Holwell Parish Council – Land Availability ‘call for sites’

Do you know of any land or premises that you think might be suitable for housing or employment use?

Holwell Parish Council is preparing a Neighbourhood Plan under the provisions of the Localism Act 2012.   As part of its work in assessing future development needs, the Neighbourhood Plan Working Group are calling upon landowners and managers of land within the Parish of Holwell for expressions of interest in applying for future development permission to help identify sites that they believe may have potential for development over the next 15 years and beyond.

If you are aware of any site(s) that may have development potential please let us know by completing and submitting a Site Submission form available by mailing holwellneighbourhoodplan@gmail.com.   Paper copies of the form can also be requested using the same contact details.

If you are unsure whether to submit a site, you may prefer to have a brief informal discussion with us before doing so.   If so, please call Sally-Anne Holt – Chair, Neighbourhood Plan Working Group on 01963 23349.  

All site owner details submitted as part of the ‘call for sites’ will remain confidential. To be assessed,  sites will need to be submitted by Friday 28thOctober 2016.

Holwell Neighbourhood Plan

Questionnaire for each household – September/October 2016

Holwell Parish Council wish to maintain Holwell Parish as a thriving rural community and to ensure its long term future by working towards meeting the needs of those who wish to live and work in this community   The current work to produce a Neighbourhood Plan gives local people a genuine opportunity to be part of a community that will guide the future development, regeneration and conservation of their area.

This questionnaire is to give you and your household an opportunity to tell us your views in more detail regarding development, employment, environment and the things you value about the village that we live in.

Topics covered by Questionnaire

Section A – Personal and Household Information

Section D – Community Amenities & Facilities

Section B – Housing and Planning

Section E – Transport and Highways

Section C – Employment and Business

Section F – Environment

A Village Hall Survey is included with this questionnaire which we would like you to complete as a household; however if you want to reply personally, please request an additional copy.

If you require any more information please

What happens to the information?

The results of the replies from your household will help develop a Neighbourhood Plan which will cover the way in which Holwell develops over next 15 years and will also inform the work that the Parish Council does on your behalf.

A report summarising the findings of this public consultation exercise will be published as part of the Neighbourhood Plan communications.

 

Posted September 2016

VILLAGE WALK AROUNDS 

NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN WORKING GROUP MEMBERS ARE BEGINNING A SERIES OF WALKS AROUND THE VILLAGE TO ENSURE THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE WHOLE OF THE PARISH.

THESE SESSIONS START TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS

Posted 14th July 2016

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FOLLOWING THE MEETING ON FRIDAY 17TH JUNE ALL OF THE CONSULTATION FEEDBACK FROM THE VILLAGE MEETINGS HELD IN APRIL IS NOW ON THE NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN NOTICE BOARD IN THE VILLAGE HALL

YOU CAN ALSO FIND THE INFORMATION ON THE CONSULTATION FEEDBACK PAGE ON THIS WEB SITE AND IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS, PLEASE CONTACT US 

holwellneighbourhoodplan@gmail.com

Update on Holwell Village Meetings held to get residents’ views and ascertain the possibility of creating a Neighbourhood Plan

The meetings held on 14th and 16th April were well attended and we have plenty of information to review.   Altogether 55 Consultation Feedback forms were completed with 238 comments on the typical topics which could be addressed in a Neighbourhood Plan.

In addition, comments were received on various issues from 7 people, together with 26 notes on what people like about Holwell and wouldn’t want to change as well as things that the village could do differently.

What happens next?

The Working Group members are reviewing all of the comments and these will be summarised at the Holwell Parish Council meeting on Tuesday 17th May 2016.   The Parish Council will then consider all input and give a decision on whether Holwell should create a Neighbourhood Plan.

Residents will be able to see all the Consultation Feedback and Comments received after that meeting.      Thank you to everyone who indicated that they were interested in being involved with this work; we will contact you after the Parish Council meeting.

For more information

Please check the website https://www.holwellparishcouncil.co.uk/neighbourhood-plan/

Contact your Parish Councillor or a member of the Working Group – details are on the Holwell Parish Council website https://www.holwellparishcouncil.co.uk/

Write to us at holwellneighbourhoodplan@gmail.com

We hope to see you at the Parish Council meeting.

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Following the recent Village Meetings, attached are

  • the first set of Frequently Asked Questions,
  • the Consultation Feedback Form and
  • the Comments Form.   

To ensure your opinion is taken into account please complete a Consultation Feedback Form and let one of the Working Group members or Parish Councillors have it as soon as possible, please.

Welcome to information about the Neighbourhood Plan for Holwell village.

Holwell Parish Council wish to maintain Holwell Parish as a thriving rural community and to ensure its long term future by working towards meeting the needs of those who wish to live and work in this community.   

A Neighbourhood Plan gives local people a genuine opportunity to be part of a community that will guide the future development, regeneration and conservation of their area by preparing a plan under the control and guidance of Holwell Parish Council. 

The Parish Council set up a working group in 2013 who undertook some initial work on the Plan.   However, this plan must be one that the community of Holwell produce and vote on, giving residents the opportunity to influence the future of the area.   It can cover a broad agenda or just focus on a few key issues that concern the population of Holwell.  

To make further progress with producing this plan, we are holding a Village Meeting so every member of the community can learn about the process we need to follow and have their say

The Village Meetings will take place in the Village Hall on

THURSDAY 14th APRIL from 7.30 pm & SATURDAY 16TH APRIL from 10.30