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| 08/03/2010 |
Milton Keynes Submission Core Strategy - Milton Keynes Submission Core Strategy Update
Milton Keynes Council originally consulted on the Issues and Options in respect of the MK Core Strategy in 2006/7. The Society made on line representation at the time, and this may be found in the represent... |
| 27/02/2010 |
Sandy Mount Woburn Sands Planning Application updated - There has been an application to convert and considerably extend Sandy Mount on Station Road – linking it to the already extended Burlington Hall, to provide 12 nursing care units and 50 dependent living units. Members will no doubt remember the demoliti... |
| 18/02/2010 |
CBC (North) LDF Site Allocation Submission Document - Central Bedfordshire (North)LDF Site Allocation Submission documents have been published for consultation . They are the documents labelled Draft Site Allocations DPD on the web page at http://www.talktocentralbedfordshire.co.uk/info/pre-submission.htm C... |
| 25/01/2010 |
Milton Keynes Proposed Boundary Changes - News Item updated January 2010
Councillor Crooks and Councilor Geary put forward a motion to MK Cabinet on the 27th October which was, we are advised, passed. Needless to say this is a unilateral MK Council proposal, and the views of neither Aylesbury ... |
| 21/01/2010 |
Woburn Sands Conservation Review - Milton Keynes Council has consulted on a review of the Woburn Sands Conservation Area. The deadline has been extended to the 1st February due to lack of response.
The document can be found here.
http://miltonkeynes-consult.limehouse.co.uk/portal/d... |
| 21/01/2010 |
DCLG planning document consultation - The Society monitors the DCLG planning document web site, for consultation on planning documents, making representation where appropriate.
These documents can be found at:
http://www.communities.gov.uk/planningandbuilding/publications/consultations... |
| 04/01/2010 |
Towergate Planning application - A planning application has been submitted
Application no: 09/02263/FUL
Erection of a two story manufacturing facility (use class B2) for the manufacture of pastry/bakery products with external car parking, HGV Service yard and associated works – Sit... |
| 16/12/2009 |
Nampak Applications Refused - MKC have refused both applications by Messrs George Wimpey in respect of the Nampak Site Phase 3, 4/5. It is very likely that there will be an appeal so the battle is very far from won. See the Document library for the refusal letter giving reasons for ... |
| 30/10/2009 |
EERA 4 options Consultation - East of England Regional Plan Review
EERA is currently consulting on 4 options for growth as part of its review of the East of Englan Plan, published in May 2008 covering the period 2001 to 2021. Deadline 24th November
Background
The current EE ... |
| 23/10/2009 |
Mid Bedforshire Core Stategy - Mid Bedfordshire Core Strategy Update
The final Planning Inspectors Report, following Examination, has been received and can be found at http://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/environment-and-planning/planning/ldf/ldf-north-area/north-ldf-core-strategy-... |
| 20/10/2009 |
DCLG planning changes for consultation - The Department of Communities and Local Government, in June and at the end of July (holiday season of course) issued a number of planning change documents for consultation, which we are currently considering. Of note that this was following what is referr... |
| 07/09/2009 |
Nampak Update October 09 - Nampak Update
It must be remembered that the agreed Local Plan set out the parameters for the development of this 14.73ha site inclusive of the former Mayer Perry site. Namely:
6.7ha housing
6.8ha employment
0.5ha community facilities
0.7ha exis... |
| 11/08/2009 |
NHPAU July 2009 Report - You will recall the Government setting up the National Housing and Planning Advise Unit in 2007. The Government felt that the Regional Plans were not delivering enough total houses across the Regions. At the same time announcing that Regional Assemblies w... |
| 01/07/2009 |
Published SE Plan - The Published South East Plan
The final South East Plan was published in May 2009 following consultation on the Secretary of State’s proposed changes. This document replaces the policies MKAV in Part B of the MK&SM Sub Regional Strategy and Part A stat... |
| 21/06/2009 |
Regional Assembly Reorganisation - Background
In 2006/8 the Government proposed to abolish the non elected Regional Assemblies by 2010 replacing them with non elected government funded Regional Development Agencies and these agencies would be charged with producing a new integrated Region... |
| 20/06/2009 |
East of England Regional Assembly Draft Implementation Plan - In April 2009, the East of England Regional Assembly published its draft Implementation Plan for consultation, in respect of the published East of England Plan. This may be found at
http://www.eeda.org.uk/implementationplan.asp
A briefing note on th... |
| 31/05/2009 |
