group

is available to answer any questions.

 

Date	Member present
Monday 2nd March	10am – 12noon Colin Johns
Tuesday 3rd March	10am – 12noon David Moss
Wednesday 4th March	10am – 12noon Cllr M Roberts
Thursday 5th March	10am – 12noon David Moss
Friday 6th March	10am-12noon Cllr Craddock  6pm-7.30pm  Colin Johns
Saturday 7th March	10am – 12noon Cllr P Hyde
Sunday 8th March	10am – 12noon Cllr M Roberts
Monday 9th March	10am – 12noon Cllr G Allison
Tuesday 10th March	10am – 12noon Cllr G Allison
Wednesday 11th March	10am – 12noon Cllr J Brown
Thursday 12th March	10am – 12noon Cllr J Potter
Friday 13th March	10am – 12noon Cllr G Allison 6pm-7.30pm Colin Johns
Saturday 14th March	10am – 12noon Gillian Ellis King
Sunday 15th March	10am – 12noon Cllr J Brown
Monday 16th March	10am – 12noon Cllr M Roberts

 

Please note that these details maybe subject to change at the last minute.

Housing Needs Survey Update

Many thanks to all who responded to our recent Housing Needs and Business Survey.  A good response was received from a wide range of residents and the final report is imminent.

The winners off the prize draw have now been picked and are as follows:

Mr Ball - £100
Mr George - £50
Mrs Hunt - £50

Cheques will be presented to the winners at Full Council on Tuesday 27th January.

The Neighbourhood Plan Working Group is putting together a consultation to begin in Spring 2015 and dates will be published shortly.

Neighbourhood Plan Exhibition - Evening and Weekend Dates

As you may already be aware the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group will be holding an exhibition in the Town Council offices from Monday 19th May to Friday 13th June between 10am and 4pm.

Evening and Weekend dates have now been added as follows:

Monday 19^th May 7pm to 9pm, 
Wednesday 4^th June 6pm to 9pm 
Saturday 24^th May 10am to 4pm

Please note that during office opening times there may be certain dates when the office will be closed to allow meetings to take place but we will try as far as possible to ensure that these occasions will be limited.

If you are unable to visit the Exhibition during these times copies of the exhibition content will be available in Bradford on Avon library and on the Town Council website during this time.

For further information please click here.

Neighbourhood Plan Exhibition

Bradford on Avon Neighbourhood Plan - The Next Stage

Bradford on Avon Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group invites you to come and see the work in progress on the Neighbourhood Plan and hope that you would be willing to let us have your comments.

The Neighbourhood Plan is for the Parish of Bradford on Avon and is a document which will, when approved, provide a blueprint for the future.  It is important to note that the Plan has to be in accordance with the strategic plans of Central Government and Wiltshire Council but there are many local matters that the Plan can address.

From earlier consultations the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group has identified a vision for Bradford on Avon that reflects the wishes of the community.  The Group has also put together a list of the key issues that have a direct bearing on how the town is now and how we wish to see it taken forward into the future.

A further consultation and exhibition is being held at the Town Council Office from 19^th May to 13^th June where additional information will be available and where members of the Steering Group will be on hand from time to time to answer questions.  The exhibition will be open from 10am to 4pm Mondays to Fridays and Monday 19^th May 7pm to 9pm, Wednesday 4^th June 6pm to 9pm and Saturday 24^th May 10am to 4pm. There may be certain dates when the office will be closed to allow meetings to take place but we will try as far as possible to ensure that these occasions will be limited.

If you are representing an organisation and would wish to visit the exhibition with your members on a particular time and date this can be arranged.  Please contact the Town Council on 864240 or email neighbourhoodplan@bradfordonavontowncouncil.gov.uk.

Copies of the exhibition content will also be available in Bradford on Avon library and on the Town Council website for the duration of the exhibition.

With community support, on adoption the Neighbourhood Plan will become a statutory planning document for our town.  It will not solve all of our problems but it will ensure that local opinion has a greater say in decision making on change and development.  We hope therefore that you will take an active role in letting us have your ideas and comments so that we can move ahead to produce a draft plan by the autumn.

Yours sincerely

Cllr Gwen Allison

Chair

Bradford on Avon Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group

You can follow work in progress:

Town Council website: www.bradfordonavontowncouncil.gov.uk

Blog:             http://neighbourhoodplan.blogspot.co.uk

Twitter:             @BOA_NPlan

Facebook: www.facebook.com/BradfordonavonNeighbourhoodPlan