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Parish Plan 2012Parish Plan update - Looking to the Future 2027: to decide how our Parish will look in 15 yearsSt Mary Bourne, Stoke and the hamlets which ring the valley make up a parish with its own special character. The combination of a long historic background and constant evolution have made it a living, busy and active village, but kept the benefits of the lovely environment we live in, from the old buildings dotted along the centre of the village to the parcels of woodland which characterise the farms. On the downside, we have not benefited as much as we might from updating of some services. Sewage, water, broadband and traffic issues are raised by many residents as areas which could well be improved. Against this background, new legislation from parliament and a new borough plan from Basingstoke and Deane have put the emphasis on local decision-making, at the parish level, to decide how we want our village to look in 2027. This might seem a long way off, but the new legislation also means that if we do not set out our ideas and our plan, we can be vulnerable to decisions being made by others which will have a lasting impact on the village. It was once said, by a famous author, that “for everything to stay the same, everything must change”. We are not quite at that stage, but as village we need to make a plan. As a start, a steering group has been working to gather information on how the village is now, and to investigate the framework that we must work within. Under the new rules, we should finish with a legally-binding document. As the first step, we are holding a presentation afternoon, to show the initial findings and to allow you to have your say and put forward any questions. There will be displays covering important areas such as housing, the surgery, the school, sewage and water, the environment and many others. Please come and participate in a process that will define how St Mary Bourne looks in 15 years’ time. Friday 20 April 2012 - Drop in from 4pm to 8pm - St Mary Bourne Village Hall Andrew Shegog (Chairman of the Steering Group) - shegogandrew@gmail.com To download the current Parish Plan 2005 click here. Parish Plan 2005A copy of the Parish Plan 2005 has been supplied free to all households in the parish and a stock is kept to enable us to give one to those arriving in the near future. Extra copies may be obtained from The Parish Council Clerk  Parish Plan 2005Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format, 686 KB (estimated download time using 56k modem is 2.2 minutes) Click to open the document in a new window. Right-click for saving options. Village Design Statement - December 2005THE PARISH OF ST MARY BOURNE The St Mary Bourne Village Design Statement (VDS) was adopted by Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council on 15th December 2005 as ‘informal planning and design guidance pursuant to Objective 8 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan Review.’ The VDS is the joint planning document of the Parish and the Borough Council, and is there to be used. The VDS can be used most effectively to influence design ideas BEFORE anyone submits a planning application. But it is also a way of assessing the design merits of planning applications. VDS is not the only consideration to be taken into account in assessing an application, but local residents and the Parish Council can use the guidelines as one way of focusing comments on planning proposals within the Parish. The Planning Officer dealing with the case should refer to the VDS whenever its guidelines are relevant to an application. The basic aim of a VDS is not to frustrate development in principle, but to stop poor design. A VDS is about managing change, not preventing it. The adoption process for the St Mary Bourne VDS has not been plain sailing since the new Planning & Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 was introduced. Whilst it has not been possible to adopt the VDS as formal Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) with legal standing, it is adopted Borough Council policy and, as such, it should be regarded as a material consideration in considering planning applications. There remains the option that all the adopted VDSs in the Borough may be put forward for adoption as Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs), but that is an issue for a later day. The St Mary Bourne VDS, as it stands, is no less important than any other adopted VDS. One copy of this Village Design Statement per household was delivered FREE with the Hill & Valley Parish Magazine in December 2005. Additional copies may be obtained from the Parish Council Clerk or the Village Shop - Price £3.  Village Design Statement - December 2005Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format, 2.7 MB (estimated download time using 56k modem is 9 minutes) Click to open the document in a new window. Right-click for saving options. Parish Plan Open Day 17 April 2004
Michael Widén explains the parish plan to Sir George Young MP A steady stream of interested people visited St Mary Bourne Village Centre on Saturday 17th April in response to a Parish Council invitation to “have a say” about how they would like the local community (St Mary Bourne, Stoke, Binley, Link, the Wykes and other parts of St Mary Bourne Parish) to develop in the future. Maps, photographs, statistics and opinions on different aspects of parish life – Village Context; Landscape, Environment & Open Spaces; Utilities, Roads, Transport & Communications; The Built Environment; Social Leisure & Education; and Retail, Commercial and Agriculture – were on display, and visitors added additonal comments to the display boards throughout the day. All comments received will be added to information already collected for a Village Design Statement before a Parish Plan is formulated for the area. After visiting the Parish Plan Open Day, local MP Sir George Young said “This is a model of how villages in Hampshire should involve their residents in planning their villages’ future. The range of interests encompassed in this display shows their interest in its future development, and it will help the planners come up with policies that the village has influenced.” Former St Mary Bourne resident, Mrs Marion Ruth Brown (née Sainsbury) visited the Open Day in the afternoon, having celebrated her 100th birthday at Charles Dalton Court, Andover the previous evening. She joined her friends, Mrs Olga Hirst, Hilda Powell, Phil Henderson, Joan Goodyear and Ronnie Bunce, amongst others, to share many happy memories of the old days in the parish. On leaving the Village Centre, Mrs Brown said “I wish I could come back and live here. I think of St Mary Bourne as my home”. Free drinks & refreshments were provided throughout the day by Sandra Grunsell and Richard & Swee Sutcliffe. Younger visitors in the afternoon were entertained by professional magician Jack Stephens, as well as being invited to draw their favourite things in the parish. Bertie Hall & Jenny Little ran a free raffle at the door all through the event, and James Torkington & Austin & Robbie Henderson worked hard at fundraising for the New Recreation Area by selling “squares”. The sale of footpath maps, mugs and other mementoes raised £266.80 towards the New Recreation Area appeal fund and the winners of the free raffle prizes were: - Bottle of Whisky: Bill Noyes; Village Shop Voucher: Revd. Martin Coppen; Winterbourne Nursery Voucher: Peter Chance; and MVC Voucher: John Bentley. In the morning, the Parish Plan Open Day combined with the Parish Spring Cleaning Event, when Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council’s big green bear, General Waste, encouraged young and old residents to go out and clean up the parish. Local farmer & parish councillor Phil Jeffery needed a big pick-up tractor to collect the full bags of litter & other rubbish which were brought back to the Village Centre. Parish Council Chairman, Alan Marsden later commented that “the day has been very successful in every way”. This page was last edited on 19 Apr 2012 |
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