I am drafting the Parish Neighbourhood Plan which is a 4-year plan (extendable to 16 years) which, as well as giving a 'picture' of the village from early history to the present day, also details how we wish to progress going forwards. ie. Social development, industrial development, type and location of housing, Infrastructure, amenities, land management, etc.
We had thought (naively) that as the village is bounded by flood plain, river and major arterial roads, we would not have any of the 'call for sites' responses carried forwards however, there are 18 proposed development sites identified, 17 of which have been agreed to stage 2, the 'craziest' is a 'Park & Ride' 9for Huntingdon), located in the river floodplain (this whole area floods at least twice every year and is essential in preventing major flooding in the surrounding area).
Our village (Brampton) has tripled in size in the last 10 years and is on the cusp of being re-categorised as a town.
Our plan is to ensure that all concerns are listed regarding future development as well as identifying areas of possible additional housing sites without affecting the flood plane or social amenities (ie. not simply 'NIMBY').
This is a mammoth task and will take some considerable time to complete - The government deadline is the 26th of this month!
Apart from that - Good Moring all.