Mid Bedfordshire Core Strategy - Submission document consultation & examination - Mid Bedfordshire has published its draft submission document of the Core Strategy, Technical Documents and Settlement Envelope Reviews. Having considered this WSDS has made representation prior to the deadline of the 24th November 2008. Uploaded to docum... |
| 16/05/2009 |
Milton Keynes Partnership to hold public meeting on 2nd June in Woburn Sands - Milton Keynes Partnership will be holding it's June Board Meeting in Woburn Sands and there will be a public meeting commencing at 3.0pm at the Memorial Hall in Woburn Sands. The purpose of this public meeting has not been provided but members who wish ma... |
| 10/03/2009 |
East West Rail Link - The East West Rail link Consortium has published a discussion paper on the options they are considering for the eastern side of the East West Rail Link, from Milton Keynes eastwards towards Cambridge etc. Whilst the Society is supportive of the concept o... |
| 13/02/2009 |
Mr Menday appeal of planning refusal for Greens Hotel successful - We are sorry to advise that Mr Menday has been successful in his appeal against planning application refusal for the conversion and extension of Greens Hotel to a 50 bed nursing home and 36 close care apartments with 53 car parking spaces – so much for ... |
| 07/02/2009 |
Marston Vale eco town developers have withdrawn from the progamme - O & H Properties announced on the 6th February that they were withdrawing from the Eco Town Programme. They state that Sustainable Development would be best achieved through the plan led system. See a copy of O & H Properties press release in the represe... |
| 19/01/2009 |
East of England Regional Scale Settlement Study - On Friday the 16th January, the East of England Regional Assembly published the report they commissioned in respect of Regional sized Settlement Study by Arup - whilst not a consultation document yet, this study is based on if or where "new regional settl... |
| 13/11/2008 |
Milton Keynes Strategic Flood Risk Assessment - Milton Keynes Strategic Flood Risk Assessment by Messrs Halcrow was finally released to the public on the 19th September.
The main report can be found at
http://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk:80/local_plan_review/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=52948
if you cop... |
| 02/11/2008 |
Second Round of Consultation on Eco-towns draft Planning Policy and Sustainability Appraisal - The second round consultation on the Governments Eco towns draft planning policy has commenced finishing on the 19th February. The documents being consulted on were released on the eco town web site on the 4th November two days before two roadshows were h... |
| 02/11/2008 |
Menday application to turn Greens Hotel into Closed Care Apartments and Nursing Home - Mr Menday has submitted a new application in respect of converting and extending Greens Hotel in Woburn Sands to a Care Apartment and Nursing Home complex. The changes to the original application are minimal. In addition Mr Menday has appealed the refusa... |
| 02/11/2008 |
Marston Mortain Eco Town Proposal - action group web site - Add this web site http://www.mmetag.com/ to your favourites to keep up to date with the Marston Mortain eco town proposal, and in addition to the Society, make your individual voices heard - both in the web site petition, by e-mail or by joining in demo... |
| 22/09/2008 |
Archive Photo Gallery - work is ongoing in uploading a substantial part of WSDS archive of the area. This is a work in progress. - BACKGROUND
Mr and Mrs Tagg, residents of Aspley Guise, and members of the society built, indexed and catalogued a substantial photographic and post card archive of the local area. A phenomenal piece of work, that was very much a part of their total commi... |
| 14/09/2008 |
Update on the Draft South East Plan and the Changes the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government wants to make following Consultation, which ends on the 24th October 2008 - On the 17th July the Secretary of State published three documents, including her proposed changes to the Draft South East Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS), following the Panel Report, which followed the Examination in Public of the Draft Plan. Of the two d... |
| 31/08/2008 | ECO TOWNS UPDATE – the ten remaining eco town bids faced Session 2 of the eco town challenge in July 2008, followed by Department CLG's update reports. See Documents and Representations section for summary of these papers - |
| 26/08/2008 | PM Petition on Marston Mortain - sign up if you agree with the society's position on this proposal at http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/marstonvale - |
| 29/07/2008 |
SE Plan - Government publishes its proposed changes to the SE Plan following the Panel Report - The Government has published its proposed changes to the SE Plan and Panel Report recommendations. We are waiting for a hard copy of this document as it is next to impossible to read it on the Government Office of SE web site.
