Bath & North East Somerset Council has submitted its placemaking plan for examination by a government inspector.
The placemaking plan is the addition to the councils core strategy and when adopted finalises it into a full local plan that gives clear guidance to developers and housing numbers that the council agrees are needed for the next 15 years.
The link to the plan can be found here http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/placemakingplan
The plan should be robust and be of comfort to many local residents, however the council has a duty to co-operate with other local councils and this means the development of a spacial strategy with the other four former councils that used to be Avon means additional housing may be needed to meet Bristol's failure to deliver.
The above is another reason that we do not need a Metro Mayor imposed on our area that could dictate where housing that this area does not need would be built just to meet Bristol'sneeds.
The creation of dormitory towns is not an acceptable solution to meet Bristol's failures. Four years of an elected Mayor in Bristol have seen woeful delivery of affordable housing in that area, whereas Bath & North East Somerset under the Liberal Democrats until 2015 saw 4 years of record breaking delivery.
Friday 15 April 2016
Thursday 14 April 2016
Police Commisioner elections
Information has been released today to help voters to choose a Police and Crime Commissioner for the Avon and Somerset Police Area.
On Thursday 5 May 2016, voters across the Avon and Somerset Police area will go to the polls to elect a Police and Crime Commissioner.
Details about the following candidates have been published today athttps://www.choosemypcc.org.uk/area/avon-somerset:
Kerry Barker, Labour Party
Chris Briton, Green Party
Paul Crossley, Liberal Democrats
Aaron Warren Foot, UK Independence Party (UKIP)
Sue Mountstevens, Independent
Kevin Stewart Phillips, Independent
Mark Weston, The Conservative Party Candidate
More information on the election is available on the Avon and Somerset PCC Election 2016 website www.avonpccelection2016.org.uk.
You can vote at the election if you are registered to vote, are 18 or over on 5 May 2016 and are a British citizen, a European Union citizen or a qualifying Commonwealth citizen.
Poll cards with details of the PCC election and the location of polling stations will be posted to all registered electors during April.
If you are not yet registered at your current address, you can do it online atwww.avonpccelection2016.org.uk/register-to-vote. Those who would prefer to register using a paper form, can request one by calling the Electoral Services Helpline on 01225 477333.
The deadline to register to vote in time for the PCC election is midnight on Monday 18 April 2016.
If you can’t go to the polling station on Thursday 5 May, then if you have registered by 18 April you can apply to vote by post or you can appoint a proxy to vote on your behalf. The deadline for postal vote applications is on 5pm on Tuesday 19 April 2016, while the deadline for proxy vote applications is 5pm on Tuesday 26 April 2016.
Dr Jo Farrar, the Avon and Somerset Police Area Returning Officer, said: “Time is running out to make sure you can take part in these elections, so I’d encourage everyone across the Avon and Somerset Police Area to register now if you have not done so already. Our message is simple: you can’t vote, if you are not registered by the 18th April deadline. It’s easy and only takes a few minutes online – just head towww.avonpccelection2016.org.uk/register-to-vote.”
Registering now for the elections in May will also mean voters are registered in good time before the referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union on Thursday 23 June 2016.
Friday 1 April 2016
Metro Mayor for Bathnes and former Avon area
Only weeks after residents have rejected a Mayor for Bath & North East Somerset Council we find that the Conservative leader of Bath and North East Somerset council has signed a draft agreement with the other 3 leaders of the Former Avon area for a Metro Mayor.
In an agreement with the Conservative government it seems that the creation of Avon but this time with only one person in charge is being set up with little input from local councils that can be overullued.
Residents will be horrified to find the vast powers that are Being handed to a Metro Mayor that undermine the fabric of local decision making particularly in the areas of planning transport and economic growth.
This so called devolution will have serious implications on house building and where houses can be built in our area, we could find ourselves on the wrong end of having to be a dormitory area for Bristol and having many thousands of houses having to be built in vulnerable areas just to meet Bristols needs on top of our own.
The document is below if like me you have concerns then write to you local Councillor and MP letting them know what you think. A link to councillors contact details is also below.
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508112/160315_West_of_England_Devolution_Agreement_Draft_-_FINAL.pdf
https://democracy.bathnes.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?bcr=1
http://www.jacobreesmogg.com/
http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/ben-howlett/4445
In an agreement with the Conservative government it seems that the creation of Avon but this time with only one person in charge is being set up with little input from local councils that can be overullued.
Residents will be horrified to find the vast powers that are Being handed to a Metro Mayor that undermine the fabric of local decision making particularly in the areas of planning transport and economic growth.
This so called devolution will have serious implications on house building and where houses can be built in our area, we could find ourselves on the wrong end of having to be a dormitory area for Bristol and having many thousands of houses having to be built in vulnerable areas just to meet Bristols needs on top of our own.
The document is below if like me you have concerns then write to you local Councillor and MP letting them know what you think. A link to councillors contact details is also below.
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508112/160315_West_of_England_Devolution_Agreement_Draft_-_FINAL.pdf
https://democracy.bathnes.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?bcr=1
http://www.jacobreesmogg.com/
http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/ben-howlett/4445
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