Watch this space to conf... |
| 29/07/2008 |
East of England Plan review now commenced to take the revised plan through to 2031. Government deadline for this 2011 - The Government requires that there by an early focussed review of the East of England Plan, rolling it forward to 2031, with a further increase to the house building trajectory and to test the Government's National Housing and Planning and Advise Units a... |
| 29/07/2008 |
Mid Bed LDF Site Allocations Issues and Options Allocations Consultations - a further 70 submissions, two in the WSDS area - see document library for WSDS response. Closing date for consultation 18th August - Mid Bedfordshire District Council(MBDC) must provide 17,000 homes upto 2026 as set out in the Draft East of England Plan, of which 12,500 have already been "committed" i.e. allocated in previous plans or with planning permission. This leaves around 4,500 ... |
| 16/07/2008 | Web Site - Contact Us links have not been working for the last few months. We apologise if any one has tried to use them without success. However all are working now and you should recieve a recieve a response from any query sent. - |
| 10/07/2008 |
Marston Vale and New Marston Eco Town Proposal - Messrs Gallaghers have withdrawn their 7,000 home eco town proposal - Messrs Gallaghers have now withdrawn their 7,000 home proposal according to BBC news. That then just leaves the sprawling ribbon development proposal of O & H Properties for 15,000 homes. This eco town proposal was the one the Society was the most concern... |
| 20/06/2008 |
Nampak Site - Phase 3 Messrs Wimpey are consulting again in respect of their proposals for Phase 3 seeking to substantially change what is set out in the agreed MK Local Plan. Representation made - BACKGROUND
Under MK Unitary Authority’s Local Plan – the old Plysu site, known locally as the Nampak Site in Woburn Sands was designated to receive 270 dwellings. There was considerable local concern in respect of this development particularly in res... |
| 18/06/2008 |
Traffic Calming in Weathercock Lane and Station Road Woburn Sands - Funding is in place for traffic calming in respect of Weathercock Lane. Woburn Sands Town Council are also considering proposals in respect of other traffic calming in the town. We are advised that this latter has no funding identified at present.
An... |
| 09/06/2008 |
East of England Plan and Supporting Docment has now been published.Habitats assessment in respect of flooding and Ouse washes from joint afffect of plans left to SE Plan - East of England Plan and Supporting Docment in respect of the Habitats assessment and consultation has now been published. Mid Bedfordshire falls within the area of this plan as well as suffering encroachment from the South East Plan offloading housing ... |
| 20/05/2008 |
Marston Vale Eco Towns proposal. Messrs Gallaghers propose 7,000 dwellings at Wixams, and Messrs O& H Properties propose 15,000 homes between Wixams and Brogborough. Comments required by end of June - One proposal has been shortlisted by the Government for an eco town in the Marston Vale by 2021. These would be over and above the huge developments being planned by the yet unpublished SE Regional Spatial Strategy (SE Plan) and the East of England Regio... |
| 11/04/2008 |
Grimley's Report - for Aylesbury, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Mid Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes Council and MK Partnership - Messrs Grimleys report and supplementaty report April 20008 is now complete and can be found at
http://www.midbeds.gov.uk/Planning/LDF/Milton_Keynes_Expansion.aspx
It should be remembered that GVA Grimley were on instruction from Milton Keynes Part... |
| 01/04/2008 |
East of England Spatial Strategy News - Habitats Assessment and further Government changes - BACKGROUND:
Around 1997, the then Deputy Prime Minister, set up four un-elected Regional Assemblies to deliver a step change in house building in the South East. The East of England Regional Assembly (EERA) was one of these, covering the areas of Cambr... |
| 23/03/2008 |
Draft South East Plan – The Panel Report following the Examination in Public, was published in August 2007. Publication of South East Plan is delayed until July 2008 - BACKGROUND
It would perhaps be helpful to show the chronology of events, to demonstrate how determined the Government was and is, that MK should become one of the major growth areas to deliver the Governments drive for a step change in housing numbers ... |
| 18/03/2008 |
Wavendon Gateway Framework proposal and Planning Applications were refused at the meeting of MK Partnerships Planning Committee held on the 18th March 2008 - BACKGROUND
In June 2005, Messrs Gallagher Estates, Taylor Woodrow, and Berkeley Strategic held what was called a Community Planning Weekend for the local community of Wavendon to participate in their plans for the land south of the A421 at Glebe Farm ... |
| 12/03/2008 |
Greens Hotel Woburn Sands Application to convert and extend into 50 bed nursing home and 36 close care apartments. is refused by the Development Control Committee - BACKGROUND
Mr Menday purchased, for a nominal sum, the land, formerly owned by the Woburn Sands Sports and Social Club after the Club ran into financial problems, in the 1990’s. A planning application was made to MK Council to build Green’s Hotel on th... |
| 03/03/2008 |
A421 Improvement M1 Junction 13 to Bedford. A public enquiry which commenced on the 4th December into the Highways Agency scheme, was completed on 13th February 2008. The report is awaited. - BACKGROUND
Following public consultation from March to June 2004, and further studies, the Preferred Route Announcement for the proposed scheme, to dual the A421 east of the M1 and make substantial improvements to Junction 13, was published in December... |